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Biography

Sara provides counsel on all aspects of investment company and investment adviser regulation. Since joining Stradley Ronon, she has presented at PLI and ICI conferences on topics including proxy advisory firms, private funds and global investment funds. Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, Sara was Deputy Chief Counsel and Associate Director in the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where she supervised the provision of significant legal guidance to the investment management industry through no-action and interpretive letters, exemptive applications, IM guidance updates and other written and oral means. Sara helped develop key positions on many areas of importance, including: clean shares, MiFID II, auditor independence, investment company and investment adviser custody and fund governance. For many years, Sara also led the Division's international efforts, including numerous IOSCO and FSB work streams. She spoke on panels for the International Bar Association and the Investment Company Institute.