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MoloLamken LLP
430 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Steven Molo, one of the country’s leading courtroom advocates, is a founding partner of the national litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP. He represents corporations, boards, funds, investors, inventors, and individuals in complex business litigation, white collar criminal matters, and IP litigation. His client base is international.

Career

Mr. Molo began his career as a prosecutor in Chicago, and then practiced with Winston & Strawn, where he was a senior litigator and member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He spent five years as a litigation partner with the Wall Street firm Shearman & Sterling before founding MoloLamken in October 2009. He is also a solicitor on the Roll of Attorneys of the Law Society of England and Wales.

Memberships

Trustee, American Inns of Court Foundation; Trustee, United States Supreme Court Historical Society; Member (Past Vice President), New York Inn of Court; Trustee, Federal Bar Foundation; Member (Past President), Seventh Circuit Bar Association; Courts Committee, Federal Bar Council; Member (Past President), Chicago Inn of Court; Trial Attorney Advisory Board, American Bar Association; Board of Visitors, University of Illinois College of Law.

Education

J.D. and B.S., University of Illinois

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers

(Leading trial lawyers)

Steven MoloMoloLamken LLP

Steven MoloMoloLamken LLP . Regularly called upon to serve as lead counsel when it is clear that a matter is proceeding to trial, New York-based Steven Molo is a go-to advocate for high-stakes white collar matters, representing both major government officials and senior executives. In a highly significant trial scheduled for February 2023, Molo will represent Anywhere Real Estate in a $1.5 billion antitrust class action, with potentially significant ramifications for real-estate brokers across the US.

Steven MoloMoloLamken LLP . Regularly called upon to serve as lead counsel when it is clear that a matter is proceeding to trial, New York-based Steven Molo is a go-to advocate for high-stakes white collar matters, representing both major government officials and senior executives. In a highly significant trial scheduled for February 2023, Molo will represent Anywhere Real Estate in a $1.5 billion antitrust class action, with potentially significant ramifications for real-estate brokers across the US.

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

Litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is frequently sought out by corporations, hedge funds, private equity firms, investors, inventors, executives, and sovereign entities for a wide range of contentious matters. The firm represents both the plaintiff and defendant, handling business litigation and arbitration, intellectual property litigation, and defense and investigations in white-collar crime. Steven Molo leads from the New York office and is actively involved in several high-volume disputes. Robert Kry in Washington DC provides counsel on topics such as sovereign immunity, arbitration, and the enforcement of arbitral awards. Megan Cunniff Church in Chicago and Justin Ellis in New York are also core members of the team.

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff

(Leading lawyers)

Steven MoloMoloLamken LLP

National litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is ‘lean and mean’, according to one client who notes that ‘you’re getting the best at every level — from junior associate to partner’. ‘They’re entrepreneurial and creative in devising ways to solve your problems and execute on a legal strategy’, says a client of the complex litigation practice led by Steven Molo in New York, which handles a range of business disputes including IP cases, white-collar defense and investigations, as well as securities litigation. ‘Molo and his other senior partners know that promoting more junior talent is a recipe for success’, hence the strength of emerging partner talent such as Lauren Weinstein in Washington DC, who worked with Molo on a $250m case for U.S. Bank as Trustee of a series of Residential Mortgage Backed Securitization (RMBS) Trusts in New York Supreme Court against various sponsors of mortgage-backed securitizations. New York-based Justin Ellis is a key part of the team representing Contrarian Capital Management LLC in a case against Venezuela regarding the non-payment of sovereign debt obligations. Robert Kry in DC was also involved in a 10b5 trial against a co-founder of Dakota Plains Holdings, securing $40m for the class.

United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

(Leading lawyers: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to individuals)

Steven MoloMoloLamken LLP

A sophisticated litigation boutique with a specialty in defending individuals in investigations and trials, MoloLamken LLP is sought after for its expertise in matters pertaining to securities fraud and insider trading, among others. Founding partner and former prosecutor Steven Molo is based in New York and serves as practice head. Washington DC’s Justin Shur represents board members and senior executives before regulatory authorities such as the DOJ and SEC. Another practitioner of note is Chicago-based Megan Cunniff Church, whose areas of focus extend to cross-border investigations, as well as crisis and risk management.