Sara Gelsinger > Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP > Wilmington, United States > Lawyer Profile
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Offices
CHASE MANHATTAN CENTER, 18TH FLOOR
1201 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE
DELAWARE
United States
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Sara Gelsinger
Work Department
Position
Sara advises limited partnerships, limited liability companies and statutory trusts on matters of Delaware law.
She works with private equity and venture capital funds and other private and public LLCs, limited partnerships and statutory trusts on strategic transactions, including acquisitions, sales, reorganizations and internal restructurings. Her clients include global investment firms, multi-national companies, growth-stage companies and start-ups.
Sara also advises alternative entities on equity and debt financings and, in that capacity, she has advised many clients on complex subscription secured facilities.
Sara frequently works with other domestic firms to provide advice on matters of Delaware law. She also advises Delaware entities involved in cross-border deals.
For more, visit her bio at https://www.morrisnichols.com/lawyers-sara-a-gelsinger.
Career
Sara is the Vice-Chairperson of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) Commercial Law Section, which is responsible for proposing legislation involving Delaware statutory trusts, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and banking.
She also serves on the Firm’s Diversity Committee and as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware.
Memberships
American Bar Association (Business Law Section)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware
Delaware State Bar Association (Commercial Law Section (Vice-Chairperson, 2021-2023; Secretary, 2019-2021))
Education
The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, JD, summa cum laude, Woolsack Honor Society, 2012
Penn State Law Review, Associate and Executive Comments Editor, 2010-2012
Cedarville University, BA, communication arts (political communication), summa cum laude, 2009
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
Hailed as ‘one of the top firms in Delaware, whose name everyone knows‘, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP‘s practice offers an ‘unparalleled knowledge of Delaware law‘ as the team was involved in writing many of the Delaware corporate laws. Daniel Matthews, Jeffrey Wolters, David Harris, and Louis Hering lead the team, and Eric Klinger-Wilensky, known as ‘very responsive, knowledgeable and practical’, is a driver of corporate work within the group, with his practice focusing on corporate advice in the context of transaction and governance litigation. Aside from this, Sara Gelsinger stands out for her ‘commercial and solutions focused’ work. The team is praised for its ‘strong local regulator relationships’ and assists both publicly traded and privately held companies. On the private side, the group has recently seen an increase in ‘business divorce’ cases, where a private company partnership and stakeholders disagree on changing course, liquidating, dissolving or investing to address stressors connected to the pandemic. Melissa DiVincenzo is a key name to note for advising clients on Delaware General Corporation Law. Jason Russell‘s expertise lies in areas such as Delaware alternative entities and limited liability partnerships.