Steven Molo > MoloLamken LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

As part of its broad oeuvre of complex commercial litigation, New York-headquartered firm MoloLamken LLP has continued to pick up some notable victories for investors in securities fraud and shareholder rights cases at both trial and appellate level. Praised for its ‘very smart and collaborative’ approach to handling matters, including in international cases, the team, which is noted for its ability to try cases, provides ‘practical advice to complex matters’. Steven Molo, who heads up the overarching complex litigation group housing the securities fraud offering, ‘brings practical insight and is razor sharp in his analysis’, leveraging his trial skills to good effect. Other key practitioners include Justin Ellis, who excels in handling complex securities matters for and against sophisticated global financial institutions, and Robert Kry, who splits his time between Washington DC and New York and has developed a particularly compelling offering in relation to securities matters with an international dimension.

New York-based founding partner of MoloLamken LLP, Steven Molo, is best known for his diverse trial practice, which spans business litigation, white-collar criminal matters, and IP disputes, where he often represents corporations, boards, funds, investors, inventors, and individuals. Among his recent highlights, he successfully prevailed on behalf of A-CAP, a major insurance provider, securing the dismissal of litigation against AM Best, which had threatened to significantly lower A-CAP’s credit rating due to a proposed $1bn asset write-off. Currently, Molo is acting for Suntory Global Spirits in a dispute with entities formed by Curtis J. Jackson III (50 Cent) over their collaboration to endorse Beam’s EFFEN vodka brand.

MoloLamken LLP has a strong litigation team representing investors, boards, senior executives, and companies in white-collar matters. The practice is co-led by Steven Molo in New York and Justin Shur in Washington DC. Molo defends individuals facing allegations of corruption, healthcare fraud, insider trading, and financial misconduct. Shur represents clients before the SEC and DOJ in investigations concerning FCPA violations, tax offenses, money laundering, and national security. Caleb Hayes-Deats, also in Washington DC, handles government and congressional investigations. Megan Cunniff Church in Chicago is recommended for sensitive internal investigations

A founding partner of litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP, Steven Molo is one of the leading commercial litigators active in New York, with notable experience in bet-the-company and bet-the-industry cases on behalf of corporations, funds, investors, and boards. Molo’s clientele is as extensive as the industries he operates in, representing foreign and domestic clients in the insurance, real estate, retail and tech sectors, to name but a few.

Representing both plaintiffs and defendants, MoloLamken LLP represents clients in business disputes and IP litigation. The firm also houses an active white collar defense practice. Steven Molo leads the team from New York and represents clients, from senior executives to government officials, in high-stakes disputes. Also in New York, Justin Ellis is active in securities and structured finance litigation and bankruptcy and antitrust disputes. Sara Margolis in New York focuses on business and IP disputes, while Lauren Dayton excels in contractual and business torts litigation, splitting her time between Chicago and New York. Antitrust expert Lauren Weinstein is based in Washington DC and Eugene Sokoloff in Chicago has a balanced plaintiff and defendant practice.