Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Licensed in Washington since: 2011
Education: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016 Fennemore
1425 4th AveSuite 800
Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-749-0500 Email: Sarah Gohmann Bigelow Visit website
Details
Sarah’s experience extends to a variety of complex commercial litigation matters in both state and federal court and class action defense. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the UCLA School of Law, where she served as the symposium editor of the UCLA Law Review and articles editor for the UCLA Women’s Law Journal. Before joining Savitt Bruce & Willey, Sarah practiced at Bryan Cave LLP in Los Angeles and served as law clerk to the Honorable Thomas B. Donovan of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. In addition to the law, Sarah has a passion for traveling, camping, cooking, and vegetable gardening.
First Admitted: 2006, California
Professional Webpage: http://sbwllp.com/our-lawyers/sarah-gohmann-bigelow/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Washington State Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington
Representative Clients:
- NuOz Online LLC v. InSpa Corp. Defended claims for breach of contract relating to technology services; obtained favorable settlement.
- Valley Medical Center Governance Issues. Undertook detailed analysis of possible conflicts issues for publicly-owned hospital, and prepared a conflict of interest policy for the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees.
- Moomjy v. HQ Sustainable Maritime Inc., et al. Defended class action against public offering underwriters alleging claims under sections 11 and 12 of Securities Act; brought motion to dismiss and then obtained favorable settlement dismissing all claims against clients without any payment on claims.
- ChemPoint v. Xenon Arc Inc., et al. Defended technology startup and its founders against claims for misappropriation of trade secrets, usurpation of corporate opportunity and breach of fiduciary duty; obtained ruling entitling clients to indemnification from plaintiffs for attorneys’ fees incurred, partial summary judgment rulings, and then favorable settlement.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Lexis Nexis Practice Guide: Washington Contract Litigation, Contributor (LexisNexis/Matthew Bender 2015)
Office location for Sarah Gohmann Bigelow
1425 4th Ave
Suite 800
Seattle, WA 98101
Selections
1 Year Super Lawyers
4 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2024
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016