Steptoe & Johnson LLP: Honors & Rankings

Industry experts have consistently acknowledged the high level of excellence at Steptoe with top rankings and awards. Our lawyers are consistently ranked as leaders in their fields by several professional publications, including the following:

The Best Lawyers in America (2013)

Lawyer of the Year:

Steven Brose — Washington, DC Natural Resources Law Lawyer of the Year
Mark Silverman — Washington, DC Tax Law Lawyer of the Year

Individuals Recognized:

Meredith Martin Addy — Litigation: Patent and Patent Law
Arthur Bailey — Litigation & Controversy: Tax
Christopher Barber — Commercial Litigation
Brigida Benitez — Employment Law: Management
Floyd Bienstock — Insurance Law
David Bodney — Litigation: First Amendment
Steven Brose — Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil & Gas Law
Betty Jo Christian — Transportation Law
Bruce Converse — Litigation: Intellectual Property
Bennett Cooper — Appellate Practice
Richard Cunningham — International Trade and Finance Law
Patrick Derdenger — Litigation & Controversy: Tax and Tax Law
Eric Emerson — International Trade and Finance Law
Susan Esserman — International Trade and Finance Law
Thomas Filarski — Patent Law
Harold Freilich — Project Finance Law
Dawn Gabel — Tax Law
Douglas Green — Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
Antonia Ianniello — Insurance Law and Legal Malpractice Law: Defendants
Robbin Itkin — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation: Bankruptcy
J. Walker Johnson — Tax Law
Lawrence Katz — Employment Law: Management and Labor Law: Management
Anthony LaRocca — Transportation Law
Matthew Lerner — Litigation & Controversy: Tax
Lucinda Low — International Arbitration: Governmental and International Trade and Finance Law
Anne Moran — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Mark Moran — International Trade and Finance Law
Mark Neubauer — Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation: Intellectual Property
John Nolan — Arbitration, Litigation: Environmental, Litigation: ERISA, and Mediation
Melanie Nussdorf — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation: ERISA
Paul Ondrasik, Jr. — Litigation: ERISA
Stephanie Quincy — Employment Law: Management, Labor Law: Management, and Litigation: Labor & Employment
David Raskin — Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
Steven Reed — Natural Resources Law
Lawrence Riff — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions: Defendants
Richard Roberts — Energy Law
James Rocap III — Insurance Law
Charles Schill — International Trade and Finance Law and Litigation: Patent
Eric Serron — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation: ERISA
Mark Silverman — Corporate Law, Litigation & Controversy: Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law
Samuel Sipe, Jr. — Railroad Law and Transportation Law
Karl Tilleman — Insurance Law
Roger Warin — Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law: Defendants, and Mediation
Reid Weingarten — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Philip West — Litigation & Controversy: Tax and Tax Law
Steven Wheeless — Litigation: Labor & Employment
Nancy White — Corporate Law
Matthew Zinn — Litigation & Controversy: Tax

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Chambers Asia Pacific 2013

Asia-wide: International Trade

Eric Emerson — International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region) and International Trade/WTO (International Firms) (China)
Susan Esserman — International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region)
Susan Munro — Dispute Resolution: Anti-Corruption (International Firms) (China)

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Chambers Europe 2011

Practice Areas:

Individual Attorneys

Darren Abrahams — Environment: Regulatory (Belgium)
James Searles — International Trade/WTO (Belgium) and International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)

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Chambers Global 2012

Practice Areas

Individual Lawyers

Steven Brose - Energy: Oil & Gas - Regulatory & Litigation (US)
Richard Cunningham - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (US)
Eric Emerson - International Trade (Asia-Pacific Region) and International Trade: International Firms (China)
Susan Esserman - International Trade (Asia-Pacific Region) and International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (US)
W. George Grandison - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (US)
Douglas Green - Energy: Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation (US)
Alice Kipel - International Trade: Intellectual Property - Section 337 (US)
Edward Krauland - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (US)
Lucinda Low - International Trade: FCPA Experts (US)
Mark Moran - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (US)
David Raskin - Energy: Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation (US)
Steven Reed - Energy: Oil & Gas - Regulatory & Litigation (US)
Richard Roberts - Energy: Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation (US)
Charles Schill - International Trade (Asia-Pacific Region) and International Trade: Intellectual Property - Section 337 (US)
James Searles - International Trade/WTO (Belgium) and International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
Mark Silverman - Tax: Corporate (US)
Michael Vatis - Privacy & Data Security (US)
Reid Weingarten - Litigation: Trial Lawyers (US)
Phillip West - Tax: International Tax (US)
Matthew Yeo - International Trade: International Firms - Foreign Expert (China) and International Trade: Foreign Expert (US)

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Chambers UK 2013

Practice Areas

Individual Lawyers

Matthew Coleman — Public International Law (London)
Egishe Dzhazoyan — Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (London)
Matthew Farmer — Real Estate (London)
Sam Kelly — Real Estate (London)
Brendan Patterson — Real Estate (London)
Jonathan Raynes — Construction: Purchaser (UK-wide)
Angus Rodger — Insurance: Contentious Claims (UK-wide), Insurance: Non-Contentious (UK-wide), and Insurance: Reinsurance (UK-wide)

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Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2012)

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Individual Rankings:

Meredith Martin Addy - Intellectual Property (Illinois)
Arthur Bailey - Tax (DC) and Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
Stewart Baker - International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
Evan Barr - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York)
Floyd Bienstock - Litigation: General Commercial (Arizona)
Steven Brose - Energy: Oil & Gas - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
Betty Jo Christian - Transportation: Rail (Nationwide)
Richard Cunningham - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
Susan Esserman - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
Kenneth Ewing - Antitrust (DC)
Cecelia Fanelli - Leisure & Hospitality (Nationwide)
W. George Grandison - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
Douglas Green - Energy: Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
John Hanley - Intellectual Property: Patent (California)
Brian Heberlig - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (DC)
Stephen Heifetz - International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
Antonia Ianniello - Insurance: Insurer (DC)
Walker Johnson - Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
Lawrence Katz - Labor & Employment (Arizona)
Alice Kipel - International Trade: Intellectual Property - Section 337 (Nationwide)
Edward Krauland - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
Anthony LaRocca - Transportation: Rail (Nationwide)
Harry Lee - Insurance: Insurer (DC)
Matthew Lerner - Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
Lucinda Low - International Trade: FCPA Experts (Nationwide)
Michael McNamara - Litigation: General Commercial (California)
Patrick Menasco - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC)
Pantelis Michalopoulos - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (DC)
Michael Miller - Litigation: General Commercial (New York)
Anne Moran - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC)
Mark Moran - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
Melanie Nussdorf - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC) and (Nationwide)
Paul Ondrasik - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC) and ERISA Litigation (Nationwide)
Daniel Poynor - Energy: Oil & Gas - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
Stephanie Quincy - Labor & Employment (Arizona)
David Raskin - Energy: Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
Steven Reed - Energy: Oil & Gas - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
Lawrence Riff - Environment (California)
Richard Roberts - Energy: Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
James Rocap III - Insurance: Insurer (DC) and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide)
Steven Ross - Energy: Electricity – Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
Charles Schill - International Trade: Intellectual Property - Section 337 (Nationwide)
Mark Silverman - Tax (DC)
Scott Sinder - Government: Government Relations (Nationwide)
Samuel Sipe Jr. - Transportation: Rail (Nationwide)
Karl Tilleman - Litigation: General Commercial (Arizona)
Michael Vatis - Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
Roger Warin - Insurance: Insurer (DC) and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide)
Reid Weingarten - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (DC) and Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide)
Philip West - Tax (DC)
Steven Wheeless - Labor & Employment (Arizona)

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DealMakers Award

Trade & Customs Law Firm of the Year (2010)

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Diversity Awards and Recognition

The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), a division of Working Mother magazine, and Flex-Time Lawyers named Steptoe as a "Best Law Firm for Women" (2011, 2009, 2008).
MultiCultural Law magazine recognized Steptoe in its “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” (2012, 2010-2007). In addition, the firm has been recognized in three specialized categories in 2012: "Top 50 Law Firms for Associates," "Top 100 Law Firms for Women," and "Top 25 Law Firms for African-Americans." The publication also ranked Steptoe in the "Top 25 Law Firms for Native Americans" (2009, 2006).
Steptoe was awarded the “Law Firm Diversity Recognition Award” by Chevron Law Function (2011, 2009).
Steptoe was selected as a recipient of the inaugural “MCCA Innovator Award” in 2011, which was presented to US in-house legal departments, law firms, bar associations or legal organizations that have led the way with innovative best practices to assist diverse lawyers. Steptoe’s Diversity and Inclusion Client Interview Project was recognized with this honor.
Steptoe was recognized as a "Top 10 Family-Friendly Firms" by Yale Law Women (2010).

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Ethisphere Institute Attorneys Who Matter (2012)

Steptoe partner Lucinda Low, head of the firm’s FCPA/Anti-Corruption practice, was named to the Ethisphere Institute’s “Attorneys Who Matter” Hall of Fame. This list recognizes individuals in a wide range of legal disciplines, from compliance specialists and in-house counsel to federal agencies, to the most accomplished ethics and compliance officers of major companies. In its Hall of Fame category, which salutes the “best of the best” in corporate compliance, the institute recognizes lawyers who scored the highest in nine criteria including recognized experience, peer/client endorsements, high-profile litigation, number of cases won, high-profile clients, public service, legal community engagement, academic involvement, and other awards/recognitions.

Ranked attorneys are:

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Expert Guides

Fil Agusti - Insolvency and Restructuring
Steven H. Brose - Energy and Natural Resources; The Best of the Best USA
Ronald S Cooper - Labor and Employment
Richard O. Cunningham - International Trade; The Best of the Best USA; The Best of the Best
Steven Davidson - Litigation
Eric Emerson - International Trade
Susan Esserman - International Trade; The Best of the Best USA; Women in Business Law
Kenneth P. Ewing - Competition and Antitrust
Stephen Fennell - Insurance and Reinsurance
W. George Grandison - International Trade; The Best of the Best USA
Sheldon Hochberg - International Trade
Antonia B. Ianniello - Insurance and Reinsurance
William Karas - Aviation
Lawrence A. Katz - Labor and Employment
Edward Krauland - International Trade
Harry Lee - Insurance and Reinsurance
Alfred Mamlet - Technology, Media & Telecommunications; The Best of the Best USA
Mark A. Moran - International Trade; The Best of the Best USA; The Best of the Best
Patrick M. Norton - Commercial Arbitration
Roger W. Parkhurst - Patent Law
Steven G.T. Reed - Energy and Natural Resources
Richard L. Roberts - Energy and Natural Resources
James E. Rocap III - Insurance and Reinsurance; The Best of the Best USA
Angus Rodger - Insurance and Reinsurance
David L. Roll - Competition and Antitrust
James Searles - International Trade
Mark J. Silverman - Tax Advisers; The Best of the Best USA
Guy Soussan - Insurance and Reinsurance
Roger E. Warin - Insurance and Reinsurance; The Best of the Best USA
Sara Beth Watson - Women in Business Law
Reid H. Weingarten - White-Collar Crime; The Best of the Best USA
Philip R. West - Tax Advisers
Frank Winston, Jr. - Insurance and Reinsurance
Brian J. Winterfeldt - Trademark Law Practitioners
Philip Woolfson - Insurance and Reinsurance
Matthew Yeo - International Trade

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Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (2012)

Practice Areas:

Competition
Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping
EU Regulatory: Chemicals (REACH) — Top Tier Firm
EU Regulatory: Environment (including WEEE and RoHS) — Top Tier Firm
EU Regulatory: Financial Services — Top Tier Firm
EU Regulatory: Food — Top Tier Firm

Individual Rankings:

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Legal 500 UK (2012)

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Legal 500 US (2012)

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Legal Business

US Law Firm of the Year 2008 - Highly Commended

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Legal Experts 2011

European Edition

Jean Russotto - EU and competition, Banking and finance
James Searles - EU and competition
Guy Soussan - EU and competition, Banking and finance
Philip Woolfson - EU and competition, Banking and finance

UK Edition

Andrew Bloom - Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Matthew Coleman - Arbitration
Matthew Farmer - Commercial property
Sam Kelly - Commercial property
Brendan Patterson - Commercial property
Farzana Rao - Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Jonathan Raynes - Construction
Angus Rodger - Insurance
Michael Thompson - Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Ray Werbicki - Arbitration

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Pro Bono Awards and Recognition

George Grandison was named a "Champion" by the National Law Journal for his pro bono service (2012).
Ruth Kahn was named "Pro Bono Attorney of the Year" by Bet Tzedek, a public-interest law firm based in Los Angeles (2012).
Kevin Fincel received the Children's Law Center Clinic Attorney of the Year Award from the Volunteer Lawyers Program in Phoenix. The award recognized Mr. Fincel's exceptional pro bono service to teens and young adults with limited access to legal services (2012).
Steptoe was named Washington DC Firm of the Year by the Tahirih Justice Center for the firm’s “consistently demonstrated excellence in protecting immigrant women and girls from violence” (2012).
Ruth Kahn was honored by California Lawyer magazine as an Attorney of the Year — one of only five lawyers in the state to be recognized for their pro bono contributions -- for her commitment to helping Holocaust survivors obtain compensation from the German government (2012).
Steptoe was presented with an award from the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation for the firm's sustained work on its behalf (2012).
The National Law Journal honored Steptoe and Jim Rocap with its annual Pro Bono Award (2011).
Jim Rocap was named a "Champion" by The National Law Journal for his pro bono service (2011).
David Bodney received the Valle del Sol’s APS Peacemaker Award (2011).