Counsel for business, executives & families
Considered counsel when the matter is consequential.
Sterling & Co. advises clients through transactions, disputes and the decisions that shape what comes next. Partner-led, discreet, and relentless about the result — with the judgment to know when to settle and the resolve to litigate.
38 yrs
Representing clients since 1988
$3.6B+
In transactions advised
Chambers
Band 1 ranked, three practices
94%
Of clients return or refer
Recognised by the institutions that set the standard
Chambers & Partners
The Legal 500
Best Lawyers
Super Lawyers
Martindale AV
Practice areas
Counsel across the matters that shape a business
Corporate & M&A
Acquisitions, financings and governance — structured to close cleanly and hold up long after the deal is signed.
Litigation & disputes
Commercial disputes, arbitration and trial advocacy — measured strategy, prepared as if every matter goes to verdict.
Estates & succession
Trusts, wills and the orderly transfer of wealth — private counsel for families and the businesses they own.
Financial & tax advisory
Structuring, compliance and cross-border planning — advice that anticipates the question before the regulator asks it.
Employment & labor
Executive agreements, workplace policy and disputes — protecting the relationship and the institution behind it.
Regulatory & compliance
Investigations, licensing and risk — a steady hand when a regulator, an auditor or the headlines come calling.
A record built one matter at a time
$3.6B
In transactions advised
1,400+
Matters resolved
38
Years of practice
94%
Of clients return or refer
How we work
A measured path from first call to resolution
No mystery, no surprises on the invoice. You always know where the matter stands and what comes next.
01
Consultation
A confidential conversation to understand the matter, the stakes and the outcome you need — and an honest read on whether we are the right firm.
02
Strategy
A clear plan with the options, the risks and a fixed scope. You approve the approach and the fee before any work begins.
03
Representation
A partner does the work and keeps you informed at every turn — prepared as though every matter could go to a hearing.
04
Resolution
The matter closes cleanly, with the documentation and counsel to keep it closed — and a relationship ready for whatever comes next.
Our attorneys
A partner on every matter, start to finish
Senior counsel who do the work themselves — no hand-off to a name you never meet.
Eleanor Sterling
Managing Partner
Corporate & M&A
Marcus Whitfield
Partner, Litigation
Disputes & arbitration
Priya Anand
Partner, Tax
Financial & tax advisory
James Caldwell
Partner, Private Client
Estates & succession
In the words of our clients
“When the deal nearly fell apart, Sterling kept us calm and kept us moving. They were two steps ahead of the other side the entire time — and we closed on our terms.”
Catherine Devlin
CEO, Devlin Holdings
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