Sarah Curtis Richmond
Partner, Attorney at Gesmer Updegrove LLP
About
Sarah Curtis Richmond, a partner at Gesmer Updegrove LLP, leads merger and acquisition transactions for emerging growth and established companies. She handles day-to-day corporate matters, contracts, business organization, and corporate governance. She structures shareholder and equity compensation arrangements and negotiates software licensing and development agreements. She also leads venture capital and angel financings and joint ventures. She earned her J.D. at Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Mathematics from Columbia University, and she is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Earlier, at Hale and Dorr (now WilmerHale) in Boston, she focused on corporate deals and securities matters for both public and privately held companies. In Tokyo, at Tomotsune, Kimura & Mitomi, a Japanese international finance law firm, she counseled Japanese companies on U.S. corporate law and acted for clients in international joint ventures.
Who is a good fit for Sarah Curtis Richmond
- Emerging growth companies preparing a merger or an acquisition.
- Established companies negotiating an acquisition or a joint venture.
- Companies entering an international joint venture with another business.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D.
- Columbia University, B.A. in Mathematics
- Bar admissions
- Massachusetts
Recognition
- Phi Beta Kappa
Specialties
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional