Lauren Molinaro is an associate practicing out of our New York office.
Prior to joining KM, Ms. Molinaro was an associate at a major New York plaintiffs’ firm, where her practice focused on securities fraud litigation.
Ms. Molinaro received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2021, where she was a staff member of the International Law Journal and a recipient of the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award. During law school, Ms. Molinaro was a student attorney for the Corporate Social Responsibility Clinic at Fordham University School of Law, where she researched and reported human trafficking in global food supply chains to an international NGO. Additionally, she served as a Judicial Intern for a judge in the New York State Supreme Court.
Ms. Molinaro joined the firm in 2023.
Ms. Molinaro received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2021, where she was a staff member of the International Law Journal and a recipient of the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award. During law school, Ms. Molinaro was a student attorney for the Corporate Social Responsibility Clinic at Fordham University School of Law, where she researched and reported human trafficking in global food supply chains to an international NGO. Additionally, she served as a Judicial Intern for a judge in the New York State Supreme Court.
Ms. Molinaro joined the firm in 2023.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A. 2015)
- Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 2021)
- New York State Bar
- United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Experience
Some of Ms. Molinaro’s work includes:
- Lead counsel in securities class action Liu v. StubHub Holdings Inc. et al., No. 25 Civ. 09776 (S.D.N.Y.) alleging that the company made materially false and misleading statements in connection with the initial public offering. The litigation is ongoing.
- Representation of stockholder in In re PureCycle Technologies, Inc. Derivative Litig., No. 21-1569-RGA (D. Del.) in a shareholder derivative action against PureCycle, a company which recycles polypropylene plastic waste, alleging violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and aiding and abetting. The Company ultimately agreed to pay $3 million and to adopt internal controls and board composition reforms to settle the litigation.
- Representation of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Lordstown Motors Corp. securities in Lim v. Hightower et al. The lawsuit alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Lordstown represented publicly that it had been working collaboratively with Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) in the context of the companies’ joint venture. However, Lordstown revealed in a court filing that, contrary to Lordstown’s Class Period representations, the Company’s vital partnership with Foxconn had long been in jeopardy and Foxconn’s conduct toward Lordstown had been anything but collaborative.