Long-term client relationships lead to more thoughtful and efficient legal counsel

Sarah Ames advises multinational companies, especially German-speaking ones, and their U.S. subsidiaries on corporate, commercial, employment and immigration matters, always with an eye on practical and efficient solutions while avoiding litigation if possible. A native German speaker, she serves as outside general counsel and assists clients on a variety of business law issues, including qualifications, restructuring and corporate maintenance, general contract questions, employment matters, and visa and immigration issues. Sarah represents clients of all sizes in a wide variety of industries, including:

• Manufacturing
• Construction
• Technology and software
• Food and beverage
• Consulting companies

Sarah understands and values the importance of building long-term relationships with clients, knowing this enables her to become a deeply informed advisor who can help the client achieve sustained growth. She is relentlessly focused on all aspects of client service, including building individual relationships within the company that may help her identify and understand future issues.

She is part of a team of German-speaking attorneys across the firm’s Business Law, Labor & Employment, Immigration and Litigation & Dispute Resolution groups.

Bar Admissions

• Alabama
• Illinois

Education

• University of Alabama (M.A., 1994)
  • Degree: German Literature

• University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1997)

• University of Hamburg School of Law (Intermediate Examination, 1992)
  • Major: European Community Law

• "Expertenworkshop: die Rekrutierung von Personal in den USA"
• Pre-Departure COVID Tests Required for Air Travelers Coming to the U.S.
• President Announces Immigration Changes For Employers and Employees
• Proposed changes to German Citizenship Retention Permits and the impact on U.S. citizenship applications
• Updates from US Consulates in Germany and Austria: Limited Visa Services and Applications for Exceptions to Travel Ban from Schengen Area
• Vienna, Austria
• ​Filing Window For H-1B Visa Petitions Fast Approaching
• “Breakfast Briefing: Getting Business Visas to the U.S. Right"
• “Travel restrictions for L, H and J visa holders – Reisebeschränkungen für L, H und J Visainhaber”

Seminar

• Business Law Training | Practical Advice on Bringing Foreign National Employees to Work in the U.S.
• Expertenworkshop: die Rekrutierung von Personal in den USA
• Sweat To Inspire On Equal Pay Day
• What Companies Need to Know: Prepare for the 1/1/24 U.S. Corporate Transparency Act