Our Story
A Firm Built Around Risk, Reputation and Results
STA Legal was created to meet a simple but demanding brief: deliver City-level legal capability with the discipline, responsiveness and discretion that boardrooms, investors and high net worth clients expect. We focus on matters where legal risk and commercial risk are indistinguishable – complex disputes, regulatory exposure, cross-border assets, and high-stakes individual mandates.
We sit within the STA Group, a recovery and dispute-resolution business with origins dating back to 1955, founded in New York as Stanley Tulchin Associates trading as STA International. Over time the group expanded across the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom, developing longstanding capability in receivables management and commercial recovery.
STA Legal brand was established in 2021 as the regulated legal services arm of the group. We provide legal recovery and dispute-resolution services across debt recovery, commercial litigation, arbitration and insolvency. We operate with the same ISO accreditations and maintain affiliations held across the wider group. We act for clients ranging from SMEs to FTSE 100 organisations and work in partnership with insurers to recover insured trade losses.
Clients instruct us because our work can be measured in outcomes: disputes avoided, recoveries achieved, investigations contained, and reputational damage prevented. We are structured to give decision-makers clear options, quantified risk, and practical routes to protect enterprise value.
Who We Act For
We act for:
- Corporates and SMEs with UK and international operations
- Financial institutions, investors and family offices
- High net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and executives
- Professional intermediaries, including accountants, consultants and brokers
Many of our instructions involve confidential, business-critical issues: imminent litigation, regulatory inquiries, governance failures, executive exits, and cross-border enforcement. We are used to working under time pressure, with multiple stakeholders, where mis-steps have real financial and reputational cost.
How Clients Benefit – Beyond “Winning the Case”
Our approach is built around measurable benefit:
- Financial outcomes
- Reduced litigation exposure and provisions
- Improved recovery on high-value claims and judgments
- Lower total cost of risk by resolving disputes earlier and more efficiently
- Reputational outcomes
- Containing sensitive disputes before they become public
- Framing legal strategy in line with regulatory and stakeholder expectations
- Demonstrating to regulators, investors and boards that issues are managed robustly
- Strategic outcomes
- Aligning legal positions with long-term commercial strategy
- Using litigation and regulatory processes to clarify contracts, governance and risk controls
- Creating informed precedents for future board and investment decisions
Our Expertise
- Commercial and corporate disputes, including cross-border enforcement
- Regulatory and compliance advisory for regulated and high-risk sectors
- Employment and business protection for senior executives and key personnel
- Real estate and asset-backed litigation for investors and property businesses
- Private wealth, trusts and complex family-owned or closely-held structures
Instructions are led by senior lawyers with sector experience, supported by focused teams. We deliberately limit caseloads so that each matter receives genuine strategic attention.
Insights and Thought Leadership
Clients can access these via our insights hub or request tailored briefings for boards, investment committees or risk committees.
Next Steps
To explore how we can support your organisation or your personal position:
• Contact us to arrange a confidential initial conversation with a senior lawyer
• Request our “High-Value Disputes Playbook” (downloadable guide)
• Subscribe to our quarterly “Board Briefing” on litigation, regulation and governance trends