Justin V. Shur is a highly regarded trial lawyer, having successfully tried dozens of cases before juries and judges across the country. Drawing on his extensive experience in private practice and as a former federal prosecutor, Mr. Shur represents companies and individuals in high stakes civil matters, as well as complex white collar criminal and regulatory matters. He is also called upon to conduct corporate internal investigations and to respond to sensitive inquiries by government agencies on behalf of clients in the United States and abroad. Mr. Shur’s practice has involved a wide variety of legal issues, including securities and accounting fraud, antitrust, health care fraud, campaign finance, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Prior to joining MoloLamken LLP, Mr. Shur served as Deputy Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division, where he investigated and prosecuted white collar crime on a national level. In this role, he supervised more than 30 federal prosecutors and oversaw some of the nation’s most significant fraud and corruption investigations and prosecutions. Mr. Shur also served as lead trial counsel in several important and high-profile cases, including the successful prosecution of a senior White House official for obstruction of justice in connection with the Jack Abramoff investigation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Shur was a principal with Kobre & Kim LLP in New York, and an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan.
Outside the courtroom, Mr. Shur frequently speaks and writes on litigation and trial strategy. He has lectured at the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar, the Department of Justice, and other organizations, and regularly teaches trial advocacy to practicing lawyers and law students around the country. Mr. Shur currently co-chairs the American Bar Association’s Regional Subcommittee on White Collar Crime and serves on the Board of Directors of the Council for Court Excellence.
Representative Matters
- Senior executive of Fortune 500 company in parallel DOJ and SEC investigations into insider trading and accounting fraud allegations
- High-ranking diplomat at jury trial for allegations of fraud stemming from DOJ’s investigation into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program
- Hedge fund partner in connection with investigations into allegations of late trading and market timing of mutual funds by the SEC and the NYAG
- Audit committee of a publicly-held media company in conducting an internal investigation in response to allegations of accounting fraud and FCPA violations
- Former Ambassador to the United Nations in international extradition proceedings
- Financier in connection with civil litigation arising from an alleged breach of a joint venture agreement
- Large foreign bank in a dispute against a Wall Street investment firm arising from the collapse of a US $2 billion credit facility
- Principal of hedge fund in connection with inquiries by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relating to allegations of market manipulation
- Wall Street broker dealer in an industry-wide SEC investigation into fixed income securities trading practices
- Global financial services firm at multiple arbitration hearings throughout the United States against various claims of securities fraud
Presentations & Publications
- Author, "Political Intelligence Firms and the STOCK Act: How Hedge Fund Managers Can Avoid Potential Pitfalls," The Hedge Fund Law Report, April 2012
- Panelist, "When an Executive's Problems Become the Company's Problems," Law Bulletin's Annual White Collar Crime and Corporate Governance Conference, April 2012
- Panelist, “E-Discovery in Government Investigations and Criminal Litigation,” ABA, April 2012
- Co-Chair, “Corporate Monitors: Current Trends, Issues & Best Practices,” ABA, January 2011
- Speaker, “DOJ’s Current Priorities in Public Corruption Enforcement,” ABA, November 2010
- Chair, “Hot Topics in Corporate Internal Investigations,” D.C. Bar, October 2010
- Co-Chair, “Recent Enforcement Initiatives of the EDVA Securities Fraud Task Force,” ABA, October 2010
- Speaker, “Investigative Techniques and Charging Decisions in Public Corruption Cases,” FBI, August 2010
- Author, “Defining the Scope of 18 U.S.C. § 666: Does the Federal Program Bribery Provision Extend to Illegal Gratuities?” ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, February 2010
- Panelist, “Cash in the Freezer: An In-Depth Analysis of Public Corruption Prosecutions,” ABA, February 2010
- Co-Chair and Moderator, “Parallel Criminal, Civil, and Other Proceedings,” D.C. Bar, October 2009
- Panelist, “Ethics, Politics and Public Corruption,” ABA, April 2009
- Co-Chair, “Speech or Debate Clause and its Impact on Public Corruption Cases," ABA, January 2009
- Author, “Cooperating with the Investigators and its Impact on Employees,” ABA Corporate Counsel Newsletter, Fall 2006
News & Appearances
Publications
Professional Affiliations
- Co-Chair, ABA Regional Subcommittee on White Collar Crime
- Former Co-Chair, ABA Subcommittee on Public Corruption
- Member, D.C. Bar Litigation Section, and Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section
- Board Member, Council for Court Excellence
- Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Advanced Trial Skills Program at Georgetown University Law Center
- Instructor, Trial Advocacy Program at Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
- Faculty Member, Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program at Emory University School of Law