Steven P. Solow
Founder and Principal

Steven P. Solow founded Solow, PLLC in 2024 after practicing for more than 20 years as a partner at leading U.S. law firms, preceded by service as a federal and state prosecutor and full-time law professor. He focuses on white collar defense, internal investigations, incident and crisis response, corporate compliance, monitorships, and environmental civil and criminal litigation.

Steve’s clients benefit from the breadth and depth of experience and knowledge acquired in his public and private sector work. He is highly sought after for his uncommon ability to manage legally and technically complex matters while employing the keen perspective necessary to identify practical solutions. As a client described him in a recent edition of Chambers USA,, “He has an unmatched oral ability and is a powerful advocate for his clients. Steven always rises above as the voice of reason.”

Steve advises and represents a wide array of organizations ranging from Fortune 50 corporations to small privately held businesses. His clients reflect a range of industries including chemical, energy, utility, construction, insurance, finance, homebuilding, pipeline, maritime, and technology. He also represents individuals, municipalities and NGOs. Over the last decade, Steve’s practice has grown to encompass monitorships; he served as a court-appointed monitor for the world’s largest cruise company, currently serves as a federal monitor for a heavy-duty civil construction company, and has overseen the work of monitors. 

Before starting Solow, PLLC Steve was in private practice at three major law firms including Baker Botts, Katten, and Hunton Andrews Kurth. At Katten Steve served as a national practice chair and on the firm’s executive committee.  

Before entering private practice he served as Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Section, where he supervised more than 30 federal prosecutors and oversaw the prosecution of environmental criminal cases nationwide. During this time he was selected for the Senior Executive Service of the federal government. 

At the DOJ, Steve’s work included directing a nationwide task force investigating and prosecuting domestic and foreign criminal groups smuggling ozone-depleting chemicals into the United States. For his work related to the investigation and prosecution of ocean pollution crimes, he was awarded a Public Service Commendation from the United States Coast Guard. He served on the U.S. Attorney General’s White Collar Crime Council, working closely with U.S. Attorney’s Offices, federal investigative and intelligence agencies, Interpol, and state, local and foreign law enforcement agencies.

Steve began his career as a prosecutor with the New York State Organized Crime Task Force. His work involved complex criminal cases, including RICO prosecutions, the use of electronic surveillance and the prosecution of fraud, corruption, narcotics, loan-sharking, and illegal dumping of waste. He also served in the Task Force’s appellate section. After law school he clerked for the late Honorable Harold L. Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

In addition to practicing law, Steve is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Environmental Enforcement (IEE) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Established in 2026 and housed within Haub Law’s top-ranked Environmental Law Program, the IEE serves as a hub for research, professional training, legal education, and student engagement dedicated to advancing the study and practice of environmental enforcement. Steve has been affiliated with Haub Law for many years. He was a Professor for Environmental Law and Co-Director of the school’s Environmental Litigation Clinic in the early 1990s. In 1997 he founded and continues to teach and direct the law school’s Washington DC Environmental Externship program. 

Steve’s experience in academia has also included serving as a Visiting Professor and Co-Director of the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Maryland School of Law, and as an adjunct at Georgetown University Law Center. He is currently a Senior Fellow for New York University Law’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement and a Senior Fellow for the Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at Wharton.