BIO
Sarah Rogers is a partner in the New York office of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. Her practice focuses on complex commercial, securities, and insolvency-related litigation. In addition, Ms. Rogers counsels clients across a wide variety of industries regarding strategic communications and crisis management in high-stakes investigations and disputes.
Before joining Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors, Ms. Rogers worked in-house for Philip Morris International, managing litigation and regulatory concerns in the Americas. She worked previously at Latham & Watkins LLP.
Ms. Rogers’ experience includes:
Representation of the majority shareholder of the world’s largest lead manufacturer in a putative multi-billion euro debt litigation commenced by GoldenTree, Fortress, and additional hedge funds;
Representation of the National Rifle Association in connection with civil, regulatory, and First Amendment matters;
Representation of multiple tobacco companies in smoking-and-health matters;
Representation of a religious nonprofit in connection with sexual harassment allegations;
Representation of Caesars Acquisition Corp. in connection with the Caesars bankruptcy;
Representation of bondholders and administrative agents in various bankruptcy proceedings;
Representation of an international investment bank in connection with government investigations, bondholder class actions, and other matters pertaining to residential mortgage-backed securities;
Representation of senior executives of multiple global financial institutions in federal, state and regulatory investigations concerning potential violations of U.S. sanctions laws;
Representation of Koch Minerals S.à.r.l. in an expropriation dispute with the government of Venezuela; and
Representation of Ernst & Young in disputes concerning tax strategies.
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School, 2008
B.A. in International Relations, Dartmouth College, 2005
Admissions
New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York