Sara Shayanian is a member of the Corporate Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Fort Lauderdale office. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings, corporate governance and compliance, and other general corporate matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
• Represented a New York-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a Boulder-based design and prototyping company.°
• Represented a New York-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a food manufacturing and processing company.°
• Represented U.K.-based clients in their acquisition of a celebrity-owned spirits company.°
• Represented a New York-based insurance organization in its sale to an Illinois-based insurance corporation.°
• Represented a pet services corporation in its purchase of a leading Florida-based pet pharmacy company.°
• Represented a Denver-based private equity firm in its acquisition of fitness centers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and New Jersey.°
• Represented a media and marketing company in its sale of their Nevada-based division to an Illinois-based packaging and paper converting brand.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Shayanian prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Previous Experience
• News Writer, United Press International, 2017-2018
Internships
• Legal Intern, Penguin Random House, 2019
• Student Attorney, Detkin Intellectual Property Clinic, 2020
• Intern, Florida League of Women Voters, 2015-2017
• Congressional Intern, Congressman Ted Deutch, 2016
Recognition & Leadership
Professional & Community Involvement
• Member, Florida Bar Association, 2023-Present
• Member, New York Bar Association, 2022-Present
