Overview
Stephany Reaves is an experienced trial attorney and former public defender in the Washington, D.C., office of Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Stephany has tried a dozen cases to verdict. She represents companies and individuals at every stage of litigation — from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal. Her practice encompasses complex civil litigation in a wide range of industries, including energy, entertainment and technology. She also represents individuals under investigation and facing charges for white-collar allegations.
Stephany is an active participant in MTO’s internal governance, including being elected as an associate representative to MTO’s Management Committee for 2024 – 2025.
Prior to joining the firm, Stephany served as a Public Defender Service trial attorney and supervising attorney in the District of Columbia Superior Court where she represented over 100 clients facing felony charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She secured jury acquittals for individuals accused of homicide, assault, weapons charges and other serious offenses, and led her clients to successful resolutions through motions practice and negotiation.
While attending Stanford Law School, Stephany was a member of the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and the Stanford Criminal Defense Clinic. Additionally, Stephany was the co-editor-in-chief for the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Prior to law school, Stephany taught high school math in Washington, D.C., as part of the Teach for America program. While an undergraduate at Yale University, she ran varsity cross-country and track. Stephany lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.
Experience
Litigation
Stephany’s significant representations include:
A prominent Supreme Court advocate as trial counsel in a high-profile tax fraud prosecution.
Snap in discovery and for trial in ongoing multidistrict litigation and California state court coordinated proceeding, alleging injuries to minor users and school districts.
Activision Blizzard in a diverse set of matters, including a complex employment suit brought by the California Civil Rights Department, an individual consumer rights claim and a trademark dispute.
Chevron in a putative antitrust class action alleging oil companies and foreign governments fixed gasoline prices in 2020, ending in a successful motion to dismiss.
MGM Resorts International in a putative antitrust class action alleging that the defendants improperly used pricing software, ending in a successful motion to dismiss.
A leading streaming platform in mass arbitrations involving alleged state and federal data privacy violations
More
- Named to the Top 40 Under 40 list by The National Black Lawyers, 2023
- Named to Lawyers of Color’s Hot List, 2022
- A pro bono client in a federal homicide and kidnapping case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. A jury returned a verdict in our client’s favor, granting a full acquittal after less than a day of deliberation.
- A pro bono client before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, arguing for the court to affirm a District Court’s decision denying qualified immunity to state officials for the client’s Section 1983 claim.
- A pro bono client before the D.C. Court of Appeals seeking reversal of a homicide conviction.
- Fellow with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2025
- Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association
