Full-Time
Executive Compensation Associate
Executive Compensation
Sterlington
51-200 employees
Global virtual law firm handling deals
No salary listed
Miami, FL, USA
Remote
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- 4–8 years of executive compensation and employee benefits experience
- Experience at an Am Law 50 or comparably sophisticated practice preferred
- Strong experience in transaction-related compensation matters
- Excellent technical skills in tax and ERISA aspects of executive compensation
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-level advisory environment
- Advising on executive compensation and employee benefits issues in connection with M&A, private equity transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, and restructurings
- Counseling founders, CEOs, senior executives, and boards on executive employment and retention agreements
- Counseling on equity incentive and carried interest structures
- Counseling on deferred compensation and incentive arrangements
- Counseling on change-in-control and termination protections
- Counseling on performance-based compensation design
- Providing strategic guidance on tax and ERISA considerations, including equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation programs
- Supporting compensation aspects of complex and often confidential corporate events
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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
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 2026 Janus Henderson and February 2026 Peakstone deals prove live management-team mandate flow.
- April 2026 Repousis and July 2026 Frawley hires deepen high-stakes disputes and UHNW coverage.
- January 2026 Mergermarket and June 2026 Legal 500 recognition strengthen recruiting and pricing power.
What critics are saying
- Sterlington depends on lateral rainmakers; departures from Kirkland, Quinn Emanuel, and Kasowitz can reverse growth.
- Competing elite firms can poach its PE exit work, compressing margins by 2027.
- If key partners leave, the virtual platform becomes a commodity referral shop, threatening viability.
What makes Sterlington unique
- Sterlington ranked #3 U.S. and #6 global for private-equity M&A exits in FY2025.
- Its virtual model spans the US, Europe, Asia, serving PE and ultra-high-net-worth clients.
- The firm now covers corporate, litigation, tax, executive comp, private wealth, and family law.
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Company News
Sterlington PLLC has hired Christopher Hurld as a partner in its litigation practice. Hurld joins from EverQuote, a publicly traded online insurance marketplace, where he served as general counsel and chief compliance officer. He previously worked as counsel at Jones Day. Hurld specialises in plaintiff-side litigation involving AI, cybersecurity, and data privacy. He has experience advising companies on data security incidents and compliance with regulations including CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA, and PCI-DSS. Before EverQuote, Hurld spent over a decade at AmLaw 100 firms and served as assistant attorney general in Massachusetts. He earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Centre.
Sterlington has launched a matrimonial and family law practice with the arrival of partner Kelly A. Frawley and counsel Joseph Hyland from Kasowitz. The new practice will focus on divorce, asset distribution, custody, and prenuptial agreements, particularly for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. Frawley, who leads the practice, previously chaired Kasowitz's matrimonial and family law practice. She regularly handles matters involving hedge fund and private equity interests. Hyland specialises in complex financial issues in matrimonial matters, including asset valuation and prenuptial agreement enforcement. The practice extends Sterlington's existing work with founders, senior executives, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Managing partner Christopher S. Harrison described the launch as a natural extension of the firm's services during a period of exceptional growth.
Sterlington PLLC has appointed Dr Odysseas G. Repousis as a partner in its litigation and arbitration practices. Repousis joins from Quinn Emanuel, where he was a senior lawyer handling international disputes across multiple sectors. Repousis specialises in commercial disputes involving shareholders, institutional investors, governments and multinational companies. His practice covers shareholder disputes, complex financial matters and cross-border claims spanning telecommunications, energy, infrastructure, financial services and technology sectors. He has secured favourable outcomes in high-stakes litigation and arbitration across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Repousis holds a PhD in arbitration and investment law, with advanced degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of Hong Kong. He is admitted to practice in New York and England and Wales.
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.