Described by one arbitrator as “one of the best trial strategists she has ever seen,” Steven Bledsoe’s practice focuses on complex, high-stakes litigation, including contract disputes, fraud, 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 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.
In 2020, Steven was appointed to serve a three-year term as a member of the U.S. Department of State’s bipartisan Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Larson when the firm opened in 2016, Steven was an equity partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and later at Arent Fox.
Higher Education Honors and Achievements
Education
- Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
- California State University Long Beach, B.A.
Admissions
- 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. Court of International Trade
- 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
