Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation
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MoloLamken is a boutique dispute resolution practice with a strong reputation for its experienced and accomplished stable of trial and appellate lawyers. It offers excellent capacity to handle commercial claims, with expertise in areas including intellectual property, trade secrets and insolvency litigation. The firm is highly regarded for its strength in pursuing high-value RMBS and wider securities claims, securing significant successes for institutional investors and major shareholders.
Work Highlights
- MoloLamken provided counsel to Beam Suntory in a dispute in New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division arising out of Beam's former collaboration with Curtis J. Jackson III, professionally known as 50 Cent, to endorse Beam's EFFEN vodka brand.
Strengths
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"MoloLamken provides consistently high quality from junior associates to senior partners, and is attuned to market realities and client needs."
"The team carefully research the complaint and consider all possibilities. They are methodical, thorough, reasoned and effective."
"MoloLamken demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of investigatory techniques and the law of fiduciary duty."
"MoloLamken provides consistently high quality from junior associates to senior partners, and is attuned to market realities and client needs."
"The team carefully research the complaint and consider all possibilities. They are methodical, thorough, reasoned and effective."
"MoloLamken demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of investigatory techniques and the law of fiduciary duty."
Notable Practitioners
Justin Ellis is noted for his work for major financial institutions on high-stakes contested proceedings, as well as a range of complex matters in securities and structured finance.
"Justin thinks creatively about legal problems, he doesn't get boxed in and is open to doing things in ways that aren't the most routine ways of litigating."
"He is phenomenal, one of the sharpest litigators. The way he thinks is so creative and he's really conscientious and fast to dive into the key issues."
"Justin is by a wide margin the most knowledgeable litigator I've ever seen; he's a walking encyclopedia."
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.
"Steve Molo is a superb lawyer. The quality of his work is top-notch. He is a skilled advocate and he never loses sight of the client's commercial goals."
"He is extraordinarily skilled and charismatic. He is a master strategist in terms of marshalling evidence and putting it together in ways the jury can understand it."
Sara Margolis has an impressive breadth of litigation experience and has handled cases spanning a host of contract disputes, securities fraud claims and intellectual property suits.
"Sara punches above the junior partner level in terms of strategy, hard work and credibility. She has presence, commands the room and speaks with authority, which is impressive."
Ranked Lawyers at
MoloLamken LLP
New York