Biography

Sarah represents owners, contractors, EPC contractors, developers, architects and engineers, both in the United States and abroad, in all stages of the construction process.

As Co-Chair of the firm’s national Construction Law and International Arbitration groups, Sarah focuses her practice on large, capital-intensive construction projects, with a particular emphasis on drafting and negotiating contracts for complex and unique construction and infrastructure, as well as litigating disputes both in the courtroom and in domestic and international arbitration. She represents the Panamanian contractor that was part of the consortium that built the third lane (expansion) of the Panama Canal.

Sarah has been involved in the construction of industrial smelters; hydroelectric, coal-fired and biomass power plants; waste ammonia recovery systems; solar power installations; museums; manufacturing facilities; gambling facilities; educational institutions; health care facilities; and large modular constructed projects. She defended a European construction company in connection with Defense Base Act claims arising out of the 1968 crash of a B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear warheads at an airbase in Thule, Greenland. Sarah prevailed in Administrative Law Court, at the Benefits Review Board, at the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and at the U.S. Supreme Court.*

Sarah, who also co-chairs the firm’s Israel Practice Group, represented Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in connection with the Technion-Cornell joint venture, in the construction of a new applied science university and related facilities on Roosevelt Island in New York City. She was involved in the construction of InterActive Corporation’s futuristic headquarters and AOL’s headquarters, including the CNN newsroom, in the Time Warner building.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Sarah represents owners, contractors, EPC contractors, developers, architects and engineers, both in the United States and abroad, in all stages of the construction process.

As Co-Chair of the firm’s national Construction Law and International Arbitration groups, Sarah focuses her practice on large, capital-intensive construction projects, with a particular emphasis on drafting and negotiating contracts for complex and unique construction and infrastructure, as well as litigating disputes both in the courtroom and in domestic and international arbitration. She represents the Panamanian contractor that was part of the consortium that built the third lane (expansion) of the Panama Canal.

Sarah has been involved in the construction of industrial smelters; hydroelectric, coal-fired and biomass power plants; waste ammonia recovery systems; solar power installations; museums; manufacturing facilities; gambling facilities; educational institutions; health care facilities; and large modular constructed projects. She defended a European construction company in connection with Defense Base Act claims arising out of the 1968 crash of a B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear warheads at an airbase in Thule, Greenland. Sarah prevailed in Administrative Law Court, at the Benefits Review Board, at the 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and at the U.S. Supreme Court.*

Sarah, who also co-chairs the firm’s Israel Practice Group, represented Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in connection with the Technion-Cornell joint venture, in the construction of a new applied science university and related facilities on Roosevelt Island in New York City. She was involved in the construction of InterActive Corporation’s futuristic headquarters and AOL’s headquarters, including the CNN newsroom, in the Time Warner building.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Books

  • Sarah is co-author of the leading treatise on New York construction law, the New York Construction Law Manual.
  • She authors the chapter on New York law in Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law (3rd Edition) and the New York chapter in State-by-State Guide to Architect, Engineer and Contractor Licensing.
  • Sarah co-authored the chapter on “Legal Relationships” in Temporary Structures in Construction (3rd Edition).

Before Fox Rothschild

Prior to joining Fox, Sarah was a partner at an East Coast-based law firm.

Beyond Fox Rothschild

Sarah is a frequent lecturer on construction issues. She has served as an adjunct professor, teaching a course on high-growth corporate transactions, in Cornell Law School’s Technology Law LL.M. program. She is a member of the New Jersey Israel Commission, by appointment of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. Phil Murphy, and is fluent in conversational Hebrew.

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Education

  • New York University School of Law (J.D., 1983)
  • Columbia University School of International Affairs (M.I.A., 1979)
  • Rutgers University (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1977)

Memberships

  • American College of Construction Lawyers, Fellow
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow
  • Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow
  • Dispute Review Board Foundation for Israel
    • Co-Regional Head
  • American Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • American Council of Engineering Companies, Legal Counsel Forum
  • American Bar Association
    • Co-Chair, Project Finance Committee
  • New York County Lawyers’ Association
    • Former Co-Chair, Construction Law Committee
  • International Bar Association
    • Former Co-Chair, International Project Committee/Dispute Resolution Subcommittee
  • International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) 
    • Co-Chair, Construction Committee
  • International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
    • Board Member
  • New Jersey Israel Commission
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Friends of Technion Society

Languages

  • Conversational Hebrew