Steven Stein

Steve Stein is a litigator who specializes in media and intellectual property disputes. He also has substantial experience litigating complex entertainment and business disputes.

Steve defends media organizations from defamation and copyright and trademark infringement claims, and enforces intellectual property rights for brands and creators. He litigates entertainment disputes for production companies and A-list talent, and complex contract and business disputes for businesses and individuals.

Before joining the firm, Steve wrote for the Washington Post and served as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit. Steve draws on his experience as a journalist and law clerk to advocate for his clients.

Clerkship

Honorable Stephen A. Higginson on the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit

- Legal 500, US Elite Los Angeles - Media and Entertainment, 2026
- Los Angeles Business Journal, Leaders of Influence: Litigators and Trial Attorneys, 2024
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2019 - 2022
- California
- Central District of California
- Northern District of California
- Southern District of New York
- Eastern District of New York
- Western District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals of the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law (J.D., 2012)
  USC Law Review, Executive Articles Editor
- Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2008)