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Sarah C. Waste

Associate

Sarah C. Waste

Associate

Sarah Waste is an associate in the firm’s Chicago office and a member of the Intellectual Property Department, and Technology Transactions, Cybersecurity, and Privacy practice group.

Sarah focuses her practice on advising life science and technology companies on a variety of matters including, the licensing and commercialization of intellectual property and technology assets and intellectual property due diligence for M&A transactions and venture capital financings. Prior to joining Foley Sarah worked at international law firms in Southern California where she advised life science and technology companies on similar technology transaction matters and advised medical device companies on patent strategy, patentability, and patent infringement.

 

July 1, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Riverwood Capital as Lead Investor in $180M Growth Investment in LeapXpert

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Riverwood Capital as the lead investor in the $180 million growth investment in LeapXpert, a leader in governed communication intelligence.
June 16, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Elektrik in Major Growth Investment from Lead Edge Capital

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Elektrik App, Inc., the leading procurement platform for sourcing critical electrical infrastructure components, in its significant growth investment from Lead Edge Capital, a growth equity firm.
June 15, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Guides Ultradent in Acquisition by Mitsui Chemicals

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Ultradent Products Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-tech dental materials, devices, and instruments, in its agreement to be acquired by Mitsui Chemicals.
May 5, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Mirantis in Sale to IREN for $625 Million in IREN Stock

Foley & Lardner LLP recently represented Mirantis, a provider of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes-based orchestration, and enterprise support services, in the negotiation of a definitive agreement to be acquired by IREN Limited.
April 28, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents OpenLight in $50M Series A-1 Round 

Foley & Lardner LLP represented OpenLight Photonics, the world leader in custom Photonic Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (PASIC) design, in their $50 million Series A-1 fundraising round.
April 10, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Valencia Technologies in Acquisition by Boston Scientific

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Valencia Technologies Corporation, a privately held medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions to treat bladder dysfunction, in its acquisition by global medical technology leader Boston Scientific Corporation.