Burr proudly announces that Bluffton Partner Sarah Robertson and Nashville Partner Emily Taube have been accepted into the NAWL's 2023 Leadership Program. The 7-week intensive cohort includes presentations, small group discussions, and community-building exercises to help participants strengthen their leadership skills and professional networks.

"For the past few years, Sarah has co-chaired the Real Estate practice group. In addition, she is very engaged in firm activities and committed to supporting the growth of the firm. Most notably, Sarah stands out for her mentorship of young lawyers, and she was even involved in our 2023 Pre-Law Program, which creates a pipeline of diverse talent for the firm. She is an excellent example of firm leadership and an all-around great firm citizen. We are happy that she will take part in NAWL's Leadership Program.," said Tamika Walters, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Burr & Forman.

"Emily is a critical member of the firm's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy (CRAB) practice group. Not only is she a valuable resource for clients because of her knowledge, skills, and abilities as a lawyer, but her contributions within the firm as a leader, mentor, and valued colleague make her a 'go-to' person within our group and the entire firm on a variety of complicated matters. It's no surprise to anyone who has worked with Emily that she has been accepted into this program. Our whole firm is proud of everything Emily has accomplished already, and this only adds to her already-pedigreed resume.," said Derek Meek, Partner and Chair of Burr & Forman's Creditor's Rights & Bankruptcy practice group.

Sarah Robertson

Sarah is co-chair of Burr & Forman's Real Estate practice group and a Corporate and Tax practice group member. She handles residential and commercial real estate closings in the firm's Bluffton office. She represents real estate development clients with acquisition, sale, leasing, zoning, land use, and development matters, private placement offerings, federal and state land sales registration matters, development agreements, subdivision and condominium documentation, community covenants, easements, title, and sales contracts, property owners association matters, regulatory and licensing matters, and equity and non-equity club matters.

Emily Taube

Emily is a Partner in the firm's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy and its Commercial Litigation practice group. She focuses her practice on representing private equity groups and other secured creditors, vendors, corporate debtors, sellers, purchasers, liquidators, receivers, and consultants in all aspects of distressed and insolvency-related matters, including the negotiation, structuring, and documentation of asset acquisitions and divestitures, commercial loans and related transactions, and out-of-court workouts and restructurings.