Experience at Work
Sarah is passionate about representing individuals and closely-held businesses of all sizes and in all stages of growth in corporate and transactional matters. She focuses her practice on the resolution of complex legal matters that affect businesses in a variety of industries – particularly those matters involving ownership disputes and deadlocks, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, and business divorces.
Sarah’s work on general corporate matters also includes drafting organizational documents, corporate governance issues, assisting with capitalization and financing, employment and consulting agreements, charitable giving and general contract advice.
But it’s her past experience in the business world that gives Sarah an edge over many other lawyers in her field. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Luem worked as a Management Consultant for a Human Capital and Strategic Change practice group, where she was responsible for providing strategic communication and transformation consulting to Fortune 500 companies. This communications and consulting background gives her a unique perspective and enables her to systematically analyze legal matters and deliver effective solutions to her clients.
In serving her clients, Sarah routinely collaborates with her clients’ internal and external advisors, including their key employees, accountants, tax advisors, and personal representatives. By taking the time to listen and understand her client’s industries, problems and challenges, Sarah is able to serve as a well informed and trusted advisor to her clients, helping them to navigate both day-to-day operational, business and legal issues that arise as well as counseling her clients as they encounter more complex legal matters and disputes. Through this collaboration, Sarah is able to help her clients identify, manage and mitigate risk and turn even the most complex challenges into opportunities.
In the Community
An active member of the St. Louis community, Sarah is personally committed to the development of legal skills in aspiring attorneys. She is an adjunct professor at Washington University Olin Business School, where she teaches an upper-level course on business law. In addition, Sarah is Co-Chair of Capes Sokol’s Summer Associate Program which integrates 3L students into the daily fabric of legal practice.
Sarah is actively involved in groups that support women affected by breast cancer. She is a co-chair of the Breast Trivia Night Ever, an event that raises money for Gateway to Hope. In addition, she serves as a member of the Legislative Advocacy Workgroup of the Young Survival Coalition’s Council of Advisors.