Sarah Winston

Sarah advises life science and pharmaceutical companies, hotel owners, managers and lenders on acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, management agreements, financing and ground lease transactions. She also represents clients in the purchase, sale, exchange, leasing and financing of resorts, research facilities, golf courses, office space, industrial buildings, shopping centers, franchise properties and vacant land.

• Represented multinational life science company in the separation of a key manufacturing facility as part of a spin-off of an existing business line. Such representation included preparation of detailed rules and regulations related to the shared use of the premises, together with in depth provisions related to cost-sharing, in particular with respect to improvements and alterations.
• Represented multinational life sciences company in the negotiation of three amended and restated leases as part of its acquisition of an existing company. Such negotiations included numerous updates to the leases, particularly with respect to environmental liability and good manufacturing practices.
• Represented multinational life science company in the separation of 300+ properties globally as part of a spin-off of an existing business line.
• Represented research company in leasing and construction of research facility on major US university campus.
• Represented multinational life science company in lease of research facility in major hospital system, which included detailed provisions with respect to shared equipment and vivarium.
• Represented multinational life science company in the negotiation of a headquarters lease.
• Represented a hotel owner in a USD 215 million transaction to sell six properties located across the US.
• Represented a developer in acquiring property in Chicago to build a hotel and condominium complex with approximately 275 hotel rooms and 352 condominium units.
• Represented a seller/borrower in the liquidation of various US properties in bankruptcy court, and the "exit" financing secured by over 100 US properties.
• Represented the borrowers in a USD 425 million direct to capital markets securitized loan transaction secured by five luxury hotels located throughout the US and Mexico.
• Represented the borrower in a USD 500 million revolving line of credit loan, partially secured by properties located throughout the US.
• Represented a company in negotiating the lease for its headquarters in San Diego, California.

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Michigan Bar Association