Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2023 
Kristy Fields is a partner at Sterlington PLLC in New York, New York, where she advises clients on executive compensation, employee benefits, and labor and employment matters. Her practice includes counseling companies, private equity sponsors, founders, CEOs, and senior executives on compensation and benefits issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, initial public offerings, and joint ventures. Prior to joining Sterlington, Kristy was a partner at Simpson Thacher.
Kristy represents clients in connection with the design, negotiation, and implementation of employment agreements, equity compensation arrangements, performance-based incentives, deferred compensation plans, retention programs, and change-in-control protections. She also advises on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), federal tax considerations related to compensation and benefits programs, and compliance matters affecting employers and executive teams.
Her practice includes Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Labor and Employment Law - Management, with experience assisting clients across a range of industries, including technology, financial services, energy, and real estate. Kristy regularly works with clients to structure compensation and benefits arrangements that support business objectives while addressing regulatory and transactional considerations.
