Victoria Sterling
Managing Partner
Corporate Litigation & International Arbitration
Established 1987 — New York • London • Singapore
Uncompromising
Legal
Precision.
Sterling & Vanguard operates at the intersection of law and strategy. We do not manage cases — we engineer outcomes.
Practice
Domains of Mastery
Corporate Litigation
High-stakes disputes where resolution determines the trajectory of enterprises. We litigate with surgical precision and institutional resolve.
Mergers & Acquisitions
From hostile takeovers to transformative mergers. Structural intelligence at every stage of the transaction lifecycle.
Regulatory Defense
Government investigations and regulatory proceedings demand counsel that understands the architecture of power. We navigate both.
Intellectual Property
Ideas and innovations are assets. We protect them with the same ferocity that built them.
Private Equity
Structuring funds, advising on investments, and managing fund governance with clarity and conviction.
International Arbitration
Cross-border disputes resolved with command of international law, procedural mastery, and an unbroken record of decisive outcomes across ICC, LCIA, and ICSID tribunals.
Our Philosophy
The
Architecture
of Victory.
01
We do not take cases. We accept mandates.
Every engagement begins with a single question: can we win? If the answer is no, we tell you. If the answer is yes, we commit completely.
02
Complexity is our native environment.
The more intricate the dispute, the more layers of regulation, the more stakeholders at the table — the sharper our thinking becomes.
03
Speed is a strategy. Silence is a weapon.
We move faster than opposing counsel expects and reveal only what the moment demands. Information is not shared — it is deployed.
04
The outcome is the only measurement.
Process, procedure, elegance — these serve the outcome. When the outcome demands unconventional strategy, we abandon convention without hesitation.
Leadership
The Partners
Seven decades of combined practice across three continents. No case too complex. No adversary too formidable.
Alexander Vance
Senior Partner
Mergers, Acquisitions & Private Equity
Elaine Cross
Partner
Regulatory Defense & Government Affairs
Marcus Webb
Partner
Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Sophia Harrington
Partner
International Arbitration & Treaty Disputes
Initiate Counsel
Command Your
Outcome.
Every decisive engagement begins with a single conversation. Ours are confidential, candid, and without obligation.
New York
One World Trade Center, 85F
London
1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
Singapore
Marina Bay Financial Centre