
Sarah H. Mitchell

Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201

Sarah’s practice focuses on counseling clients on insurance matters in complex corporate transactions. In connection with public and private M&A deals, private equity investments, and securities offerings, Sarah advises on the use of representations & warranties insurance and other transactional risk insurance, the placement and run-off of D&O insurance, the transfer and retention of insurance assets, and other insurance matters. Sarah negotiates the terms of insurance policies and advises clients on the insurance aspects of all types of transactions. Sarah also advises clients on director and officer indemnification matters, as well as counseling policyholders with respect to insurance claims under all lines of commercial insurance.
Sarah has represented clients from a variety of industries, including private equity, energy, pharmaceutical, banking, life sciences, real estate, communications, retail, restaurant, hospitality, financial services, and manufacturing companies.
Experience Highlights
Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital, a SPAC, in its $1.1 billion business combination with Swvl, a Dubai-based provider of transformative mass transit and shared mobility solutions
DigitalBridge in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge Holdings, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.
Blackstone in its acquisition of Sabre Industries from The Jordan Company
Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of a majority interest in Total Operations and Production Services, a leading provider of gas compression services for the Permian Basin with a focus on electric driven compression systems that offer customers improved performance and reduced emissions, from Black Bay Energy Capital
The Sinclair Companies in the combination of Sinclair Oil’s refining, renewable diesel and logistics assets with those of HollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
Tinicum in its acquisition of Watlow®, a designer and manufacturer of complete thermal systems
Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, in its business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles
TPG Growth and The Rise Fund in their majority investment in Greenhouse, a hiring software company
Mercuria Investments in the $169 million acquisition of Beyond6, an alternative fuels solution platform supporting the decarbonization of heavy-truck transportation, from HC2 Holdings (now Innovate Corp. (NYSE: VATE))
Caelus Natural Resources Alaska, a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management, in the sale of 100 percent of the Nuna discovery, located near the Oooguruk Field in Alaska, to ConocoPhillips Alaska
Hygo Energy Transition in its $5 billion merger with New Fortress Energy
Quantum Energy Partners and Post Oak Energy Capital in the $3.6 billion sale of Oryx Midstream to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
Switchback Energy Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of NGP Energy Capital Management, in its $2.4 billion business combination with ChargePoint, a leading electric vehicle charging network
TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp., a SPAC, in its $1.4 billion business combination with EVBox, a leading global provider of smart charging solutions for electric vehicles (terminated)
Roan Resources in its $1 billion sale to Citizen Energy Operating, LLC, an affiliate of Warburg Pincus
The Carlyle Group in a $374 million investment commitment to Amp Solar Group, a Canadian-based global renewable energy platform, to support its growth in core markets in North America, Japan, Australia, Spain and the UK
Clovis Point Capital in a $40 million investment in NinjaCat, Inc., the leading all-in-one platform for marketing teams to store, report, monitor and analyze data at scale
Takkion Holdings, a subsidiary of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Transportation Partners & Logistics, a leading provider of logistics, transportation, and supply chain management solutions serving renewable energy and industrial markets
Kibo, a leader in cloud commerce solutions and a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of Certona, a provider of real-time, AI-driven omnichannel personalization software solutions
Morgan Stanley Energy Partners its acquisition of Specialized Desanders, a provider of sand management solutions to the oil and gas industry
Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital, a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units
Kadem Sustainable Impact Corporation, a SPAC, in its $175 million initial public offering of units
Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC, in its $230 million initial public offering of units
Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $552 million initial public offering of common units
Sentinel Energy Services Inc., a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of common stock
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $552 million initial public offering of units
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP in its $500 million ATM program
BP Midstream Partners LP in its $765 million initial public offering of common units
Represented pharmaceutical company in connection with working capital arbitration and related indemnification claims under master purchase agreement, resulting in $700 million settlement in favor of client
Represented Houston museum in Hurricane Harvey claim under property and business interruption insurance policy
Represented major pharmaceutical company as insured in a suite of 10 ad-hoc arbitrations concerning a denial of coverage in a pharmaceutical-related insurance policy excess tower
Credentials
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 2008 (Staff, Journal of Law and Gender)
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., Spanish, Honors in the College of Arts and Sciences, magna cum laude, 2005 (Phi Beta Kappa)
- Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2023
- Member: Dallas Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section; State Bar of Texas, Insurance Law Section
- Oversight Board Member: Developmental Learning Center, First United Methodist Church of Dallas, 2015-present
- New York
- Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
- Spanish (proficient)
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- “Everything You Want to Know About Insurance But Were Afraid to Ask,” Association for Corporate Growth’s Strategic Acquirer Summit, November 4, 2019 (panelist)
- “Claims Session: The Claim Settlement Process,” Transaction Insurance Insights Conference – Hosted by Advisen, January 30, 2019 (panelist)
- “The Nuts and Bolts of Representations and Warranties Insurance in M&A Transactions,” September 5, 2018 (panelist)
- “Insuring MA Transactions,” September 5, 2018 (panelist)
- “Representations and Warranties Insurance in Energy M&A: An Old Product Gets a New Look,” V&E Houston Office, April 11, 2018 (panelist)
- “September 1 Changes to Texas Insurance Law for Property Claims Following Hurricane Harvey,” V&E Property Insurance Law Update E-communication, August 30, 2017 (co-author)
- “Thoughts for Officers and Directors of E&P Companies and MLPs in 2016,” V&E website, January 19, 2016 (co-author)
- “The Latest on Reinsurance Litigation, Arbitration and Risk Management,” Perrin Conferences Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues in 2012 CLE Presentation, February 23, 2012 (co-authored)
- “Chapter 31: Notice of Accident, Claim or Suit,” New Appleman Law of Liability Insurance, Matthew Bender, 2011 (co-authored)
- “Changing Politics of Asbestos Bankruptcies,” HB Asbestos Bankruptcy Current Trends & Future Outlook CLE Presentation, October 6, 2010 (co-authored)
- “How Bankruptcies Are Continuing to Change the Landscape of Asbestos Litigation and How to Implement Strategies in Response,” American Conference Institute 11th Annual Advanced Forum on Litigating & Managing Asbestos Claims CLE Presentation, April 21, 2010 (co-authored)
- “Ensuring Insurer Standing to Object to Reorganization,” Law360, Guest Expert Column, August 31, 2009
- “The Effect of Supreme Court Patent Jurisprudence on Copyright Law,” American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Conference CLE Presentation, April 4, 2009 (co-authored)