Sarah Molinoff

Sarah Molinoff is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Portland office and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Ms. Molinoff represents clients in complex commercial disputes, including in the securities, contract, fraud, environmental and maritime contexts, and has strong experience in state and federal appeals.

Ms. Molinoff has experience assisting clients at all stages of trial in state and federal court as well as disputes in arbitration, including evaluating litigation risks, preparing and answering lawsuits, serving and responding to discovery, preparing for depositions, arguing dispositive motions, managing litigation teams, mediation, preparing for trial and negotiating settlements.

Ms. Molinoff also defends and advises clients as they navigate criminal investigations and civil enforcement actions, and has experience with criminal trials and investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state attorneys general. Ms. Molinoff has leveraged her broad regulatory and white collar experience in her representation of startups, with a focus on emerging technology and financial technology companies. She has led investigations into many sensitive matters including parallel criminal and civil proceedings.

Ms. Molinoff possesses a deep knowledge of the federal and Oregon appellate systems. She has briefed appeals in both state and federal court and drafted amicus briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court on a range of issues.

Previously, Ms. Molinoff served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Honorable Jane R. Roth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She also practiced at a large international law firm in New York City. During law school, she interned at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and served as an executive editor of the New York University Law Review.