Full-Time
Associate Executive Compensation & Benefits
Posted on 9/29/2025
Sterlington
51-200 employees
Global virtual law firm handling deals
No salary listed
Philadelphia, PA, USA
In Person
 Legal & Compliance (1) |
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- 8 years plus executive compensation experience
- Ideal experience at an American Law 100 law firm
- Advise clients on complex executive compensation and employee benefits issues in the context of mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, initial public offerings, joint ventures, and restructurings
- Counsel founders, chief executive officers, senior executives, and boards on the design, negotiation, and implementation of executive employment agreements, equity incentive plans, deferred compensation arrangements, change-in-control protections, and performance-based pay
- Provide strategic advice on tax and Employee Retirement Income Security Act compliance issues related to equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation programs
Sterlington is a world-class virtual law firm that provides sophisticated transactional and litigation services. Its lawyers and staff are spread across the US, Europe, and Asia, enabling global coverage without a traditional office footprint. The firm serves a diverse client base, including private equity funds, multi-billion-dollar family offices, venture capital funds and their portfolio companies, public and private companies, investment banks, hedge funds, high net worth individuals, CEOs, and biotech/startup clients. The virtual model has helped Sterlington grow rapidly since the pandemic, underscoring its ability to deliver cross-border legal work efficiently. The company's goal is to offer high-quality, globally distributed legal support through a remote, flexible platform that meets the needs of sophisticated clients and complex transactions while maintaining strong client relationships.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Attracts top talent from Quinn Emanuel, Kirkland & Ellis, and Curtis via remote model.
- Expands tax capabilities for sovereign wealth funds with Klas Holm's 30-year expertise.
- Bolsters private wealth in Philadelphia with hires from Morgan Lewis and Troutman Pepper.
What critics are saying
- Non-compete lawsuits from Quinn Emanuel and Kirkland hit Repousis and Ebers within 6 months.
- Family offices defect to Morgan Lewis amid hybrid work backlash, losing 25% mandates in 12 months.
- Overleveraged partner payouts compress margins below 30% as laterals underperform by 2028.
What makes Sterlington unique
- Sterlington operates as fully virtual law firm with global lawyers across US, Europe, and Asia.
- Multidisciplinary teams integrate legal and accounting for private wealth and executive compensation.
- Focuses on complex cross-border litigation and arbitration spanning Africa, Middle East, and Asia.
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Benefits
Remote Work Options
Flexible Work Hours
Company News
Sterlington has expanded its Private Wealth practice in Philadelphia with three additions: associate Roberta Bombaci and estate and fiduciary accountants Sheryl Roth and Robert M. Maxwell. The hires strengthen the firm's multidisciplinary team advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices. Bombaci joins from Troutman Pepper Locke, bringing expertise in estate and gift tax planning, trusts and estates, and family business succession. Roth and Maxwell join from Morgan Lewis, with Roth offering over 40 years of experience in fiduciary accounting and estate taxation, whilst Maxwell brings experience in estate settlement and post-mortem planning. Maxwell is also an adjunct professor at Villanova University School of Law. The expansion reflects Sterlington's strategy of combining legal and accounting expertise to deliver coordinated solutions for complex estate and succession planning.
Sterlington PLLC has hired Jake Ebers as a partner in its executive compensation practice from Kirkland & Ellis. Ebers advises founders, CEOs and senior executives on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, IPOs and restructurings, focusing on equity incentive plans, transaction bonuses, severance arrangements and employment agreements. At Kirkland & Ellis, Ebers represented private equity firms, strategic buyers and portfolio companies across various industries. He previously practised labour and employment law at Reed Smith and worked as an attorney with the New York State Department of Labor. Ebers was recognised in 2026 by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for corporate law. He holds a J.D. from New York Law School and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Sterlington PLLC has appointed Klas Holm as a partner in its Tax practice. Holm joins from Curtis, where he served as partner and Global Tax Co-Chair. With over 30 years of experience, Holm advises corporations, sovereign wealth funds, private equity and hedge funds, and high-net-worth individuals on mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions and complex tax structuring. He also represents clients in tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities. The appointment expands Sterlington's capabilities in US and cross-border transactional tax planning. Holm previously worked as a partner at Baker McKenzie and holds LLMs from New York University School of Law and Stockholm University Faculty of Law. The hire continues Sterlington's strategic expansion across corporate, litigation, executive compensation and private wealth practices.