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    Practices

    Where we work.

    Nine principal practices, integrated into the matters our clients bring to us. Every engagement is staffed by a partner who knows your business.

    M&A

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Strategic counsel on cross-border transactions, carve-outs, and joint ventures.

    Chair
    Lauren A. Sterling
    Track record
    $42B closed since 2015
    PE / VC

    Private Equity & Venture Capital

    Fund formation, sponsor representation, growth equity, and secondaries.

    Chair
    Marcus J. Hayes
    Track record
    Counsel to 38 funds
    Litigation

    Complex Commercial Litigation

    First-chair trial experience in every federal circuit and the Delaware Chancery.

    Chair
    Devon W. Park
    Track record
    94% favorable resolutions
    IP

    Intellectual Property

    Patent prosecution, trademark portfolios, and trade secret litigation.

    Chair
    Dr. Anita R. Bose
    Track record
    1,820 issued patents
    Employment

    Employment & Labor

    Executive compensation, workforce restructuring, and union strategy.

    Chair
    Jonathan C. Reyes
    Track record
    Fortune 500 panel counsel
    Real Estate

    Real Estate & Land Use

    Hospitality development, urban infill, and entitlement strategy.

    Chair
    Sophie L. Tanaka
    Track record
    $11B in projects
    Tax & Estates

    Tax, Trusts & Estates

    Generational wealth planning, family offices, and private foundations.

    Chair
    Daniel E. Whitmore
    Track record
    Over 240 family offices
    Regulatory

    Regulatory & Government

    Antitrust, FCPA, CFIUS, sanctions, and white-collar defense.

    Chair
    Hon. Patricia O. Vasquez (Ret.)
    Track record
    Former DOJ leadership
    Privacy

    Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

    Incident response, AI governance, GDPR, CCPA, and biometric privacy.

    Chair
    Kenji M. Alvarez
    Track record
    320+ breach matters
    Sterling & Hayes LLP

    A multi-practice law firm built on five decades of trusted counsel to founders, families, and Fortune 500 boards. Sterling & Hayes attorneys appear in every federal circuit and have closed over $42B in transactions since 2015.

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