Sandra Wilburn assists fund managers in developing and executing fund offerings and managing ongoing fund operations. She also advises institutional investors, state pension plans, investment managers, private investment funds and other institutional investors regarding investments in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds and assorted other alternative investment funds. In addition, she represents buyers and sellers of private fund interests in the secondary market. Sandra is editor of the firm's Private Fund Insights blog.

In her intellectual property and licensing practice, Sandra assists clients with software licensing, technology development and other intellectual property matters, primarily in the health care and life sciences sectors, and advises clients regarding domestic and international data privacy laws.    

Prior to joining Robinson Bradshaw, Sandra was an attorney at K&L Gates. Before entering the legal field, she worked as a sales executive, providing technology consultation to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in areas such as DNA sequencing, laboratory robotics and analytic software across the research and clinical development spectrum. Sandra is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Honors & Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, One to Watch, corporate, intellectual property, leveraged buyouts and private equity, 2022-25
• North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star, securities and corporate finance, 2023-24

Professional Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association
• National Association of Public Pension Attorneys
• Licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office