Sarah Buchanan

Sarah Buchanan is an associate with Foulston’s transactional and business law practice group in the firm’s Wichita office. She works frequently with LLCs, corporations, and partnerships on a broad range of matters including mergers and acquisitions, contract preparation and review, financing transactions, creation of business entities, and general corporate matters. Sarah has assisted clients in agriculture, manufacturing, franchising, construction, technology, and personal services. She has represented clients on both the buy and sell side of mergers and acquisitions, and often counsels small to medium-size companies.

Sarah received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. During law school, she served as editor-in-chief of the Kansas Law Review and as a research assistant, where she gained experience researching securities law, ERISA, and banking issues. Sarah’s law school summers were spent as a summer associate at Foulston, where she gained experience in a variety of practice areas including real estate, renewable energy, litigation, and business.

In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and dogs, tackling DIY projects, and attending concerts.

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2021)
  Kansas Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 69; Rice Scholar; Dean’s Diversity Leadership Council, Member; CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Writing for Law Practice
• Wichita State University (B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, 2018)
  Pre-Law Students Association, Vice President (2017-2018); Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society, Member (2016-2018); Policy Debate Team (2015-2016)

Admissions

• Kansas (2021)
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (2021)

• Business & Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Renewable Energy, Electric Storage & Transmission

• University of Kansas School of Law, Research Assistant for Professor Alexander Platt (2020-2021)
• Foulston Siefkin LLP, Summer Associate (2019, 2020)

• Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in the area of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2025
• American Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association
• Wichita Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
• Wichita Women Attorneys Association
   

• Girl Scouts of the KS Heartland, Board Member

2020

• Kansas COVID-19 Immunity Law Raises Questions for Employers
  - Midwest Employment Law Letter, Vol. 1, No. 9

2024

• Discussing the Impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on Your Business (Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce)

2025

• FinCEN Eliminates Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations for Domestic Companies and U.S. Persons
• CTA Reporting Requirements Reinstated with Extended Deadline to March 21, 2025
• Supreme Court Stays Injunction in One Case, but CTA Compliance Remains Temporarily on Hold Pending Other Appeal

2024

• Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Once Again Temporarily Suspended Nationwide

• Reporting Companies Must File Beneficial Ownership Information by Jan. 13, 2025, After Fifth Circuit Grants Stay of Nationwide Injunction of Corporate Transparency Act

• Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Temporarily Suspended Nationwide

• Deadline to File Reports Under the Corporate Transparency Act Is Looming; Make Arrangements Now to Comply

• Federal Court Holds the Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional, But Others Still Should Comply

2023

• Businesses Beware New Filing Regulations for Most Companies Take Effect January 1