The law firm has made a number of significant hires in recent months.

When Philadelphia-headquartered Sterlington added groups of private client and wealth specialists last year, it signaled the law firm’s aim to build major expertise in the area. 

While some law firms provide private client expertise, it can be part of a wider range of offerings spanning corporate work through to criminal and various civil branches of law. Sterlington prefers to specialize in private client work aimed at wealthy individuals. The firm operates across the US, with its reach including the British Virgin Islands, Canada, and Hong Kong.

“The firm is designed around the core pillars of tax and estate planning. It is a one-stop shop for HNW individuals,” Christopher Harrison, CEO and founding partner, told Family Wealth Report in a call. “We limit ourselves to the highest-caliber practitioners and aim to be exceptionally commercially minded in how we think about things. That is rare among lawyers to give business advice.”

Hires continue. In late February 2026, the organization added associate Roberta Bombaci to its private wealth practice in Philadelphia, along with estate and fiduciary accountants Sheryl Roth and Robert M Maxwell. Roth and Maxwell joined from Morgan Lewis. In September 2025, Sterlington recruited several other lawyers from Morgan Lewis (see this article and this one). Bombaci joined from Troutman Pepper Locke.

Harrison’s colleague, Dan Cooper, partner and head of Sterlington’s private wealth business, joined the FWR call. Cooper said his business is pushing further into the private wealth area, even while other law firms seek other pickings elsewhere.

“A lot of big firms are starting to eliminate these sorts of practices because there is more interest in doing corporate work. Most law schools hardly have any classes on trusts and estates,” Cooper said. 

Cooper also noted that work with US expats “is a growing area for us, particularly as we expand our  international planning capabilities.”

The private wealth group has 10, soon to be 11, members. Besides its Philadelphia HQ, Sterlington also has offices in New York.

“We are extremely proactive in the way we work with clients. For example, much of the work involves helping clients reduce the size of their taxable estates over time. We work with favorable trust jurisdictions such as South Dakota,” Cooper added.