Biography
From Criminal Defense to Boardroom-Level Exposure
Career
Sandy Stern joined Holdsworth & Inkwell as Senior Counsel in 2019. Before joining the firm, he spent forty-five years in private practice in Philadelphia, building one of the country's most respected complex litigation practices.
Practice
His practice has always centered on high-stakes commercial litigation. He has represented Fortune 100 corporations, individual executives facing white-collar exposure, and government officials in civil and administrative proceedings. He has tried thirty-eight matters to verdict.
Current Role
At Holdsworth & Inkwell, he advises the firm on complex commercial litigation strategy, particularly in matters involving regulatory exposure, parallel proceedings, or international dimensions. He continues to maintain a select client roster and lectures occasionally on trial advocacy.
Credentials
The Record, Plainly Stated
What follows is Sandy Stern's professional record: the plain facts of a career, not an account of it. Each entry reflects work done, not work described. See Credentials for the firm's full record across every attorney.
Bar Admissions
Education
- B.A., University of Buenos Aires, 1968
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1972
Attorneys are licensed only in the jurisdictions listed in their individual credentials. Admission to practice varies by attorney and by court; nothing on this page implies licensure in any jurisdiction not expressly stated.
Recognition
- Georgia Distinguished Counsel | Top 100, 2023
- Top Lawyers in America | Commercial Litigation, 2024
Practice Areas
Concentrated by Design
The practice areas below outline where this work concentrates. Some attorneys hold a single, sustained focus; others range across several. Either reflects the same standard: real experience in the matters actually handled.
Sectors
Industry Experience
Every dispute sits inside an industry, with its own regulators, cycles, and pressures. The sectors below are where he has actually worked, not a general claim of range. Some attorneys concentrate in a single industry. Others carry experience across several. What follows is his own record, not a promise of expertise elsewhere.
Sector
Financial Services
Litigation for banks, mortgage servicers, investment funds, and private equity sponsors across securities and fiduciary disputes.
Sector
Technology
Litigation for technology companies in commercial disputes, cross-border discovery, and electronic-evidence-intensive matters.
Sector
Manufacturing
Litigation for industrial manufacturers in supply chain disputes, trade secret matters, and product recall coverage.
Experience
A Working Record
The matters below are drawn from Sandy Stern's work at Holdsworth & Inkwell. Each reflects its own facts and record, and none predicts how a different matter will proceed. The preparation behind a routine filing has never differed from the preparation behind a trial. That discipline is what this record reflects.
Resources
Insights from Sandy Stern
The writing gathered here is Sandy Stern's own: analysis he has authored or contributed to over the course of his practice, offered in his voice rather than the firm's collective one.
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Comparative Fault in 2024: Tracking State-Level Allocation Reforms
Survey of comparative fault frameworks across eight states where the firm practices, addressing pure and modified comparative jurisdictions and the structural distinctions within each category.
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Pre-Suit Notice Defense in 2024: A Five-State Comparison
A comparative survey of pre-suit notice frameworks across Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, with strategic implications for defense counsel handling multi-state dockets.
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Pennsylvania's Fair Share Act After a Decade: How the 60% Threshold Has Shaped Multi-Party Defense
A decade into Pennsylvania's Fair Share Act, the 60% threshold for joint and several liability has produced a defense practice that operates differently than in any other modified comparative state.
Announcements
On the Record
Activity connected to Sandy Stern collects here, drawn directly from the firm's record rather than summarized in advance. Each entry below links through to its own full account.
Holdsworth & Inkwell Recognized in 2024 Meridian Legal Register Rankings
The firm has been recognized in the 2024 Meridian Legal Register rankings across multiple practice areas and states, with individual rankings for attorneys in commercial litigation, false claims act, and wildfire litigation.
Holdsworth & Inkwell Sponsors 2024 DRI Annual Meeting
The firm sponsored the 2024 Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, the leading national gathering for civil defense attorneys, with firm attorneys participating in panels and substantive programming.
Atlanta Breakfast Series: Multi-State Litigation Trends 2024
The Atlanta office hosted a breakfast seminar on multi-state commercial litigation trends, covering procedural and substantive framework variations across the firm's 21-state defense footprint.
Upcoming Webinar: Multi-State Pre-Suit Notice Defense
Sandy Stern and Cary Agos will host a webinar surveying pre-suit notice frameworks across five states, with strategic implications for defense counsel handling multi-state commercial litigation dockets.
Team
The Work Behind the Work
Litigation depends on more than one person. The professionals connected to this practice, whether coordinating deadlines, managing filings, or keeping a matter organized, bring the same discipline to that work as to any brief headed to trial. Their profiles are below.
Location
Where to Reach Him
The details below show where Sandy Stern is based and how to reach him directly.
Phone (404) 463-4536
Fax (404) 867-5309
- Monday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Business Profiles
Elsewhere Online
These links lead beyond this site, to business and professional listings where Sandy Stern can also be found. Some he actively maintains; others exist simply because a directory keeps a listing current.
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