Areas of Practice
- Appellate Litigation
- Class Action Defense & Multi-District Litigation
- Corporate & Securities
- Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2003, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review
- Emory University, B.A., 1999
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2006
- Louisiana, 2003
professionalsBio
Sarah Belter is a partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Her practice includes all aspects of commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the compliance areas of corporate and securities litigation, fiduciary duty litigation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), and other securities self-regulatory organization investigations and arbitrations, white collar crime, and antitrust matters. Ms. Belter has defended and pursued claims in judicial and arbitral proceedings before a variety of state and federal courts and private arbitration panels.
Representative Matters
- Representation of multiple broker-dealers in various investment-related disputes
- Representation of broker-dealer in SEC variable annuity investigation
- Representation of broker-dealer in employment agreement disputes with former brokers
- Representation of investment management firm in connection with suitability of wrap-fee accounts
- Representation of broker-dealer in mutual fund market-timing and late-trading litigation
- Representation of Special Litigation Committee of public company in options backdating litigation and related SEC investigation
- Representation of former general partner of close corporation for alleged breach of fiduciary duties to limited partners
- Representation of hospital in qui tam action for alleged fraudulent Medicare billing
- Representation of public, managed health care company in breach of guarantee, misrepresentation to regulators, avoidance of an alleged preferential transfer, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence claims brought by multiple appointed receivers
News
- Jones Walker Announces New Partners and Board of Directors Members; Two New Practice Leaders Selected
- Lelong, Ted Martin, and Belter Present at Tulane Family Business Center Wealth Management Seminar
Presentations
- “Understanding Your Role as a Non-Active Shareholder”, May 10, 2007
Publications
- "Pitfalls of Representing Special Litigation Committees: Tips to Prevent Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege"
Jones Walker Insurance, Banking & Financial Services E*Lert, June 25, 2008 - "The Use of Arbitration by Federal Agencies to Solve Environmental Disputes: All Wrapped Up in Red Tape"
56 University of Miami Law Review 1033, January 1, 2002
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Phi Delta Phi
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
