Partner, Finance and Restructuring
King & Spalding
Sarah represents corporate debtors, institutional banks, private credit funds, 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 transactions such as liability management exercises, and distressed M&A. 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), Girls Just Wanna Have Funds, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Turnaround Management Association. 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.
