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    Sarah L. Tufano

    Associate


    • Rochester
    • Office585.263.1260
    • stufano@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Sarah Tufano is an associate and a member of the Complex Commercial Disputes practice group. Sarah is admitted to practice in New York.

    Practice Areas

    LitigationGovernment Investigations & White Collar DefenseGlobal Compliance & InvestigationsComplex DisputesArbitration, Mediation & Alternative Dispute ResolutionClass Actions & Aggregate Litigation

    My focus

    I represent clients in complex commercial and business disputes across a variety of industries, including transportation, healthcare, and banking and financial services. I also represent and counsel clients involved in government investigations. My background includes researching and drafting dispositive motions for litigations in federal and state court, coordinating discovery review and responding to discovery requests, and preparing and conducting witness interviews.

    I maintain an active pro bono practice focused on immigration, criminal justice, and other human rights issues.

    Before joining NP, I worked as a litigator at another firm for two years. During law school, I interned in the Asia-Pacific Section of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, where I researched and drafted Secretary General Reports and petitions to states regarding their compliance with international human rights law. I also interned for the Hon. Mark A. Kearney in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

    Looking ahead

    With the rising costs of litigation, it is increasingly important to focus on the heart of an issue and resolve cases outside of the courtroom, enabling clients to achieve cost-effective resolutions of disputes.

    Publications

    • “The Holy Trinity of the UN Universal Periodic Review: How to Make an Effective Recommendation Regarding Women’s Rights,” 21 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change 187 (2018)

    Representative experience

    Sarah joined Nixon Peabody in October 2021. The representative work set forth below may reflect experience from prior firms.

    • Represents clients in disputes arising under wide-ranging statutory schemes, including the False Claims Act and Anti-Terrorism Act
    • Represents plaintiffs and defendants in class actions and direct shareholder actions in Delaware Chancery Court
    • Represents corporations across various industries in commercial disputes in federal and state courts as well as arbitration
    • Represented corporations, investment firms, and banks in complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation matters concerning breach of contract, fraud, and mass torts
    • Represented a large international transportation company in a joint investigation by the New York Attorney General and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey focused on bribery and corruption
    • Represented a major automaker in connection with the successful reorganization of a large manufacturer of defective airbag inflators

    Clerkships

    • Hon. Timothy J. Savage, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2019-2021

    Admitted to practice

    New York
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

    Education

    Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
    University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude

    Recognition

    • Honors in Legal Writing, University of Pennsylvania Law School
    • Distinguished Service Award, University of Pennsylvania Law School
    • Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change

    Pro bono services

    • Represents families from Afghanistan in humanitarian parole applications
    • Represents family from Nicaragua in asylum proceeding
    • Led multiple hearings in immigration court and won asylum for my client and her family
    • Successfully obtained a cooperation agreement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for my client facing federal criminal charges, resulting in a sentence of time served
    • Represented an incarcerated client seeking clemency from the New York Executive Clemency Bureau

    News Mentions

    • Bloomberg Law

      Eastman Kodak beats securities suit over COVID-linked loan deal

      This article mentions NP for representing the Eastman Kodak Company, which secured the dismissal of a securities lawsuit brought by investors complaining of options granted to executives just before announcement of Kodak’s potential participation in a government program to fund expansion to produce pharmaceutical products in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rochester Complex Disputes partner Carolyn Nussbaum and Privacy & Technology partner Rick McGuirk served as counsel for the company. Rochester Labor & Employment partner Steve Jones is client attorney for Kodak. The NP team also included Rochester Complex Disputes associate Sarah Tufano, senior paralegal Amy Demanchick, and practice assistants Kathy Elhelw and Darbie James.

      Sep 28, 2022

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