Litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP houses an experienced securities litigation team that represents both claimants and defendants before juries, arbitral forums, appellate courts, and the Supreme Court in a wide range of matters. The practice is under the leadership of New York-based Steven F. Molo, who has extensive experience acting for corporates, senior executives, and investors and boards. Molo's practice encompasses antitrust litigation and securities fraud cases. Joining him is Justin Ellis, who serves as a key member of the team, maintaining a broad practice that represents clients in structured finance, bankruptcy, and securities litigation matters. Based in Washington DC, Robert Kry is another noteworthy individual within the team.
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‘Justin Ellis is a fierce advocate, detail-oriented, and exceptionally creative.’
'Justin Ellis has an exceptional understanding of the law.'
'MoloLamken has particular expertise with disputes regarding structured finance products, in particular RMBS securities'
'They are hard working, think creativity, and are fiercely loyal to their fund clients. They have a tremendous depth of knowledge concerning the wide variety of litigation matters that arose out of the 2008 mortgage crisis.'
'Justin Ellis was opposing counsel in a trial. He was tenacious in his advocacy of his client’s position, deeply knowledgeable about the subject matter and deft in his examination of witnesses.'
'Justin Ellis is a stand out.'
Key clients
- Contrarian Capital Management LLC, and certain funds and separately managed accounts for which Contrarian acts as investment adviser, including Red Tree Investments LLC
- Axonic Capital LLC
- Nadia Shash and Amjad Khan as class representatives
- Sandra Hunter and Marla Strappe as class representatives
- Jon Gruber as class representative
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Steven Molo
Other key lawyers
Justin Ellis; Robert Kry