Sarah Efronson practices complex commercial litigation, with a focus on securities and financial products litigation. Her experience covers all stages of litigation, including trial. Sarah also conducts internal investigations on behalf of companies and represents individuals and entities in connection with regulatory investigations and enforcement matters before the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Sarah maintains an active pro bono practice. She has represented clients in immigration, housing, and family court proceedings. In both 2015 and 2017, she received a Pro Bono Publico Award from The Legal Aid Society.
Prior to attending law school, Sarah worked for Teach for America as a sixth grade reading and language arts teacher in Miami.
Experience
Speaking Engagements
- July 13, 2016
What It's Really Like To Practice Law As a Woman presented by the New York City Bar Association and New York Women's Bar Association
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D cum laude 2013, with a concentration in General Litigation; Public Service Scholar; 2013 Telford Taylor Award Recipient for Outstanding Achievement in Constitutional and International Law; Moot Court Honor Society; Katheryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic; Human Rights and Genocide Clinic); Muhlenberg College (B.A. in English magna cum laude 2007; Phi Beta Kappa)
- New York and U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- Judicial Intern to the Honorable Denny Chin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (Summer 2011)