My name is Sterling Miller and from 2017-2018, I was the General Counsel of Marketo, Inc., a marketing technology company, until it was sold to Adobe. From 2008 to 2014 I was the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance officer for Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR). Prior to that, I was the General Counsel for Travelocity.com from 2004 to 2008. I was in the Sabre Corporation legal department from 1996 to 2004 in charge of litigation and regulatory affairs, and the American Airlines legal department from 1994 to 1996. Before moving in-house in 1994, I was an associate in the Litigation Section of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman in St. Louis from 1988 to 1994. You can learn more about me here
In November 2014, I retired from Sabre. I have decided to start a blog featuring lessons learned in my 20+ years as an in-house lawyer. I will share them with you. I know from experience that in-house lawyers do not need a 10- page memo. You need quick points that you can digest and work into your everyday practice. Consequently, I have titled my blog “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel.” My plan is to cover interesting and important topics for in-house counsel with a “Top Ten” format.
I am currently CEO and Senior Counsel for Hilgers Graben PLLC, focusing on general corporate, litigation, data privacy, and internal investigations. Through the firm, I put on free CLEs for in-house legal departments on any of the topics covered in my blog (in-person or via webcast). I consult with in-house legal departments on numerous issues and on legal project management. I am a daily contributor to LinkedIn where I post short articles on legal topics (click here to see my posts) and you can follow me on Twitter at @10ThingsLegal. In addition to this blog, I have published four books, “The Evolution of Professional Football,” “The Slow-Cooker Savant,” “Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel: Practical Advice and Successful Strategies,” and “Ten (More) Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel: Practical Advice and Successful Strategies.” I have a fifth book on the way in 2021. My books are available on Amazon, the ABA website, and at www.SterlingMillerBooks.com.
I hope you find my blog interesting and useful. I would greatly appreciate any feedback or ideas for future blogs.
Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel® 
Great work Sterling…I always look forward to your blog.
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Thank you Alan! I appreciate you reading and making time to send a comment. Best regards – Sterling
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Thank you for your useful articles.
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Thank you for sharing your experiences with our General Counsel in the Netherlands. Petra van Hilst, Founder GCN, the network for General Counsel
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Hi Petra – thank you so much for the kind words and taking the time to write. Best regards – Sterling
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So pleased I found this blog, it’s surprisingly rare to get insights from fellow in house lawyers and GCs and yours are spot on. Thanks Sterling!
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Thank you Frances! You made my day! Rgds – Sterling
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This is the most useful blog I’ve ever encountered! Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge!
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Thank you Mary Beth! You made my day!
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Hello. fantastic job. I did not imagine this. This is a impressive story. Thanks!
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Thank you!
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Hello, thank you very much for this blog. It has been extremely useful for a young head of legal.
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Hi Jon – thank you for reading the blog and taking the time to reach out! If I can ever help you with anything or want to bounce something off me, please just reach out at smiller@hilgersgraben.com Rgds – Sterling
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Thank you for sharing! It is helpful for in-house counsel like me! Hope you doing well ! Thanks so much !
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Most welcome, Lyly! Regards – Sterling
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Thank you Sterling! I just discovered your work (while on vacation) and I am hooked. So nice to hear insights from a fellow GC with so many spot on, helpful and practical advice. Please keep it up!
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Thank you Christine! I hope you “follow” the blog so you get all of the new posts as soon as they come out! If I can ever help you with anything, just reach out. Rgds
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