Martha B. Stolley

Partner

Martha B. Stolley is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Litigation Practice. Ms. Stolley focuses her practice on the representation of corporations and individuals in all aspects of white collar litigation, as well as regulatory enforcement matters and related civil litigation. She has represented clients in matters involving allegations of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), healthcare fraud, municipal bond fraud, securities fraud, insurance fraud, money laundering and structuring, environmental violations, and a variety of other offenses. Ms. Stolley routinely represents corporate and individual clients before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York State Attorney General's Office, various District Attorneys' Offices and U.S. Attorneys' Offices, and other federal and state regulatory agencies. 

Ms. Stolley also has experience conducting internal investigations and counseling clients on the development and implementation of internal compliance and ethics programs.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Stolley was a senior trial attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. During her eight-year tenure at the D.A.'s Office, she presented hundreds of cases to the grand jury and successfully tried more than 30 jury trials in cases involving a wide range of serious crimes, including attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, narcotics trafficking, rape, sexual assault, felony assault, weapons possession, bank robbery, witness tampering, burglary patterns, robbery, criminal contempt, and vehicular homicide. Many of her cases were prominently featured in the press. In addition to her trial duties, Ms. Stolley served in the Sexual Crimes, Asian Gang, and Domestic Violence Units. She also participated in the office trial advocacy program and supervised many young lawyers in developing their trial skills.

Ms. Stolley earned her J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, where she served as the coordinating notes editor for The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Ms. Stolley is admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York.