Samuel (Sandy) B. Sterrett, Jr.

Mr. Sterrett advises business, exempt or non-profit and individual clients on corporate, governance, technology, tax and general business law. He works with start-up and emerging growth companies, privately held businesses, and large multinational corporations as well as exempt or non-profit organizations. He represents both US and foreign based clients, particularly in Australia, China, Europe and New Zealand.

Mr. Sterrett serves or has served as principal outside counsel for multiple biotechnology, medical device, business services, information technology, software and other technology companies. He has substantial experience handling mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and angel, venture capital and other financing transactions.

He focuses on the unique aspects of intellectual property and technology oriented business relationships, including licenses and cross-licenses, product development, joint ventures, collaborations, material transfer, and research and development. He has been involved in multiple highly complex mergers and acquisitions involving intellectual property and technology.

Mr. Sterrett assists clients with their key business relationships, including manufacturing, distribution and supply agreements, marketing and sponsorship agreements, employment, consulting and severance agreements, confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, purchase orders, standard terms and conditions, and personal and real property leases. He also assists clients with their corporate and governance documents, stockholder, investor rights and voting agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, and stock option and executive compensation plans.

He regularly works with exempt or nonprofit organizations, including charities and trade associations, on business, corporate, governance, intellectual property, and federal and state tax matters. He has obtained federal and state tax exemptions for multiple non-profit organizations. Mr. Sterrett has advised on and has closed several complicated corporate restructurings and mergers involving exempt organizations.  He regularly handles the daily business transactions undertaken by exempt or nonprofit organizations.

Following law school, he worked at Allens Arthur Robinson, in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and clerked for Judge James S. Halpern of the U.S. Tax Court.

Mr. Sterrett has authored several articles on business, tax and technology, including in The Intellectual Property Strategist, Legal Times, and Washington Business Journal.