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Sarah Tomkowiak, an accomplished trial attorney, litigates high-stakes civil business disputes and investigations in federal, state, and arbitral venues across the United States.
Sarah leverages her pragmatic approach to negotiations and extensive trial experience — including a major victory in one of the only securities class actions to go to a jury trial in a decade — to help clients navigate:
She represents issuers and executives facing US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenas and investigations, as well as board committees in connection with internal investigations into financial reporting, accounting, disclosures, and internal controls issues.
Sarah has been recognized as a Rising Star in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers lists 2014-2017, and as a Law360 Rising Star in 2019.
A recognized leader within and outside the firm, Sarah is a founding member of Washington Area Women Trial Attorneys (WAWTA). She is also active in the D.C. Women’s Bar Association and is vice chair of the American Bar Association’s Class and Derivative Actions Subcommittee. She has co-authored the ABA’s annual publication Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation – Class Actions.
She has served on Latham’s Recruiting, Associates, and Pro Bono Committees.
Sarah maintains an active pro bono practice, including in partnership with the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and the National Veterans Legal Services Program.
Sarah’s recent experience includes representing:
Three Latham teams earned recognition for winning dismissal of a copyright suit against Google, successfully defending Venture Global in a shareholder lawsuit, and securing dismissal with prejudice of a lawsuit filed against Voyager Technologies on the eve of its IPO.
A Latham litigation team secured a jury trial win for ExxonMobil and its former officers in a high-stakes securities class action.
For many lawyers, litigating a billion-dollar case is a once-in-a-career opportunity. Latham & Watkins partner Andrew Clubok has won three in the last year alone.