| Sarah Tune represents companies in domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions, including asset sales, joint ventures, recapitalizations and strategic alliances, acting for acquiring and selling entities. Sarah's concentrated industry experience is in wireless communications and food products and hospitality.
Sarah's clients include: Apple American Group, Clearwire, Eagle River Holdings and Mobilitie. Selected Experience Apple American Group LLC 2009 Represented Apple American Group in expansion acquisition of Applebee's Restaurants in California. Clearwire Corporation 2009 Investment in Clearwire of $1.564 billion by Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Intel and Eagle River and Rights Offering to common stockholders. IntraISP 2009 Sale of the assets of IntraISP Software Solutions, LLC, a company providing backend software, billing and customer care solutions for telecommunications companies, to Amdocs, Inc. Apple American Group LLC 2008 Numerous expansion acquisitions for Apple American Group LLC, a restaurant holding company with more than 145 Applebee's franchised restaurants in seven states. (2004-2008) Clearwire Corporation 2008 Merger of Sprint and Clearwire WiMAX businesses and investment in Clearwire of $3.2 billion by Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Google and Intel. Clearwire Corporation 2008 Managed and negotiated Clearwire's acquisition and leasing of 2.5 GHz spectrum to create its nationwide spectrum footprint. ProBuild 2007 Numerous acquisitions of lumber, building materials and home component manufacturing businesses throughout the United States. (2004-2007) Clearwire Corporation 2007 Purchase of AT&T’s portfolio of 2.5 GHz spectrum for $300 million. Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment 2007 Sale of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team and GM Place, the team's arena. Portionables 2007 Sale of Washington-based food products processor to Sargento, a Wisconsin-based cheese products manufacturer. Clearwire Corporation 2006 Acquisition of Banda Ancha S.A., a Spanish telecommunications company. Ackerley Partners LLC 2006 Investment in multiple early-stage media-related companies. (2004-2006) Additional Qualifications Professional and Community Activities
- Cross Border Transaction Practice Group, Lex Mundi
- Women's Leadership Initiative, Lex Mundi
- Board Member, Mill Mountain Theater, 2006-present
- Associate, ArtsFund, 2000-2003
- Board Member, The Crew at Seattle Repertory Theater, 2000-2005
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Professional Recognition
- Selected to "Washington Rising Stars," Law & Politics, 2005, 2007, 2010
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Education J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2000
- Executive Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law
- Dillard Fellow
B.A., French, Politics, Washington and Lee University, 1995, summa cum laude | |