Sarah Davidoff is a partner in Ropes & Gray's market-leading asset management practice. For more than 25 years, she has counseled the world's most prominent global asset managers on critical transactions and every facet of their businesses. Ranked Band 1 in Chambers USA, she is praised for her “encyclopedic knowledge” of the industry and her “thoughtful, commercial, and risk-adjusted presentation of the key issues.”
At the forefront of alternative asset management trends, she guides clients through every dimension of operating their growth equity, buyout, credit, and venture capital firms. Sarah develops innovative solutions to clients' unique needs—notably designing and launching one of the first hybrid funds in the early 2010s. Sarah also co-leads the firm's growth equity and venture funds team.
Industry-leading clients turn to Sarah as a trusted thought partner when tackling asset management M&A, GP-led transactions, joint ventures, minority interest sales, and other high-stakes matters. She excels at structuring complex incentive compensation and equity ownership arrangements.
Beyond client work, Sarah helps shape the future of Ropes & Gray as its co-hiring partner.
Deeply engaged with the broader asset management community, Sarah chairs the New York City Bar's Committee on Private Investment Funds and speaks regularly at conferences, forums, and seminars. Sarah is passionate about her alma maters: the University of Michigan, where she met her husband, and NYU Law, where she serves as a Trustee. Equally passionate about giving back, Sarah sits on the board of A BroaderWay.