Sara Clasper specializes in corporate law and venture capital finance. She advises clients on business and securities matters, including corporate formation and structuring, debt and equity financings, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate governance. She represents start-ups, emerging growth companies, entrepreneurs and investors and she thoughtfully, efficiently and strategically helps them achieve their goals.
Sara is praised by clients for her commitment and her responsiveness. She also balances efficiency with risk mitigation in her deal transactions. Before joining the deal team, Sara was a litigator and spent years honing her problem solving and negotiation skills, and deepening her understanding of the type of contractual provisions that can eventually lead to disputes. This unique background for a transactional attorney enables her to anticipate the potential hurdles that a business transaction may encounter and foresee the importance and implications of each element of a deal during negotiations.
Sara lives in Montgomery County with her husband, 3 kids and rescue lab.
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Maryland State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Member
- Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland, Membe
Publications
- The Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements in Bankruptcy Proceedings – Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2017
- “A Tale of Two Minority Groups: Can Two Different Minority Groups Bring a Coalition Suit Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?” 63 Cath. U. L. Rev. 271 (Fall 2013).
