Steven F Molo

Ranked in 4 Practice Areas

Band 1

Litigation: General Commercial

New York

12 Years Ranked

Band 1

Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation

New York

5 Years Ranked

Band 2

Litigation: Trial Lawyers

USA - Nationwide

3 Years Ranked

Band 3

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

New York

12 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Steven F Molo

USA

Practice Areas

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.

Professional Memberships

He is a trustee of the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society, the Federal Bar Foundation, and a past trustee of the American Inns of Court Foundation. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation. He is also a solicitor on the Roll of Attorneys of the Law Society of England and Wales.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Steven Molo achieves excellent results for company and individual clients across a broad range of disputes. He excels on the plaintiffs' side of securities cases, as well as in defense of corporate clients in complex commercial matters.

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Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation - New York

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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Litigation: Trial Lawyers - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Steven Molo is an impressive performer in trials on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants arising from complex commercial disputes and high-stakes securities actions. He has additional strengths in white-collar criminal cases. He is based in New York and is the cofounder of MoloLamken.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Steven Molo undertakes a wide variety of mandates on behalf of corporates and individual clients, whom he represents in regulatory investigations and criminal proceedings, as well as complex commercial litigation.

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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Steven F Molo

Global Practice Guide

International Fraud & Asset Tracing 2025
USA | Trends and Developments

Authored by

Steven Molo, Walter Hawes, Robert Kry, Megan Cunniff Church

Article • Apr 2025

Global Practice Guide

International Fraud & Asset Tracing 2025
USA | Law and Practice

Authored by

Steven Molo, Walter Hawes, Robert Kry, Megan Cunniff Church

Article • Apr 2025

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Steven is a very experienced and savvy courtroom lawyer.

Litigation: General Commercial respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steve has more experience than 90% of the field. He just has so much hands-on court experience and gets the client perspective.

Litigation: General Commercial respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steve is the best strategist that I have ever worked with. He is in a class by himself. He is a maestro.

Litigation: General Commercial respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steven is a smart guy who is very strategic. He is a big name and definitely has a lot of insight to bear.

Litigation: General Commercial respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steven is a really terrific lawyer.

Litigation: General Commercial respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steve is an excellent litigator who understands the business of his clients. He is smart, articulate, energetic and personable.

Litigation: Trial Lawyers respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steven has spent lot of time in court on both defense and plaintiff sides, in civil and criminal matters, making him a very experienced and savvy courtroom lawyer.

Litigation: Trial Lawyers respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steve has more experience than 90% of the field. He just has so much hands-on court experience and gets the client perspective.

Litigation: Trial Lawyers respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Steve is highly sophisticated and has outstanding general commercial awareness and vision for the firm.

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA