Samuel Lacy
Associate
Overview
Samuel Lacy is an associate in Maslon's Litigation Group focusing on corporate and securities litigation, government investigations and white collar defense, and construction and real estate matters. Prior to joining Maslon, Sam was an associate in the Minneapolis office of Jones Day, where he worked for five years following law school at New York University. Before that, Sam was a Ph.D. student in the history department of the University of Pennsylvania, a Fulbright Fellow at the Institute for European History in Mainz, Germany, and a graduate of Princeton Seminary. Sam completed his undergraduate degree at Bethel University, where he also played football.
Sam has been named a North Star Lawyer by the Minnesota State Bar Association for five consecutive years for pro bono service that includes representing clients seeking asylum, eviction expungement, and post-conviction relief for a capital conviction. Since 2018, Sam has also served on the board of Jack’s Basket, a local nonprofit that celebrates babies with Down syndrome.
Experience
- Defended banking entities in DOJ, SEC, and OCC criminal and civil investigations.
- Represented multibillion dollar mining company in joint-defense securities fraud action.
- Defended international financial institution in RMBS actions involving breach of contract and fiduciary duties claims.
- Served as lead counsel to national credit reporting agency in numerous FCRA actions.