Client Work

• Represented investor in a preferred equity investment in connection with the acquisition of a multifamily property located in Suffolk County, NY. 
• Represented lender in a mortgage loan in connection with the acquisition of a hotel portfolio in North Carolina and South Carolina. 
• Represented lender in a mezzanine loan in connection with the acquisition and renovation of multifamily property in Wake County, NC and negotiated an intercreditor agreement with the senior lender.
• Represented investor in a preferred equity investment in connection with the development of a multifamily property located in Prince George’s County, MD. 
• Represented lender in a construction loan in connection with the development of a multifamily property located in Oakland County, MI. 
• Represented lender in the acquisition of an A Note in a construction loan for the development of a multifamily property located in DuPage County, IL. 

Previous Work

Before joining ArentFox Schiff, Sarah was an associate in the Northern Virginia office of a large international law firm where her practice focused on real estate transactions. Prior to that, Sarah served as special assistant to the Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade in the Office of the Governor of Virginia.

Professional Activities

Sarah is a member of the Advisory Board of the Northern Virginia Science Center and a member of the Arena Stage Young Patrons Board in Washington, DC. She is also a member of the Real Estate, Housing, and Land Use Section of the District of Columbia Bar.

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Sarah has been named to “Legal Elite” in Virginia Business five times. She has also been honored as a “Rising Star” by the Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute of Georgetown University Law Center. Sarah was recognized as a 2019 NextGen Real Estate Leader by DCA Live and was named as “One to Watch” in Real Estate Law by The Best Lawyers in America from 2021-2023.