Sarah K. Billington
Sarah is a transactional attorney who advises business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors on business planning, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate transactions and counsels individuals and families on estate planning and trust and estate administration.
She represents entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, and investors in acquisitions and sales of businesses through asset and stock transactions and advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters, including entity formation and governance, capital raising, and general business planning. Sarah regularly counsels clients on tax and securities considerations related to mergers and acquisitions, negotiates complex commercial agreements, and assists businesses in protecting and licensing intellectual property rights.
In addition to her corporate practice, Sarah advises individuals, families, and business owners on estate and succession planning, helping clients develop comprehensive estate plans that integrate personal and business objectives. She also assists executors and trustees through the estate and trust administration process, guiding families through the legal and practical steps required to administer estates and trusts.
Sarah earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Colorado, with distinction, and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, summa cum laude, Order of the Coif.
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July 17, 2025 By: Gaetano Urgo, Davis & Campbell L.L.C. Early Thursday morning, President Trump announced two new nominations to the National Labor Relations Board. By nominating Scott Mayer and James Murphy, President Trump has taken his first steps at reshaping the Board since he terminated Board Member Wilcox shortly after he took office back in […]
Continue ReadingBy: Gaetano A. Urgo February 28, 2025 Newly appointed National Labor Relations Board General Counsel William B. Cowen recently rescinded several General Counsel Memos issued by the former General Counsel, Biden-appointee Jennifer Abruzzo. Earlier this month, President Trump appointed Cowen as acting General Counsel. This appointment came two weeks after President Trump terminated then-General Counsel […]
Continue ReadingJanuary 28, 2025 Late Monday, President Trump followed through on his promises to shake up the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) by firing General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Board Member Gwynne Wilcox. While the change in General Counsel was widely expected, the removal of Board Member Wilcox is an unprecedented move that […]
Continue ReadingDecember 12, 2024 Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board overturned yet another precedent that affects how employers can run their businesses. The Board overturned the 2019 ruling in MV Transportation, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 66 (2019), which gave employers greater ability to make unilateral changes to their workplace, so long as their actions were covered […]
Continue ReadingDecember 11, 2024 Last month, a federal judge struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently enacted overtime rule. The judge found that the rule exceeded the Department’s statutory authority and vacated the rule and remanded it back to the Department for further consideration in light of the judge’s ruling. Overtime Exemption Under the Fair […]
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