Attorney Sarah Kaplan Joins as Partner

Sarah Kaplan has joined the partnership at Cutting Edge Counsel. Sarah first affiliated with the firm in 2015 and joined as an Associate in 2021. Sarah has 10 years of experience serving a wide range of cooperatives, including worker, consumer, agricultural, platform, investment, and multi-stakeholder cooperatives, including limited cooperative associations. Her focus also includes securities law, helping clients raise capital from their private networks, their stakeholders, or the public. Sarah also regularly handles legal structuring issues for businesses, general small business matters, and trademarks. 

“We are thrilled that Sarah has accepted Cutting Edge’s partnership invitation. She is a key member of our leadership team and demonstrates the commitment to impact and innovation we so highly value in our attorneys,” said Kim Arnone, managing partner. “Adding her as partner strengthens our firm and reinforces our commitment to providing exceptional legal services to cooperatives and other impact enterprises.” 

Sarah has been a Fellow of the Sustainable Economies Law Center since 2013. Sarah graduated magna cum laude from Chicago Kent College of Law. Sarah has her A.B. from Princeton University. She has previously lived in Chicago and the East Bay Area of California, and now lives and gardens in St. Louis, Missouri. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois and California.