Sarah Axtell serves as a strategic advisor on significant transactions to enable her clients to grow and succeed. She advises public and private companies, with a focus on advising technology companies and leading initial public offerings and other capital-raising transactions.
As a nationally recognized lawyer, she brings particular experience handling transactional and corporate governance matters on behalf of growth-stage companies, including leading tech innovators.
Sarah also represents venture capitalists and investment banks involved in private and public stock offerings.
Her representative work includes:
Sarah is a local leader in Latham’s Bay Area WEB Committee. She is frequently recognized for her practice work by legal and industry publications, including Law360 (which named her a 2020 Capital Markets Rising Star) and the Daily Journal (which selected her as California Attorney of the Year in 2020).
Sarah’s experience includes:
Capital Markets (IPOs and Direct Listings)
Venture Financing and Corporate Representation
Corporate Governance
M&A
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Firm’s Capital Markets Practice once again earns top legal advisor league table rankings across debt and equity products and industries globally in Bloomberg, Dealogic, Deal Point Data, and LSEG.
Partners Sarah Axtell and Rick Kline, along with retired partner Tony Richmond, are among the finalists for The Recorder’s 2025 Dealmakers of the Year Award.
Individual lawyers, leaders, and the firm as a whole were recognized across 10 different categories, more than any other firm.