Sarah successfully leverages her foundation as a skilled trial attorney to navigate her clients through complex (often parallel) federal and state litigation, government investigations, and regulatory challenges.
Sarah advises corporations, individuals, and public entities to resolve multifaceted business disputes, defend class actions, and respond to federal criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations and state attorney general inquiries. She provides practical, data-driven advice to clients to mitigate risks and resolve problematic disputes. When clients are under attack on multiple fronts, Sarah excels in coordinating multi-jurisdictional legal defense efforts. With a keen ability to drive strategy and manage the execution of fact and expert case building, she successfully leads internal teams and collaborates with client's other trusted advisors.
Sarah also maintains an education practice assisting schools, colleges, and universities, and their boards, in navigating disputes, ranging from high profile matters with significant financial or reputational risks to employment, student, and policy matters and counseling clients on IDEA, Title IX, and Section 504 compliance. She has represented educational institutions in federal and state court, and before the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Sarah serves as a trusted advisor to public boards on policy, procedural, governance, and judicial functions, including open meetings and public records matters.
Within the firm, Sarah serves as the managing partner of the Charlotte, NC office. She has previously chaired the firm's Innovation Board, the Associate Partner Panel Review Committee, and served as the partner liaison for the Transatlantic Lawyer's Network, a leadership and professional development program for the firm's U.S. and U.K. associates.