Ms Sarah Milam > Dechert LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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United States
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Ms Sarah Milam
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Work Department
Global Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Sarah E. Milam advises clients regarding public and private securitizations, warehouse financing facilities and other structured transactions. She has represented originators, issuers, sponsors, lenders and fund managers in the purchase, sale and financing of variety of assets, including unsecured consumer and small business loans, credit card receivables, auto and equipment loans and leases, single-family rental properties, timeshares, solar loans and trade receivables.
Ms. Milam focuses on representing issuers and investors in strategic financing or investment transactions in FinTech and other emerging sectors. She is particularly adept at assisting early- to mid-stage companies in completing their initial financing transactions and helping institutional investors and issuers negotiate and execute deals with novel structures.
Ms. Milam held various positions with financial institutions prior to law school, including auditor in the Financial Services Office of Ernst & Young LLP, finance and operational roles at an investment management firm and, most recently, Vice President, Global Financial Operations at Bank of America. Her significant pre-legal experience gives her a distinctive insight into the operational considerations of her clients.
Education
- Wake Forest University, B.S., 2001
- Wake Forest University, M.S., 2001
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 2013, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Dechert LLP represents clients in securitization matters spanning a vast assortment of asset classes from the traditional to the esoteric. It is adept at advising clients in public and private securities as well as warehouse facilities. The firm is also knowledgeable in the growing market surrounding automobile loan-backed securities, regularly advising credit unions. The practice is led by Charlotte-based Stewart McQueen and Christopher Duerden as well as New York-based Ralph Mazzeo. McQueen is expert in assisting issuers, underwriters and buyers in CMBSs and CRE CLOs, whilst Duerden advises on CLOs broadly as well as leveraged loan warehouse facilities. Mazzeo is well-equipped to handle a wide array of mortgage finance transactions, including RMBS, CMBS, SFRs and CRE CLOs. Out of New York, Laura Swihart compounds the firm’s strength in commercial real estate securitization, advising issuers, underwrites, mortgage loan sellers and subordinate bond buyers. John Timpero, situated in Charlotte, is noted for his work in the CLO space and is versed in structures compliant with risk retention requirements across jurisdictions. Sarah Milam is experienced in a wide number of asset types, including unsecured consumer loans, automobile loans, SFRs, timeshares and solar loans.
United States > Finance > Fintech
Well-equipped to handle digital transactions, the ‘professional and knowledgeable’ team at Dechert LLP is experienced in advising registered investment advisers and broker-dealers on cybersecurity matters. In San Francisco, former SEC senior counsel Mark Perlow is geared to assist hedge fund managers and broker-dealers on a range of regulatory and transactional mandates. Working out of Silicon Valley, Timothy Spangler is often engaged in the formation and structuring of private investment vehicles, while Ralph Mazzeo is proficient in capital markets and mortgage finance transactions. Commended as a ‘problem solver’, Andrew Pontano is knowledgeable of public and private securities offerings, while other key members of the team include Sarah Milam who handles fintech investment transactions for issuers and investors. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in New York, unless stated otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds