ABOUT
Stark is a national business and transactional law firm supporting private credit and private equity sponsors, lenders, investors, and operating companies across a wide range of markets and industries. With more than 25 years of experience, the firm delivers practical, business-focused legal solutions for complex transactions.
Our practice focuses on loan transactions across all markets, including asset-based lending, real estate financing, and structured credit, as well as commercial and residential real estate closings. Stark regularly advises clients on the origination, negotiation, documentation, and closing of financing transactions, and we continue to support those relationships throughout the life of the deal.
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In addition to finance and real estate, we counsel clients on commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, insurance matters, and creditors’ rights, including receiverships, special master, workouts, restructurings, and enforcement. The firm also serves as outside general counsel to businesses and investment platforms, providing practical, business-oriented legal advice on day-to-day and strategic matters.
The firm is founder-led and supported by an experienced affiliated attorney team with a national footprint. This model allows us to deliver sophisticated legal services efficiently while drawing on deep subject-matter and jurisdictional experience coast to coast.
We are committed to responsive service, commercial insight, and helping our clients move transactions forward with clarity and confidence.
Outside General Counsel
Private Credit & Lending
Structured, Asset-Based & Real Estate Finance
Commercial & Residential Real Estate Closings
Mergers, Acquisitions & Commercial Transactions
Creditors’ Rights
Meet the Founder
Erin Stark-Medina
​Erin Stark-Medina is the Founder and Managing Partner of Stark, a national business and transactional law firm. With more than 25 years of experience, Erin advises private credit and private equity sponsors, financial institutions, lenders, investors, and operating companies on sophisticated commercial transactions and strategic legal matters across the United States.​
Erin’s practice is centered on private credit and lending transactions, including asset-based lending, structured credit, syndicated and bilateral lending, and real estate finance. She regularly represents lenders, borrowers, sponsors, and investors in the origination, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing of complex financing transactions, and continues to support clients throughout the life of the deal.​
In addition, Erin has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and corporate finance, advising buyers and sellers on acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and restructurings across a wide range of industries. She also counsels clients on receiverships, creditors’ rights matters, including workouts, enforcement, and distressed asset strategies.
​Erin handles commercial and real estate closings nationwide and serves as a title agent for American Eagle Title, supporting both commercial and residential real estate transactions. Her real estate practice includes acquisition, disposition, and financing matters, with a strong focus on real estate-backed credit facilities and investment transactions.​
Beyond individual transactions, Erin serves as outside general counsel to businesses and investment platforms, providing practical, business-oriented legal advice on day-to-day operations, growth initiatives, risk management, and strategic planning. Her fractional general counsel model allows clients to access senior-level legal guidance in a flexible, cost-effective manner.​
Erin is deeply engaged in the legal and business communities. She serves on the SMU Parent Leadership Council, SMU Alumni Board, and the SMU Dedman College Executive Board. She is a Platinum X Chapter member of the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) and Chair of NAMWOLF’s Banking and Finance Committee. She also served as Chair of the 2024 Season of Hope Gala benefiting the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
​A Texas native, Erin earned her degree from Southern Methodist University and completed executive education at Harvard Business School. Her leadership continues to shape Stark as a firm known for clarity, responsiveness, and results-driven legal solutions.
She is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Georgia and Alabama.
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Stark is a national law firm serving as outside general counsel to corporations and investment platforms, with a focus on structured, asset-based, and real estate finance; corporate and real estate transactions; creditors’ rights; mergers and acquisitions; and commercial transactions. The firm also handles commercial and residential real estate closings nationwide.
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With seven offices across the United States, Stark operates through a centralized model to ensure efficiency, consistency, and responsive service. All correspondence, inquiries, and calls are coordinated through our Atlanta headquarters, which serves as the firm’s primary administrative and communications hub.
To connect with Stark or inquire about our services, please contact our Atlanta office. Our team will promptly route your inquiry to the appropriate attorney or office based on your needs.
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​Atlanta | Dallas | Miami | New York | Virginia | Los Angeles | Philadelphia
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ATLANTA
3480 Peachtree Road, NE
Second Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
404.835.2729
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Learn More About Stark
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On-Demand, Fractional Legal Services
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Transactional & Litigation
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Efficient, Tailored Legal Solutions
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NAMWOLF Law Firm Member
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Certified Woman-Owned Small Business
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