Biography
Sarah has extensive experience in the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers, acquisitions and financings. She represents senior executives and companies in the negotiation and drafting of employment and severance agreements. She also advises as to the design and operation of executive and employee benefit arrangements including equity compensation and cash incentive plans, change in control and retention arrangements and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. In addition, Sarah regularly advises employers on the design and operation of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans and 457(b) plans, as well as health and welfare benefit plans.
Sarah advises clients on pension plan investment and compliance with ERISA’s fiduciary obligations and prohibited transaction rules. She regularly counsels private fund sponsors in connection with ERISA’s “plan asset” regulations and with VCOC, REOC and similar issues.
Sarah’s practice also focuses on not-for-profit organizations, including tax exemption applications, transactional matters, lobbying and political activity compliance, UBTI issues, “Friends Of” organizations and fundraising structure and compliance. She is co-chair of the Firm’s Not For Profit practice group, a member of the Firm’s Pro Bono Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of Lawyers Alliance for New York and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Berkshire Community Land Trust.