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Expert Guidance. Exceptional Results. Securing your future, protecting your enterprise, and delivering decisive victories—one case at a time.
Uncompromising Advocacy When Stakes Are Highest
Founded by Senior Counsel Julian Vance, our boutique firm is engineered to outmaneuver opponents and navigate the most complex corporate, intellectual property, and litigation landscapes.
Unlike monolithic legacy firms where your file gets delegated to junior associates, every matter at Sterling & Vance LLP is personally spearheaded by seasoned partners committed to achieving maximum leverage and definitive outcomes.
Strategic Courtroom Dominance
Relentless preparation, exhaustive discovery, and cutting-edge trial technology that commands courtroom respect.
Partner-Led Precision
Direct accessibility to lead partners with transparent communication and zero bureaucratic friction.
Absolute Confidentiality
Discretionary handling for high-net-worth families, enterprise founders, and executives.
Julian Vance, Esq.
Managing Partner & Lead Trial CounselComprehensive Legal Solutions Tailored to Protect Your Interests
From multi-million dollar corporate transactions to aggressive defense in federal courtrooms, we deliver elite representation across five core practices.
Corporate Law & M&A
Navigating cross-border mergers, buy-side due diligence, venture equity financing, and ironclad shareholder agreements.
- Mergers & Acquisitions Structuring
- Joint Ventures & Corporate Governance
- Securities & Capital Markets Advisory
High-Stakes Litigation
Relentless trial advocacy for complex contract breaches, trade secret theft, fiduciary disputes, and international arbitration.
- Federal & State Jury Trials
- Emergency Injunctions & Restraining Orders
- Commercial Fraud & Fiduciary Defense
Intellectual Property & Tech
Safeguarding valuable technological inventions, patent defense, trademark portfolios, and digital asset licensing models.
- Patent Infringement Litigation
- Trademark & Copyright Enforcement
- Software & SaaS Licensing Agreements
Wealth & Estate Planning
Preserving multi-generational family wealth, offshore trust structuring, succession roadmaps, and tax minimization frameworks.
- Dynasty & Asset Protection Trusts
- Family Business Succession Planning
- Probate & Fiduciary Administration
Civil & Injury Advocacy
Aggressive representation for catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and product liability, securing multi-million recoveries.
- Catastrophic Personal Injury Claims
- Executive & Professional Liability
- No-Recovery, No-Fee Contingency Basis
Regulatory & White-Collar
Discreet defense in SEC, DOJ, and regulatory audits, internal investigations, anti-money laundering, and compliance defense.
- SEC & Regulatory Enforcement Defense
- Corporate Internal Investigations
- Crisis Management & Whistleblower Counsel
Notable Case Results & Courtroom Victories
A small selection of our recent verdicts, arbitrations, and negotiated enterprise settlements.
Cross-Border Technology Acquisition
Represented an international AI enterprise in a multi-jurisdictional acquisition through hostile antitrust scrutiny and complex IP cross-licensing covenants.
Patent Infringement Trial Defense
Defended a premier cloud infrastructure provider against patent assertion entities in US District Court. Successfully proved prior art invalidity on all 14 asserted claims.
Catastrophic Industrial Liability
Secured substantial lifetime financial rehabilitation and punitive settlement for an engineer injured in a major corporate infrastructure malfunction.
Commercial Real Estate Partnership Dispute
Represented managing partners in an aggressive breach of fiduciary duty claim. Recovered full title interest and all disputed capital distributions.
Elite Legal Minds Dedicated to Your Case
Partners with decades of collective trial experience, former judicial clerks, and industry leaders.
Julian Vance, Esq.
Over 22 years representing Fortune 500 executives, hedge funds, and private entrepreneurs. Renowned for ruthless courtroom cross-examinations and creative trial strategy.
Eleanor Sterling, Esq.
Former Special Counsel at the SEC. Specializes in multi-hundred million dollar transactions, corporate governance, and complex securities restructuring.
Marcus Thorne, Esq.
Electrical engineer turned patent trial attorney. Has prosecuted and defended over 120 patent disputes before the PTAB and Federal Circuit appeals.
Trusted by Corporate Leaders and Private Clients
Read what our clients say about our legal precision, tactical tenacity, and results.
"Julian Vance transformed what seemed like an unwinnable shareholder dispute into a decisive victory within 60 days. His command of corporate statute is unparalleled."
"When our primary patent was attacked by a multi-billion dollar competitor, Marcus Thorne and the team stood like a fortress. They didn't just win; they secured our company's future."
"The level of discretion, strategic foresight, and personal care Julian Vance provides is rare in modern law firms. They are our family's trusted counselors for life."
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