Sterlington Adds Executive Compensation Partner Jake Ebers from Kirkland & Ellis

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 17, 2026--

Sterlington PLLC announced today that Jake Ebers has joined the firm as a partner in its Executive Compensation practice, strengthening its capabilities across complex transactional and executive compensation matters. Ebers joins Sterlington from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.

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Jake Ebers

Ebers advises founders, CEOs, management teams, and senior executives in connection with mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, IPOs, restructurings, and other transformative events. His practice focuses on the design and negotiation of equity incentive plans, transaction and retention bonuses, severance arrangements, and executive employment and change-in-control agreements. He also advises on compensation matters under U.S. tax, securities, and employment laws.

“Jake brings a level of excellence and experience that clients expect on their most important transactions,” said Christopher S. Harrison, Managing Partner of Sterlington. “We’re pleased to welcome him to the firm.”

Before joining Sterlington, Ebers was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, where he represented leading private equity firms, strategic buyers, and portfolio companies across a broad range of industries. Earlier in his career, he practiced labor and employment law at Reed Smith and served as an attorney with the New York State Department of Labor.

Ebers was recognized in 2026 by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Corporate Law. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from New York Law School and his B.A. from the University of Michigan. Ebers’ arrival reflects Sterlington’s continued strategic growth across its core practices.

About Sterlington

Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters. As a firm, we focus on the economic as well as the legal aspects of our matters.

Among other strengths, Sterlington is the ultimate law firm for private capital, family offices, founders, and senior executives, as well as their related businesses.

Visit us at www.sterlingtonlaw.com.

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