STERLING CHECK CORP.
1 State Street Plaza
24th Floor
New York, New York 10004
January 20, 2023
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Sterling Check Corp. | ||||
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 | |||||
| File No. 333-268996 | |||||
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Sterling Check Corp. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on January 24, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Andrew B. Barkan of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, counsel to the Company, at (212) 859-8468.
| Very truly yours, | ||||||||
| STERLING CHECK CORP. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Steven Barnett | |||||||
| Name: | Steven Barnett | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal & Risk Officer | |||||||