Sarah Rathke is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on complex and high-value disputes in courts throughout the US. Sarah has served as first-chair trial counsel in numerous disputes across industry sectors. In 2023, Sarah was profiled in Authority Magazine's "Top Lawyers" series and included in 2023's Top 100 Attorneys Magazine. In 2022, she was selected by The American Lawyer as a "Midwest Trailblazer" for her work in supply chain litigation. In 2012, she was one of three lawyers nationwide appointed to the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's (NITA) Next Generation Faculty. She has written and lectured extensively about trial practice, including for NITA, the Northeast Ohio Federal Bar Association Trial Academy and the Cleveland State University College of Law trial advocacy curriculum. Her article, "A BigLaw Ladies' Guide to Becoming a 1st-Chair Trial Lawyer," was awarded a 2018 Burton Award for Distinguished Writing.
Sarah also maintains a globally recognized supply chain practice that encompasses not only litigation, but also transactional and regulatory issues. She is the co-author of the 2016 book, Legal Blacksmith: How to Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes, which has been identified by RateLinx as among the "Must-Read Supply Chain Books Worth a Look." Sarah has been extensively quoted and published on supply chain topics, including in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Reuters, and Bloomberg, and she is a frequent lecturer and speaker on supply chain issues. She is the founder and editor of the Squire Patton Boggs Global Supply Chain Law Blog, which maintains an extensive readership across industry sectors, and co-chairs the firm's Supply Chain Compliance ESG focus area.
Finally, Sarah is the US co-lead of Squire's Sports & Entertainment Group. Sarah has long served as legal counsel to NBA star LeBron James with regard to his sports, entertainment, and other business and charitable endeavors, including the well-publicized work of the LeBron James Family Foundation, a not-for-profit entity that serves more than 1,400 Akron-area students. Sarah has a number of other interesting clients involved in publishing and fashion as well.
