Steven M. Strauss

Steven M. Strauss is a distinguished partner at Cooley LLP since December 2005, specializing as a first chair trial lawyer in the firm's global litigation department. With 35 years of extensive experience, Steve has secured trial verdicts and settlements exceeding $10 billion, making him one of the most sought-after trial attorneys for complex commercial litigation, including areas such as business, intellectual property, environmental, and real estate matters. Prior to Cooley LLP, Steve served as a partner at Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP from January 1981 to December 2005. Steven M. Strauss earned a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law and completed undergraduate studies at Claremont McKenna College.