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Sara K. Bonaiuto

Associate

Sara Bonaiuto is a member of the firm’s Business and Corporate and Commercial Finance practice groups and the Cannabis Industry Team. Her practice is focused on assisting businesses and individuals with equity and debt financings, term and revolving credit facilities, entity formations, mergers and acquisitions, construction financing, real estate joint ventures and general contract matters. As part of her cannabis practice, Sara assists established and emerging cannabis companies, as well as social equity applicants, with application counseling, entity and partnership formation, financing, contract negotiations and interpretation of state and federal cannabis laws. 

Sara is the Secretary of the Young Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. She is also the co-chair of the Well-Being Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2018
  • Endicott College, B.A., 2015

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • New York

Distinctions

  • Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America: Corporate Law (2025)
  • Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Business/Corporate (2021-2024)
  • Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee, Star of the Year Award (2021)

Professional Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association: Young Lawyers Section - Secretary; Business Law Co-Chair (2019-2021); Lawyer Wellbeing Director (2021-2023)
  • American Bar Association
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New Haven

203.836.2807

sbonaiuto@goodwin.com

Areas of Focus

  • Finance
  • Business and Corporate
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
  • Commercial Finance
  • Renewable Energy Finance

Related Industries

  • Cannabis
  • Food and Beverage
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