Meet Sarah
Sarah Schenck is a shareholder in the Environmental practice. Sarah advises clients on a wide range of environmental issues, including environmental due diligence in connection with buy and sell-side mergers and acquisitions and real estate transactions, environmental indemnity claims, government-mandated cleanups, notices of liability, brownfield redevelopment, permitting, and enforcement matters. Sarah works closely with and supports in-house counsel and environmental, health and safety managers at national and multi-national companies on tracking, managing, and overseeing legacy contaminated properties and Superfund sites, environmental litigation matters, and transactional projects. In addition, Sarah counsels clients on complying with regulations governing environmental marketing claims and nascent environmental issues, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants of concern.
During law school, Sarah completed the Environmental and Energy Law concentration and obtained her Master’s degree in Public Health in environmental health.
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Minnesota Law School, magna cum laude
Master of Public Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, Phi Beta Kappa
Activities
American Bar Association Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems Committee - Committee Newsletter Vice Chair (2017-2020)
Honors
Recognized by Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” (Environmental Law, 2024)
Admitted To Practice
Texas, WisconsinProfessional Associations
State Bar of Wisconsin