Trial Attorneys · New York · Est. 1974

Fifty years of winning the room.

A boutique trial firm representing individuals and businesses in commercial litigation, employment, and white-collar defense.

● Chambers Ranked● Super Lawyers● Martindale AV
S&V

Practice areas

Four specialties. Decades of bench-tested experience in each.

Commercial Litigation

From breach-of-contract disputes to multi-jurisdictional class actions, we've tried over 300 commercial cases to verdict. Our work spans NY State Supreme Court through the Second Circuit and federal courts nationwide.

Employment

We represent both companies and individuals in employment disputes — from executive separations and non-compete enforcement to discrimination and harassment claims.

White-Collar Defense

Investigations, indictments, and internal reviews — handled with the discretion the work demands. Several of our partners are former federal prosecutors.

Estate Planning

Sophisticated planning for high-net-worth families, including trust structures, charitable giving, and cross-border issues.

The partners

Twelve partners, eighteen associates, one shared standard.

Edward Sterling, Esq.

Founding Partner

Yale Law '76 · Commercial litigation · Former SDNY clerk

Margot Voss, Esq.

Managing Partner

Columbia Law '88 · Securities · Former AUSA

Rafael Ortiz, Esq.

Partner

NYU Law '98 · White-collar · Former federal prosecutor

Karen Liu, Esq.

Partner

Harvard Law '02 · Employment · Recognized in Chambers

What clients say

Confidentiality is the work; quotes are with permission.

"Strategic, ferocious in court, and entirely human. Sterling & Voss saved a fourteen-year-old company in under nine months."

— CEO, NYSE-listed industrial

"They prepared me for cross better than anyone I've worked with in three decades."

— Former CFO, federal trial

"You hire S&V when the case has to be won, not just defended."

— GC, Fortune 500

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