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Sarah represents debtors, lenders, investors, secured and unsecured creditors, and other parties in interest in a broad range of matters involving special situations and restructurings— including high-profile chapter 11 cases, out-of-court workouts, and bankruptcy-related acquisitions. In addition, she represents litigants in contested matters, adversary proceedings, federal court appeals, and other complex bankruptcy and insolvency litigation. Sarah's practice spans a number of industries including energy, health care, technology, manufacturing, retail, real estate, restaurant, and hospitality.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, Sarah served as law clerk to Judge James E. Graves, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Chief Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr. of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sarah is a longtime member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation’s Georgia Network (for which she served as a director at large), the Turnaround Management Association’s Atlanta Chapter, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. She co-chairs ABI’s Ethics and Professional Compensation Committee. A regular speaker and prolific author, Sarah’s work has been published in numerous industry journals, law reviews, and other publications.
In 2022, Sarah was named to the American Bankruptcy Institute's "40 Under 40" list of emerging leaders in insolvency. In 2020, 2021, and 2022, she was named as one of Yahoo! Finance’s HERoes — 100 Future Leaders. She was also named a Rising Star by Private Debt Investor in 2022 and was named to Georgia Trend Magazine’s "40 Under 40" list in 2020.
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa
J.D., Michigan State University College of Law, summa cum laude
Florida
Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Law Clerk, Judge James E. Graves, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
American Bankruptcy Institute, National Ethics and Professional Compensation Committee Co-Chair
Atlanta Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida
Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program, Atlanta Co-Chair
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Advisory Board Member
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, Georgia Board Member and Director at Large
Junior League of Atlanta
Turnaround Management Association
W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
September 18, 2024
Red Lobster Emerges From Bankruptcy with New Owners
Represented JW Aluminum in its successful appeal in In re United States Pipe & Foundry Co., 32 F.4th 1324 (11th Cir. 2022).
Represented SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing in connection with the Chapter 11 case of Dean Foods, America's largest milk producer (Bankr. S.D. Tex.).
Serving as Debtors’ counsel to Fibrant, Inc., a chemical manufacturer with extensive environmental liabilities (Bankr. S.D. Ga.).
See more
August 1, 2023
Determining and Managing Conflicts of Interest in Bankruptcy Cases
October 1, 2022
Lessons in Reality: Five Ethical Takeaways From the Downfall of Girardi Keese
July 15, 2022
Lender Liability Quarterly – July 2022
September 18, 2024
Red Lobster Emerges From Bankruptcy with New Owners
Represented JW Aluminum in its successful appeal in In re United States Pipe & Foundry Co., 32 F.4th 1324 (11th Cir. 2022).
Represented SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing in connection with the Chapter 11 case of Dean Foods, America's largest milk producer (Bankr. S.D. Tex.).
Serving as Debtors’ counsel to Fibrant, Inc., a chemical manufacturer with extensive environmental liabilities (Bankr. S.D. Ga.).
See more
August 1, 2023
Determining and Managing Conflicts of Interest in Bankruptcy Cases
October 1, 2022
Lessons in Reality: Five Ethical Takeaways From the Downfall of Girardi Keese
July 15, 2022
Lender Liability Quarterly – July 2022
September 18, 2024
Red Lobster Emerges From Bankruptcy with New Owners
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa
J.D., Michigan State University College of Law, summa cum laude
Florida
Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Law Clerk, Judge James E. Graves, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
American Bankruptcy Institute, National Ethics and Professional Compensation Committee Co-Chair
Atlanta Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida
Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program, Atlanta Co-Chair
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Advisory Board Member
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, Georgia Board Member and Director at Large
Junior League of Atlanta
Turnaround Management Association
W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court