Sterlington PLLC Welcomes Teresa Santos as a Partner
Sterlington PLLC is pleased to announce the expansion of its practice with the addition of Teresa “Teri” F. Santos as a partner and head of its general counsel services practice.
New York – Premier virtual law firm Sterlington PLLC is pleased to announce the expansion of its practice with the addition of Teresa “Teri” F. Santos as a partner and head of its general counsel services practice.
Teresa’s practice focuses on providing outsourced general counsel services to companies, supporting their businesses with ongoing legal review and advice including commercial contracts, employment law matters, risk, and data privacy. Based in New York City, her clients include digital media, e-commerce merchants, advertising technology companies, publishers, mobile app developers, online marketing firms, agencies, traditional advertising and creative agencies, SaaS developers and service providers, financial technology companies, and content website providers.
“We’re extremely pleased to welcome Teresa to Sterlington,” said Sterlington’s Founder and CEO Christopher S. Harrison. “Teresa’s expertise and views on technology-supported legal services align well with our culture. With her addition, Sterlington is poised to greatly expand our general counsel services practice, especially to our private equity and hedge fund clients. We look forward to working with her and continuing to provide high-level services to our current and future clients.”
Prior to joining Sterlington, Teresa spent time in private legal practice and previously served as the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of both publicly traded and privately held companies including companies listed on the NASDAQ as well as private equity-owned companies. Teresa began her career as an associate attorney at Reed Smith before becoming in-house counsel.
“I am very pleased to be joining Sterlington and for the opportunity to offer the depth and breadth of legal expertise that Sterlington brings my existing and future clients,” stated Ms. Santos. “Sterlington’s focus on innovation and embracing new workstyles in a post-pandemic world fits perfectly with my practice. Sterlington’s reputation, clientele, and multi-industry expertise provide an excellent platform for growth.”
Ms. Santos graduated from Georgetown University (J.D), Emmanuel College (M.S.M.), and Tufts University (B.A.).
About Sterlington PLLC
Sterlington PLLC is an international virtual law firm with leading capabilities in sophisticated transactional and litigation work and legal operations outsourcing. With deep experience and specialized skills across multiple practices and industries, our team helps clients around the world achieve their business goals.
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