Key Takeaways
- • Sara R. Werner joined Lowenstein Sandler as partner in its Investment Management and Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) groups, based in the New York office, bringing over 20 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, and private credit advisory.
- • Werner's practice encompasses fund formation, fund operations, fund investment transactions, and portfolio company investments and exits, with specific expertise in advising investment managers on fund structures, market terms, and investor negotiations.
- • Werner represents limited partners investing in alternative funds and serves as outside general counsel to emerging, growth, and established companies on venture equity financings, corporate governance, M&A, and strategic transactions.
- • Werner brings institutional credibility through roles as long-term advisor to Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (since 2012) and seven-year adjunct instructor at Cornell Tech's LLM program, underscoring commitment to the startup and investment ecosystems.
Summary
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has added Sara R. Werner as partner in its Investment Management and Emerging Companies & Venture Capital groups, expanding its alternative investment practice with a seasoned professional from the institutional funding landscape. Werner, based in the firm's New York office, brings more than two decades of transactional and advisory experience across venture capital, private equity, and private credit fund ecosystems.
Werner's practice focuses on the full lifecycle of institutional fund management. On the fund side, she advises investment managers on fund formation structures, market-standard terms, and limited partner negotiations, while also supporting fund operations and portfolio company transactions including secondary sales and exit strategies. On the limited partner and company side, she represents institutional investors deploying capital into alternative funds and serves as outside general counsel to emerging and established companies navigating venture equity raises, board governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development initiatives.
Beyond legal practice, Werner has maintained sustained involvement in the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem. Since 2012, she has served as advisor to Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, New York's flagship technology incubator. She also taught venture and startup law as an adjunct instructor at Cornell Tech's LLM program for seven years and serves on the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Advisory Council, demonstrating deep institutional connections to academic and startup communities.
In her announcement, Werner highlighted Lowenstein Sandler's reputation as a "nationally recognized leader in investment management and venture capital" and expressed enthusiasm about collaborating with the firm's team across investment and startup sectors. The hire follows recent partner additions to Lowenstein's investment practice, positioning the firm to deepen its capabilities in fund structuring and emerging company advisory services during a period of continued alternative asset growth.
Werner's practice focuses on the full lifecycle of institutional fund management. On the fund side, she advises investment managers on fund formation structures, market-standard terms, and limited partner negotiations, while also supporting fund operations and portfolio company transactions including secondary sales and exit strategies. On the limited partner and company side, she represents institutional investors deploying capital into alternative funds and serves as outside general counsel to emerging and established companies navigating venture equity raises, board governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development initiatives.
Beyond legal practice, Werner has maintained sustained involvement in the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem. Since 2012, she has served as advisor to Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, New York's flagship technology incubator. She also taught venture and startup law as an adjunct instructor at Cornell Tech's LLM program for seven years and serves on the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Advisory Council, demonstrating deep institutional connections to academic and startup communities.
In her announcement, Werner highlighted Lowenstein Sandler's reputation as a "nationally recognized leader in investment management and venture capital" and expressed enthusiasm about collaborating with the firm's team across investment and startup sectors. The hire follows recent partner additions to Lowenstein's investment practice, positioning the firm to deepen its capabilities in fund structuring and emerging company advisory services during a period of continued alternative asset growth.
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