Sarah Sawyer

Associate

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Overview
Awards

Sarah is a real estate attorney who advises clients involved with commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, financing, development, title matters, due diligence, and leasing. She also handles various aspects of entity formation and governance, including the preparation of shareholder agreements, bylaws, and operating agreements. Sarah regularly handles matters involving retail, office, and industrial properties.

Sarah provides end-to-end support for her clients, including drafting, negotiating, and reviewing closing and loan documents, land agreements for retail development, commercial leases as well as terminations, amendments, and assignments. She was a litigator before focusing on real estate law, handling disputes involving business law, construction, landlord/tenant and family law.

  • North Carolina Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2022-2024)
Overview

Sarah is a real estate attorney who advises clients involved with commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, financing, development, title matters, due diligence, and leasing. She also handles various aspects of entity formation and governance, including the preparation of shareholder agreements, bylaws, and operating agreements. Sarah regularly handles matters involving retail, office, and industrial properties.

Sarah provides end-to-end support for her clients, including drafting, negotiating, and reviewing closing and loan documents, land agreements for retail development, commercial leases as well as terminations, amendments, and assignments. She was a litigator before focusing on real estate law, handling disputes involving business law, construction, landlord/tenant and family law.

Awards
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2022-2024)

Top areas of focus

  • Member, North Carolina State Bar, Real Property Section
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association
  • Member, Mecklenburg County Bar Association
  • Member, CREW Network

Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2017, articles editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Delta Phi Alpha, 2013, peace, war, and defense; German minor

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina