Who We Are / Partners

Sara A. Corello
She/her/hers
scorello@spivaklipton.com
Tel: (212) 765-2100 ext. 39
Fax: (212) 765-8954

Sara Corello advises Spivak Lipton’s employee benefit fund clients, particularly those in the entertainment industry, on regulatory and compliance issues. She represents the funds’ interests in arbitration, federal and state courts, and government agencies, as well as in collective bargaining negotiations.

Having worked with many of the firm’s fund clients for 20+ years, Sara can effectively guide decision-making with her knowledge of the funds’ history and regulatory requirements. She works with funds to anticipate and mitigate challenges, ensuring that benefit fund trustees are well-informed and able to meet their obligations. Sara is also known for her ability to translate the complex nature of benefit plans in a way that’s easy for non-lawyers to understand.

Sara joined Spivak Lipton in 1993, became a partner in 2001, and serves as one of the firm’s Managing Partners. She values the firm’s collaborative nature and the opportunity to serve her clients.

Prior to joining the firm, Sara clerked for the Honorable Eugene H. Nickerson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Ms. Corello has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School and continues to speak at various conferences for attorneys, trustees, and union leaders. She serves on Columbia Law School’s Public Interest/Public Service Council.

Admissions

  • State of New York

  • U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District

  • U.S. District Court, New York, Eastern District

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D.

Amherst College, B.A., cum laude

Professional Activities

Columbia Law School’s Public Interest/Public Service Council

Speaking Engagements

  • “Legal and Legislative Update for Retirement Plans,” International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (October 2024)

  • “Ethics: Contracts and Relationships,” International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

    (October 2024)

  • “Ethics Update,” American Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee (February 2023)

  • “Ethical Issues in Employment Law: Navigating the Maze of Ethical & Fiduciary Responsibilities while Avoiding Conflicts of Interest,” New York City Bar Association (July 2008)