Senior Partners & Counsel

Our Attorneys

Our partners combine elite academic pedigrees from Oxford, Harvard, and the Sorbonne with battle-tested commercial acumen.

Jonathan Sterling

Jonathan Sterling

Senior Partner • Head of Corporate Practice
Corporate LawBusiness AdvisoryCross-Border M&A

Jonathan leads the firm’s Corporate and Private Equity practice with over 22 years of experience orchestrating high-value acquisitions across the City of London, Frankfurt, and New York.

Victoria Sinclair

Victoria Sinclair

Senior Partner • Commercial Disputes & Family Wealth
Commercial LitigationFamily LawInternational Arbitration

Victoria is a seasoned trial advocate and accredited international arbitrator renowned for her formidable courtroom poise and discreet counsel to ultra-high-net-worth families.

David Alverstone

David Alverstone

Partner • Real Estate & Infrastructure
Real EstateCommercial LeasingFIDIC Contracts

David counsels sovereign wealth funds, institutional pension groups, and urban master developers on large-scale development schemes and prime portfolio acquisitions.

Amira Benali

Amira Benali

Partner • Executive Employment & Workforce Strategy
Employment LawCorporate WhistleblowingExecutive Mobility

Amira counsels multinational boards on executive appointments, severance packages, collective labor negotiations, and workplace investigations across the EMEA region.

Marcus Chen

Marcus Chen

Partner • Intellectual Property & Tech Advisory
Intellectual PropertyImmigrationTechnology Licensing

Dual-qualified in computer science and law, Marcus is a trusted strategist for artificial intelligence ventures, biotech patentees, and global talent visa programs.

Sophia Rhodes

Sophia Rhodes

Senior Counsel • Regulatory Risk & Compliance
Business AdvisoryCorporate LawCross-Border Sanctions

Sophia previously served in national financial regulatory authorities before joining Meridian Legal to advise global banks and corporations on anti-money laundering and compliance.