Government Experience

Steptoe has a long tradition of public service with a substantial number of our professionals previously serving in high-level government positions. This experience enables us to provide unique insight into the political, regulatory, and legislative processes as well as intimate familiarity with all regulatory bodies and government departments affecting businesses and not-for-profit entities.

Our professionals have served in various capacities in legislative and executive branches, including the following:

United States House of Representatives – Congressman
United States Senate – General Counsel, Banking Committee
United States Senate – Deputy Special Counsel, Committee on Foreign Relations
United States Senate – Tax Counsel, Finance Committee
United States Senate – Chief of Staff, US Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
United States Senate – Communications Director, US Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Office of the Vice President of the United States – Counsel
Department of Commerce – Deputy, US Trade Representative
Department of Commerce –General Counsel, US Trade Representative
Department of Commerce – Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Import Administration
Department of Defense – Special Counsel
Department of Homeland Security – Assistant Secretary for Policy
Department of Homeland Security – Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy & Development
Department of Homeland Security – Chief of Staff, Office of Policy & Development
Department of Homeland Security – Director, Visa Waiver Program Office
Department of Housing & Urban Development – Deputy Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Functions
Department of Housing & Urban Development – Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Counsel
Department of Interior – Chief of Staff and Chief Operations Officer
Department of Justice – Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division
Department of Justice – Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division
Department of Justice – Chief of Major Crimes Unit, US Attorney’s Office
Department of Justice – Associate Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Director, Executive Office for National Security
Department of Labor – Commissioner, Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of State – Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Department of Treasury – International Tax Counsel, Office of Tax Policy
Department of Treasury – Deputy International Tax Counsel, Office of Tax Policy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – General Counsel
Federal Bureau of Investigations – Director of National Infrastructure Protection Center
Federal Trade Commission – Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition
Internal Revenue Service – Director, Advance Pricing Agreement Program
National Institutes of Health – Acting Deputy Director, Science Policy and Technology Transfer
National Institutes of Health – Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel to the Director
National Security Agency – General Counsel
Commission on Intelligence Capabilities of the US Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction – General Counsel
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – Executive Director
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation – General Counsel