Sarah Richmond gives clients a great perspective. As a partner at Gesmer, Sarah Richmond brings a wealth of experience to the table, specializing in sophisticated corporate and transactional legal services for both emerging growth and established companies. Sarah expertly leads complex mergers and acquisition transactions, critical venture capital and angel financings, and transformative joint ventures. She also skillfully guides her clients on day-to-day corporate and contract matters, structuring shareholder and equity compensation arrangements, advising on business organization and corporate governance issues, and negotiating software licensing, development and other company agreements.
Before joining Gesmer, she was associated with Hale and Dorr (now WilmerHale) in Boston, where she specialized in corporate transactions and securities work for public and private companies. Additionally, Sarah practiced law in Tokyo with Tomotsune, Kimura & Mitomi, a Japanese international finance law firm, where she represented clients in international joint ventures and advised Japanese companies on U.S. corporate law.
Boards & Committees
Current
Jewish Women’s Archive, Board of Directors and member of Finance Committee
Previous
Boston Bar Association, Corporate Law Committee, Co-Chair
Boston Bar Association, Communications Committee, Co-Chair
The Boston Club, Attorneys’ Affinity Group, Chair
Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Women’s Philanthropy Board
Temple Emanuel in Newton, Board of Trustees
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991
cum laude
Columbia University, B.A., 1988
Mathematics
magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Phillips Exeter Academy, 1984
Admissions
Massachusetts
