Executive Representation

Michigan Executive Representation Attorney Serving the Nation's Business Elite

Senior level executives who face disputes with employers need premium legal advice and services from an attorney with a proven history of specialized employment law success. This sort of experienced advice is the key to resolving matters quickly and in the strictest of confidence. For over 20 years, employment law attorney Raymond J. Sterling has personally provided high-level corporate leaders across the country with exceptional legal counsel. Mr. Sterling has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies, understands corporate protocols, and can put his experience to work for you.

Senior executive level employees and corporate officers (C-level) in need of individual legal assistance are typically referred to familiar large corporate law firms for assistance. While the lawyers at these firms are proficient in employment law, their mindset is typically aligned with corporate interests. They often are strategically unsuited to creatively address an employment dispute involving executive employment contracts, discrimination, whistleblowing, severance agreements, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, stock options, incentive compensation, and related matters from the fundamentally different perspective of the employee.

In these situations, you need an attorney who can break away from the corporate mentality and see your problems with an unbiased, fresh set of eyes. While many corporate or in-house attorneys are skilled at making the employer's problems go away, they are not always equipped to fight for the best interests of an employee.

Experienced, Confidential, Successful

Attorney Raymond J. Sterling has a successful record of significant employment-related victories against Fortune 500 corporations and the largest law firms in the nation. His nationally-renowned reputation of protecting employee rights is bolstered by his successful representation of top-tier executives, including CEOs, COOs, CIOs, CFOs, company presidents, board of directors chairpersons and members, and other senior-level clients.

Whether a case involves aggressive negotiation or litigation, Mr. Sterling understands the highly sensitive nature of serving the legal needs of senior-level corporate executives. He also prides himself in offering a premium level of service to his executive clientèle, including:

• Respect for the confidential nature of the relationship: Mr. Sterling will personally handle your case confidentially within the firm and tactfully rebuff media inquiries to keep your name out of the press and your reputation intact (in consultation with his on-call public relations firm, if appropriate).
• Extensive employment litigation experience: he has an enviable record of consistent victories representing clients throughout America's top corporate levels.
• Successful trial record against multi-national law firms: large law firms are the traditional opponents in many employment law victories, and Mr. Sterling has won multi-million dollar cases against several of the nation's largest law firms and corporations.
• Obtaining your lucrative stock options and incentive bonuses: Mr. Sterling can help clients cash out their stock options and incentive bonuses after termination. While employers often attempt to cancel stock options and incentive compensation under the pretense of a "for cause" termination, he can help ensure your receipt of your hard-earned compensation by showing that the termination was without cause.
• Negotiating contracts for executives: Mr. Sterling can negotiate or renegotiate employment contracts and severance agreements with your best interests in mind, and often is able to have the employer pay your legal fees.
• Appreciation for litigation as a last resort: Mr. Sterling always strives to present employers with win-win litigation alternatives to persuade employers to consider everyone's best interests and keep all names out of the spotlight.
• Availability and promptness for clients: Mr. Sterling is available for emergency meetings and is on-call virtually 24/7 for his executive clients. He returns calls and emails within minutes, and makes emergency appearances for hearings and off-site meetings when necessary.

Sophisticated, high-level executives understand that premium professional services and guidance produces superlative results. When you face an employment dispute or require contract review or negotiation, contact Raymond J. Sterling, a Detroit, Michigan, executive representation and litigation attorney committed to protecting your legal rights, privacy and reputation. References available on request.