Steven Bledsoe’s practice focuses on complex, high-stakes litigation, including contract disputes, fraud and business torts, intellectual property, and insurance coverage litigation.
With more than 25 years of trial experience, Steven is known for taking the most difficult witnesses at deposition and on cross-examination at trial. He has successfully tried cases before juries, judges, and arbitrators. He has defended corporate clients in a variety of industries, including the aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer wholesale, energy, entertainment, healthcare, food and beverage, software, and financial services industries. In recognition of his career achievements, Steven was recently listed by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the "Top Litigators & Trial Lawyers" in Los Angeles.
Steven has also led high-profile internal investigations, including an internal investigation concerning one of the largest Medicare frauds in U.S. history and an investigation involving tens of millions of dollars in missing investor funds.
Steven was recently appointed by the President to serve as a member of the U.S. Department of State’s bipartisan Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Larson LLP when the firm opened in 2016, Steven was an equity partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and later at Arent Fox LLP. During law school, Steven was on the BYU Law Review.
The firm joins California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls in their campaign, Equal Pay CA, to close the state's pay gap.
Larson LLP is one of seven Los Angeles firms recognized as finalists for Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 "Firm of the Year" award.
San Bernardino County, Colonies Partners L.P., and Jeffrey Burum reached a $65 million settlement to resolve the First Amendment civil case, retaliation, and malicious prosecution.
San Bernardino County will pay Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeffrey Burum and his Colonies Partners investor group $65 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Mr. Burum in 2018 that alleged malicious prosecution.
San Bernardino County will pay $65 million to end the federal court suit accusing the county of the retaliatory investigation and malicious prosecution of Jeffrey Burum, the parties announced on Nov. 24, 2020.
Larson LLP is recognized as one of the “Most Admired Law Firms: L.A.’s Top Firms to Work For” of 2020 for consciously working toward creating a diverse, positive, and supportive environment to help drive the firm’s success.
Partners Steven E. Bledsoe, Stephen G. Larson, and Hilary Potashner are among the 2020 “Leaders in Law” nominees.
Partner Steven E. Bledsoe has been appointed to the U.S. Department of State's Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
Four Larson O'Brien partners were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and one associate was included in the inaugural edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
A new ruling by a federal judge leaves San Bernardino County facing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the politically motivated, 20-year persecution of Larson O'Brien client Jeff Burum and his company, Colonies Partners.
A federal judge on July 29, 2020 denied a request by San Bernardino County to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Larson O'Brien client Jeff Burum alleging malicious prosecution in a nearly decade-long public corruption case that ended in his acquittal.
San Bernardino County, its former district attorney, and his staff can be sued by Larson O'Brien client Jeff Burum and former county officials for alleged retaliation and malicious prosecution, a federal judge ruled on July 29, 2020.
The national coalition of law firms aims to create large-scale, coordinated pro bono projects that address systemic racism.
The U.S. Court of Appeals found that a lower court made the right call when it awarded California-based lawyer $2.88 million in fees plus interest.
Mayor Eric Garcetti's pro bono initiative is composed of top Los Angeles law firms providing free legal services to residents facing hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A group of former GM and Chrysler auto dealers will make their case in the Court of Federal Claims that the U.S. government owe them $1B for rejecting their franchise agreements.
Larson O'Brien set to begin two month trial of Chrysler dealers' claims in Court of Federal Claims.
Jury finds Rose Bowl Aquatic Center at fault in molestation case, awards family millions
The U.S. Court of Appeals found that a lower court made the right call when it awarded California-based lawyer $2.88 million in fees plus interest.
A former client of Michael Avenatti alleges the lawyer secretly pocketed his money after helping him secure a settlement.
Eleven lawyers have jumped ship from Arent Fox to start a litigation boutique in Los Angeles. Larson O'Brien LLP will focus on high stakes matters, including commercial litigation, internal investigations, appellate work and international arbitration.
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D., magna cum laude
California State University Long Beach, B.A.
California
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S.D.C. Central District of California
U.S.D.C. Eastern District of California
U.S.D.C. Northern District of California
U.S.D.C. Southern District of California