Sara P. Sandford. Services. Owner - Seattle. ssandford@gsblaw.com Tel Fax

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1 Sara P. Sandford Owner - Seattle Second & Seneca Building 1191 Second Avenue 18th Floor Seattle, WA ssandford@gsblaw.com Tel Fax Ms. Sandford works with clients from around the world in all stages of establishing, acquiring and operating businesses across borders. She concentrates her practice on representing Japanese companies and individuals in their business activities in the United States and on advising U.S. clients concerning business activities in Japan, Canada and other Pacific Rim countries. In this U.S. - Japan context, for example, Ms. Sandford has worked with clients in the formation, implementation and dissolution stages of joint ventures in industries ranging from livestock-exporting to sports equipment to internet entertainment. She has helped clients create distribution and sales representative arrangements for toys, automotive parts and agricultural products, as well as manufacturers of log homes, software and microchips. Ms. Sandford has represented high-technology start-up companies, among others, in obtaining and documenting both bank and venture capital financing. Current clients include such prominent Japanese companies as NTT DoCoMo, Kenwood Corporation, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. Ltd. and Sojitsu Corporation of America. Ms. Sandford is the Vice Chair for the ABA/Section of International Law. She has also served many years as a leader of Garvey Schubert Barer's International Group and Business Group, and has served as the firm's Seattle Office managing director. Ms. Sandford was the chair of the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington in and has served on the organization's board or in an executive capacity for close to twenty years. Ms. Sandford worked with the Japanese law firm of Matsuo & Kosugi in 1982 and again from 1986 to Having also been a Rotary International exchange student to Japan in high school and having conducted research in Japan during college, she speaks, reads and writes Japanese. By virtue of her work experience and language ability, Ms. Sandford is able to explain complex American and Japanese legal concepts and issues in both Japanese and English. Ms. Sandford combines her corporate and commercial law experience, along with her cultural awareness, to assist clients in developing business strategies that allow foreign clients to transfer necessary personnel to the United States to oversee their investments and projects as well. Services China Practice Copyright 2015 Garvey Schubert Barer. All Rights Reserved.

2 International Business Corporate Counseling Privately Held Companies Transnational Litigation Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Charitable and Tax-Exempt Organizations Industries Emerging Companies Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Manufacturing and Distribution Manufacturing and Distribution (International) Transportation and Logistics (International) Education Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1984 International Fellow, Forrest M. Anderson Scholar, Writing and Research Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law University of Washington, B.A., Japan Regional Studies, 1980 Admissions Washington, 1989 California, 1984 (inactive) U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1984 Professional Recognition Named in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Named by peers to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of International Trade and Finance Law, Named "Best Lawyers in Washington State" in Seattle Business magazine, Named a "2010 Top Lawyer" for International Trade in Seattle Met magazine, 2010 Martindale-Hubbell AV/5.0 Peer Review Rated Profiled, WSBA Bar Bulletin, September 2008 ABA Section of International Law Outstanding Volunteer Award, Certificate of Achievement for Volunteer Services to The Tenants Union of Washington State, 2011

3 Languages Japanese Conversant Italian Professional Activities Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2006-present American Bar Association, Section Officers Conference, Executive Committee and Secretary Class Representative, 2011 American Bar Association, Section of International Law: Vice Chair, 2014-present; Finance Officer, ; Co-Chair, Steering Committee International Legal Exchange to Myanmar & Cambodia, 2014; Executive Committee, 2011-present; Administration Committee, 2010-present; Council Member, , 2010-present; Commission on Women in the Profession, Perspectives Editorial Board, 2012-present; Secretary/Operations Officer, ; Diversity Officer, 2010; Liaison, Commission on Women in the Profession, ; Deputy to Section Chair on Task Forces and Special Projects, 2009; Co-Chair, Leadership Retreat, 2008 and 2010; Washington State Bar Association Liaison, 2008-present; Chair, Business Law Division I, 2008; Chair, Corporate Division, 2007; Chair, Africa/Eurasia Division, 2006; Co-Chair, Asia/Pacific Law Committee, ; Chair, East Asia and Pacific Law Committee, 2003; International Law News Editorial Board, ; Selection Committee for Mayre Rasmussen Award of the Advancement of Women in International Law, , Chair Guest Lecturer, Working in Virtual or Cross Cultural Teams, Global Business Forum, University of Washington Foster School of Business, 2014 Guest Lecturer, International Business Transactions course, Seattle University School of Law, 2005, 2006 and 2010 Guest Lecturer, International Contract Negotiation course, University of Washington School of Law, Major Gifts Campaign Ambassador, Northwest Women's Law Center Member Community Activities Chair, Japan-America Society for the State of Washington, ; Chair-Elect, ; Vice President, ; Secretary, ; Executive Committee Member, and ; Director , ; Board Member, 2003-present Member, Advisory Board, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, 2012 Member, Japanese Business Association, 2008-present Volunteer Attorney, Seattle Opera 1999-present, and Seattle Opera Foundation, Volunteer Attorney, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, 2012-Present Volunteer Attorney, The Tenants Union of Washington State, 2009-present Volunteer Attorney, Western Rivers Conservancy, 2001-present Volunteer Attorney, River Network, Events

4 Events "Safeguarding Your Business Cross Border: How to Protect Corporate IP, Trade Secrets and Information Systems in a Global Economy," ABA Section of International Law Conference, Panel Co-Chair, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2015 "The Changing Regulation of the Changing International Legal Profession," ABA Section of International Law Conference, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2015 "Best Practices and Legal Risks Surrounding Joint Venture Projects and Strategic Alliances," ABA Section of International Law Asia Forum, Panel Co-Chair and Moderator, Tokyo, Japan, March 2, 2015 "Managing Ethics in the Global Law Firm," ABA Section of International Law Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 24, 2014 "Negotiating with the Japanese," Guest Lecturer, Working in Virtual or Cross Cultural Teams Curriculum, Global Business Forum, University of Washington Foster School of Business, Seattle, Washington, October 13, 2014 Summer Roadshow 2013: FY2014 IPPS Regulation Update and Board Governance, Harborview Campus, NJB Building, Seattle, WA, July 24, 2013 "Doing Business in Asia," Association of Corporate Counsel, Seattle, WA, June 25, 2013 "Hot Topics in Business Law," Co-Sponsored with the KCBA Business Law Section, Rainier Square Conference Center, 1301 Fifth Ave, 3rd Floor Atrium, Seattle, April 5, 2013 "The Practitioner s Guide to Taking Clients Global," International Law: Do s & Don ts of Doing Business in Asia, WSBA-CLE Seminar, Seattle, WA, June 21, 2012 "Anatomy of an M&A Deal - Session One: Legal Regimes, Deal Structures and General Legal Considerations," ABA Section of International Law, International M&A and Joint Venture Committee, Teleconference, Seattle, WA, June 19, 2012 "Legal Implications for U.S. Companies Conducting Business in China," The Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA, April 27, 2012 "Corporate Governance in Family-Owned Enterprises," ABA Section of International Law Conference, Dublin, Ireland, October 13, 2011 "Starting Out with an Ideal and Ending Up with a Deal: The Role of Lawyer as Negotiator," ABA Section of International Law Conference, Dublin, Ireland, October 11, 2011 "Drafting LLC Agreements," National Business Institute Seminar, Seattle, WA, July 19, 2011 Negotiating an M&A Deal, School of the University LUISS, Rome, Italy, November 8, 2010 "Cultural Competency in a Global Arena: Diversity, Equality and Inclusion for the International Lawyer," 2010 Fall Meeting, American Bar Association International Law, Paris, France, November 3, 2010 "You Say Potatoe and I Say Potato: Negotiation of Deals across the Common Law/Civil Law Divide," Spring Meeting, ABA Section of International Law, New York, NY, April 13-17, 2010 "Understanding Deemed Export Licensing," NTT DoCoMo Legal Department, Tokyo, Japan, April 2010 "Doing Business in Japan, Choice of Legal Structure & Practical Pointers," Brown Bag Teleconference, Asia /Pacific Committee ABA Section of International Law, February 24, 2010 "Civil Dispute Management," King County Bar Association and Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA, December 4, 2009 "Legal Structures for Export Business," Washington State Export Certification Course, Washington Department of Commerce, Seattle, WA, November 2009

5 Department of Commerce, Seattle, WA, November 2009 "Negotiating & Finalizing the Deal," Strategies for Selecting, Structuring & Managing International Partnerships, World Trade Club Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA, April 2009 "International Business Communications," Guest Lecturer, Seikei University, Tokyo, Japan, July 2008 "ABA Pathways to Employment in International Law," University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA, March 2008 "Common Legal Issues for Inbound Investors," Foreign Direct Investment: Moving from Theory to Practice FDI Training for Local Partners, Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development, Seattle, WA, January 2008 "International Contract Negotiation," University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA, January 2007 "Market Entry: Strategic Alliance, Licensing, Joint Venture or Investment," Doing Business in Asia, AIJA, September 1, 2006 "Teaching and Training Lawyers for Asian Practice: A Paradigm for Future Legal Education?," Fifth Annual Law School Deans/Practitioners Roundtable, ABA Section of International Law, April 2005 "Avoiding Enron and Daiwa Bank: Corporate Compliance in the U.S. and Japan," Garvey Schubert Barer Seminar, Seattle, WA, March 2005 Publications "Guide to Doing Business in the U.S. Installment #1: Establishing a New Business in the U.S.," Garvey Schubert Barer, January 14, "International Trade and Investment," Garvey Schubert Barer, May 1, "Sara Sandford s Op-Ed on opportunities with China featured in Seattle Business," Seattle Business, January "Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises," Contributor on Japan, The World Bank and International Finance Corporation, "Your Guide to Investing in the Freight Transportation and Logistics Industry in the United States," Garvey Schubert Barer, September "Tips for U.S./Canada Cross-Border Business," Garvey Schubert Barer, November "Doing Business in Japan," co-editor, Doing Business in Asia, "Conducting Discovery in China & Japan," co-author, The International Litigation Quarterly, Spring/Summer "Taking Sherlock Shopping - International Due Diligence," Garvey Schubert Barer, 2001.