Sarah Hewitt

Sarah Hewitt is co-chair of the Firm’s Business Services Department. She also leads the Corporate Practice Group, co-chairs the Mergers and Acquisitions and Art Law Practice Groups, and is a member of the Associates Professional Development Committee. As a corporate partner, she represents public and private companies, both U.S. and international, including emerging companies, family businesses, women and minority-owned businesses and nonprofit corporations, in the areas of corporate and securities law, private equity and venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate counseling. She has also represented borrowers and lenders in secured and unsecured financing transactions, including asset-based loan transactions, most recently focusing on loans secured by fine art. She advises clients in a wide range of industries, including art, energy, financial services, gaming, mining, services, software, technology, and telecommunications.

Other Distinctions

•Received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell
•Selected as a “New York Super Lawyer,” 2016-2019
•Member of the Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Board, 2018

News & Publications

•The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Financial Relief for Businesses
•COVID-19: SEC Guidance Regarding Annual Shareholder Meetings
•COVID-19: Governor’s Order about Annual Shareholder Meetings in New York
•COVID-19 and New Disclosure Considerations for Public Companies
•NY Super Lawyers Named
•Schnader’s M&A Practice Ranked by IFLR 1000
•Schnader’s M&A Practice Ranked by IFLR 1000
•Schnader Attorneys Named to NY Super Lawyers
•Schnader’s M&A Practice Nationally Ranked by The Legal 500 USA
•Schnader Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2017
•Schnader’s M&A Practice Recognized by The Legal 500
•Schnader Shortlisted for M&A Law Firm of the Year and Deal of the Year by Association for Corporate Growth
•Megan Harmon and Sarah Hewitt Profiled in The American Lawyer
•Many Schnader Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2016
•Update: Fundamental Change to U.S. Warranty Law: Consumer Warranties Can Soon be Posted Online
•Schnader’s M&A Practice Recognized by The Legal 500
•Schnader Announces New Leadership Roles
•Schnader on Short List to be Named Law Firm of the Year for ‘Driving Middle Market Growth’
•Schnader Recognized with International Financial Law Review Award
•How to Form a Superstar Advisory Board
•Nonprofit Law Revitalization Comes to New York
•Raising Capital Through IPO in the US
•Delaware Adopts the 2010 Article 9 Amendments
•Crowdfunding: Boon or Bust for Entrepreneurs and Investors?
•Schnader Announces Sponsorship with DreamIt Ventures
•Sixty-Eight Schnader Attorneys Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
•Schnader Welcomes Sarah Hewitt to the Firm

Community & Pro Bono

•Ms. Hewitt served as a member of the Board of Governors and the Corporate Secretary of The Cosmopolitan Club.
•Ms. Hewitt served as a member of the Board of Directors of The Junior League of the City of New York. She previously served on the Board of Managers and the Management Council, as Treasurer, Finance Manager, Sustainer Nominating Chair, Nominating Chair, Nominating Vice-Chair, Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Executive, Ethics, and Governance Committees.
•Ms. Hewitt was a 2013 NYC Pipeline fellow and is an Angel Investor, investing in early-stage women-led businesses.
•Ms. Hewitt serves on the advisory board of Cisse Trading Company, a women-led business.
•Ms. Hewitt is a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization and a supporter of women in business.

Related Events

•Sarah Hewitt, Richard Barkasy, and Megan Harmon Presented “Delaware - The Land of A Million of Corporations”
•Don’t be Left Behind: Tax Strategies and Deal Terms in M&A
•Sarah Hewitt Presented at Crowdfunding Webcast
•Sarah Hewitt Presented “M&A Update: ESOP Financing as a Viable Exit Strategy”
•Sarah Hewitt Examined “Emerging Issues in the SEC: Proposed Amendments to the Exchange Act Rules”
•Sarah Hewitt Spoke on Nonprofit Finance at the New York Junior League’s Nonprofit Boards Clearinghouse’s Spring 2015 Course
•Sarah Hewitt Presents Nonprofit Governance: Safeguard against Fraud, Theft, Embezzlement and Asset Diversion
•Sarah Hewitt Spoke on Nonprofit Finance at the New York Junior League’s Nonprofit Boards Clearinghouse’s Spring 2014 Course
•Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Hosts Cocktail Reception to Celebrate Minority High Growth and the Tech Ecosystem
•Schnader Attorneys Served as Judges for the National Transactional LawMeet at Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University
•“2013: The Year of the Whistleblower?” Association of Corporate Counsel Delaware Valley (DELVACCA) Chapter Roundtable
•Sarah Hewitt and Catherine McGrath Participated in Brooklyn Law School’s Business Boot Camp
•Schnader Hosts the TAGLaw Northeastern Regional Conference