Justin V. Shur

Justin Shur is a partner in MoloLamken’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices. With more than two decades of first-chair trial experience, Mr. Shur has earned a national reputation for successfully representing clients in some of the most prominent white collar criminal matters and high-stakes business disputes. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies and other major businesses and organizations around the world and across a broad range of industries. Mr. Shur has also represented numerous individuals, from CEOs, board members, and other senior executives to several high-ranking public officials, including a Cabinet member, U.N. ambassador, and White House advisor to the President.

Over the years, Mr. Shur has guided clients through sensitive government investigations and related proceedings. He has extensive experience with numerous federal enforcement and investigatory agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Inspectors General, and Congress, as well as various state and local authorities. And he has handled matters involving a wide range of allegations, including insider trading and other violations of federal securities laws, corporate and accounting fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, healthcare fraud, antitrust violations, False Claims Act violations, tax fraud, government contract fraud, public corruption, and most other issues that have been the focus of government enforcement.

Mr. Shur has successfully resolved a number of significant white collar matters confidentially, persuading authorities not to bring charges. And when cases are brought, he is equally effective in defending clients. An experienced courtroom advocate, Mr. Shur has tried dozens of cases before juries and judges across the country. Drawing on his time as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Shur is also regularly called upon to conduct internal investigations, and advise companies and their boards on risk mitigation and effective compliance measures.

In his civil practice, Mr. Shur has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in multi-billion dollar disputes involving many of the most pressing issues facing businesses today. He has litigated and tried a wide array of complex commercial cases in nearly every setting, from federal and state courts to various arbitration forums. Mr. Shur has also helped clients avoid the cost and risks of courtroom battles by achieving highly-favorable pre-suit and pre-trial outcomes.

Prior to joining Molo Lamken, Mr. Shur served in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, where he was Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Section. In that role, Mr. Shur oversaw fraud and corruption investigations and prosecutions nationwide. He also served as lead trial counsel in several of DOJ’s most significant white collar matters. Mr. Shur began his career as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.