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Daniel Sterling

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Daniel has significant experience advising on transactional matters relating to a broad range of corporate matters in the M&A, joint venture, private equity and venture capital spheres. He is particularly valued for his pragmatic, solution oriented, approach to assisting at each stage of the business cycle. 

Daniel has cross-jurisdictional experience across North America, Europe and the Middle East. He is well placed to advise international and regional companies and investors on complex transactional matters. Daniel has advised on matters across various industries ranging from company structuring, fund formation and early seed stage investments through to private acquisition and public offering exits.  

 

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CV

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2025 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2020 – 2022 Associate, Al Tamimi & Company
2018 - 2020 Trainee, Goodwin Procter LLP, London, United Kingdom
2020 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2016 LL.B., University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2012 B.A, Economics and Political Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Career

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2025 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2020 – 2022 Associate, Al Tamimi & Company
2018 - 2020 Trainee, Goodwin Procter LLP, London, United Kingdom

Education

2020 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2016 LL.B., University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2012 B.A, Economics and Political Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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