NEW YORK — August 5, 2025 — Sterlington is pleased to announce the addition of a premier Private Wealth team, including partners Daniel Cooper, Emalee Welsh, and Daniel Carmody, who join the firm from Morgan Lewis. The arrival of this team significantly enhances Sterlington’s capabilities in advising ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, family offices, and closely held businesses on estate planning, wealth transfer, tax strategy, and business succession. Additional team members are expected to join in the coming weeks.
Daniel Cooper, who now heads Sterlington’s Private Wealth practice, is known for his deep experience advising clients on wealth preservation, estate and gift tax planning, family business succession, and philanthropy. He is recognized by the Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Law in Pennsylvania.
Emalee Welsh, deputy head of the Private Wealth practice, designs and implements sophisticated wealth transfer plans for UHNW individuals, owners of privately held businesses, entrepreneurs, and multigenerational family groups. She counsels clients on estate, gift, GST, and income tax planning, trust and estate administration, and charitable giving.
Daniel Carmody advises clients on complex tax matters related to domestic and international transactions, with a particular focus on structuring partnerships, limited liability companies, and Subchapter S corporations. He also represents clients in audits and appeals before the IRS and brings valuable experience from senior roles within the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and PwC’s National Tax Services group.
“We joined Sterlington because of its high-caliber partners, top-tier associate talent, and the kind of sophisticated private client work that fits naturally with our practice,” said Cooper. “There’s strong synergy with the firm’s focus on HNWIs and a shared commitment to delivering first class, commercially strategic advice.”
The team is based in Sterlington’s new Philadelphia office and will also make use of Sterlington’s New York office to serve clients across both regions.
“The addition of this Private Wealth team strengthens our offering to the firm’s HNWI and family office client base, which is a key focus for Sterlington,” said Christopher Harrison, head of Sterlington’s Corporate and M&A practice. “We’re delighted they are joining us at a time of exceptional growth, as we continue to expand our capabilities. Their practice is exceptionally synergistic with the firm’s practices involving founders, senior executives, UHNW individuals, and their businesses.”
The Private Wealth team is the latest in a series of high-profile hires by Sterlington, which continues to attract leading talent across disciplines. Recent arrivals include Kristy Fields in executive compensation who was a partner a Simpson Thacher; Paul Jebely, a Chambers band 1 global private aviation attorney; Jonathan Sherman and Courtney Rockett, highly regarded litigators who were long time partners at Boies Schiller Flexner; Lawrence Waks, a top advisor to global brands and celebrity-backed ventures and former Reed Smith partner; and Jesse Sherrett in international arbitration and litigation who was a partner at A&O Shearman.