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Sarah C. McCarty

Education

  • J.D. The Ohio State University
    M.B.A. Ohio University
    B.B.A. Ohio University

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio
  • West Virginia


Sarah C. McCarty
Associate

Sarah C. McCarty
Associate

Sarah McCarty focuses her practice in the areas of banking, commercial transactions, real estate and bankruptcy.  Ms. McCarty assists banks and private entities in commercial financing arrangements and provides legal representation to creditors in bankruptcy matters. Her commercial transaction experience ranges from stock purchases and private equity arrangements to commercial real estate acquisitions and divestitures.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Assisted lenders in negotiation, and documentation of conventional and derivative financing totaling in excess of $630 million
  • Conducted due diligence to ensure proper collateralization and documentation of loans by assisting in evaluation of real and personal property liens, appraisals, surveys, environmental surveys, taxes, mineral rights, corporate structure, leases and other related items
  • Represented creditors by guiding them through the intricacies of bankruptcy, foreclosure, and collection methods to maximize recovery of secured and unsecured debt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2006
    Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • 2001 College of Business Outstanding Graduate in Management, Ohio University
  • Graduated summa cum laude, Ohio University
  • 2006 Nancy H. Rogers Prize in Dispute Resolution, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
  • Masthead Editor, I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Community Bankers Association of West Virginia
  • American Cancer Society Relay for Life Committee
  • Charleston Area Alliance
  • Leadership Kanawha Valley, 2007-08

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • "Commercial Leases," Landlord-Tenant Law: Beyond the Basics, April 8, 2009, Summit Conference Center, Charleston, WV
  • "Legal Issues in Commercial Financing Transactions," United Bank, 2009-2010
  • "Privacy Year in Review: Privacy Impact Assessments Airline Passenger Pre-Screening and Government Data Mining," 1 ISJLP 2-3 (2005)
  • Co-author, "Ethics in Cross-Cultural Negotiation," Cross-Cultural Negotiation, United States War College (2006)