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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.

 

September 11, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents NEA as a Lead Investor in $875M Funding Round for Positron

Foley & Lardner LLP represented NEA as a lead investor in the $875 million funding round for Positron, the AI inference hardware company built to make serving AI models dramatically cheaper and more energy efficient. NEA was joined by co-lead investors Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, Dylan Patel's SemiAnalysis Capital and Jim Clark, the founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape.
August 25, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Gatik in $200M Series D Funding Round and Partnership with PepsiCo

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Gatik, the leader in autonomous trucking, in their $200 million Series D financing, as well as the company’s partnership with PepsiCo.
August 5, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Mirantis in Completed Acquisition by IREN

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Mirantis, a leading provider of cloud software and services, in their completed acquisition by IREN Limited (Nasdaq: IREN).
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.