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MASSACHUSETTS
United States
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Ms Sarah Wellings
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Work Department
Tax/REITs
Position
Sarah is a member of Sullivan’s REITs Practice Group. She advises public and private REITs, both domestic and foreign, in various industries, including: data centers, office buildings, commercial retail space, distributed antenna systems, timberlands and agricultural properties. She focuses on structuring and compliance work, including cross-border transactions.
Sarah also has experience involving federal and state tax litigation and transactional planning involving corporate, franchise, personal income and sales/use tax matters, and in advising tax-exempt organizations, including public charities, on all aspects of operations.
Career
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Tax Section
- Boston Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor, Villanova University School of Law
Education
- Boston University School of Law (LL.M., salutatorian)
- Taxation
- Boston College Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Shimer College (B.A., with great distinction)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
(Next Generation Partners)Public and private REITs both benefit from their relationships with the REITs practice at Sullivan & Worcester LLP, which specializes in REIT tax issues, M&A, secured and unsecured financings, and preferred and common equity offerings. Ameek Ashok Ponda is a director in the tax practice and is an authority on REIT tax issues and regularly lectures at Boston University. Practice head Angela Gomes is a corporate finance specialist and handles securities matters for REITs. Avinash Rao advises public companies on securities law and represents REITs in M&A, equity and debt financings, and joint ventures. Lindsey Getz focuses on public REITs, while Shu Wei handles equity and debt financing work. Also noted is newly promoted partner Sarah Wellings who excels in REIT-related tax issues. All aforementioned lawyers are part of the Boston practice. Brian Hammell left the practice in August 2023.
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Sullivan & Worcester LLP’s Boston-based non-contentious tax group offers broad expertise to a wide range of clients, from high-net-worth individuals to mutual funds, with a particularly strong reputation for representing REITs. Ameek Ashok Ponda, focusing on corporate M&A structuring, REIT transactions, and cross-border financings, heads the practice alongside Richard Jones, who has extensive experience in corporate, personal income, and sales/use tax matters. International tax practice head Douglas Stransky offers niche expertise in the tax implications of cross-border cryptocurrency and fintech-related ventures. Firm co-managing partner David Nagle, handling taxable and non-taxable acquisitions, among other issues, is also a key contact. REITs specialist Sarah Wellings, promoted to partner in January 2024, advises on a variety of public and private matters, including those involving data centers, office buildings, and distributed antenna systems. Brian Hammell left the firm in August 2023 for a role at the Archdiocese of Boston.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Real estate investment trusts (REITs) United States > Real estate
- US taxes: non-contentious United States > Tax
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Finance > Fintech
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)