A&O Shearman

Litigation

Partner

Sara focuses on regulatory examination and enforcement matters, internal investigations, and securities-related disputes. She regularly represents financial institutions, hedge funds, and public companies before the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, New York Office of Attorney General, DOJ and other regulators.

Sara is a leader in the firm’s SPAC regulatory and litigation practice, following a secondment to a large financial institution during which she worked closely with its senior team on SPACs. Sara also has significant experience advising clients in Mexico, Brazil and Chile and is as a member of the firm’s dedicated Lat-Am team. Sara also serves on the A&O Shearman Women Council and on the firm’s Recruiting Committee and Women Partners Committee.

Sara previously served as a director with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), where she led a team of enforcement attorneys and investigators on regulatory matters involving securities fraud, suitability, anti-money laundering surveillance, operational failures, and other violations of federal securities laws.

Before joining FINRA, Sara was an associate at a global law firm where she represented financial institutions in civil litigation, SEC enforcement matters, and internal investigations.