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Sara Antol is a member of the Corporate and Commercial and Emerging Technologies groups of Babst Calland. Ms. Antol’s practice areas include mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; business planning and structuring; routine and complex commercial contracts in, among other areas, technology and telecommunications; development and licensing arrangements; teaming, distribution, reseller and original equipment manufacturer relationships; public company securities compliance; private placements; executive compensation programs, employment and non-competition agreements; and general business counseling. Having served in the capacity as general counsel of a publicly-traded company for a number of years prior to joining the firm, Ms. Antol offers a unique, business-driven perspective when advising clients on legal matters. Ms. Antol has handled a significant number of complex domestic and international acquisitions and divestitures for publicly traded and private companies, both from the perspective of outside counsel and as in-house counsel for a company actively seeking strategic acquisitions. She has led and implemented a number of large-scale due diligence projects, and served as primary negotiator and deal facilitator for a multitude of transactions, including working with investment banking firms and potential private equity investors. Ms. Antol also contributed to the integration of acquired businesses and completion of post-closing adjustments and transactions. In addition, Ms. Antol has worked closely with both public and private company clients providing advice advising on modeling, structuring, operating and shareholder agreements, corporate governance best-practices, implementation of ethics, whistleblower and compliance policies and procedures, as well as fiduciary responsibilities and compliance matters. Ms. Antol also counsels clients with respect to real estate projects, including drafting and negotiating leases, easements and options, reviewing surveys and satisfying the conditions necessary for title insurance.
