Sara E. Rau

Senior Associate

Sara Rau represents healthcare companies and providers in a broad range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. She counsels clients on compliance and regulatory issues, particularly with respect to HIPAA and related privacy laws, federal healthcare regulatory laws, and state and federal licensure. Sara also has experience with financings, real estate investment trusts, and executive employee agreements.

Before she joined Choate, Sara Rau rose to be Deputy General Counsel of a large health care system. In her in-house role Sara led the system’s legal function in multiple mergers, acquisitions and divestitures;  she prepared and reviewed contracts involving physician services, supply chain, executive compensation and other areas; and she led responses to regulatory inquiries.

Education & Credentials

Suffolk University School of Law
JD, 2016, cum laude
Clark University Graduate School
MA, 2008
Clark University
BA, 2007

Admissions

Massachusetts

Sara's Insights

Announcements 01.06.2022

M/C Partners Invests in Edafio Technology Partners

Choate represented M/C Partners in its investment in Edafio Technology Partners, the largest IT managed services provider (MSP) in Arkansas.

Announcements 12.17.2021

Serent Capital Makes Growth Investment in Raintree Systems

Choate represented Serent Capital in its growth investment into Raintree Systems, a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle management (RCM) software solutions to the therapy market.

Announcements 12.15.2021

Spectrum Equity Makes Majority Investment in PresenceLearning

Choate represented Spectrum Equity in its majority investment alongside TPG’s Rise Fund into PresenceLearning, the leading provider of teletherapy and software for special education and mental health providers in K-12 schools.

Announcements 02.03.2021

Transformation Capital Leads $25M Investment in SWORD Health

Choate represented Transformation Capital as the lead investor in a $25M Series B financing for SWORD Health, an employer-based digital physical therapy company with a focus on musculoskeletal disorders.