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

The Best Lawyers in America (2010)

• Appellate Law - Bennett Cooper
• Alternative Dispute Resolution - John E. Nolan and Roger E. Warin
• Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law - Robbin L. Itkin
• Bet-the-Company Litigation - Robert E. Jordan, III and Mark A. Neubauer
• Commercial Litigation - Francis J. Burke, Jr., Robert E. Jordan, III, Mark A. Neubauer, John E. Nolan, and Roger E. Warin
• Corporate Law - Robert E. Jordan, Mark J. Silverman, and Nancy L. White
• Employee Benefits Law - Anne E. Moran, Melanie F. Nussdorf, and Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr.
• Energy Law - Stephen H. Brose, Douglas G. Green, David B. Raskin, and Richard L. Roberts
• First Amendment Law - David J. Bodney
• Information Technology Law - Fredric D. Bellamy
• Insurance Law - Floyd P. Bienstock, James E. Rocap, and Roger E. Warin
• International Arbitration - Lucinda A. Low
• International Trade & Finance Law - Richard O. Cunningham, Lucinda A. Low, and Mark A. Moran
• Labor and Employment Law - Lawrence A. Katz and Stephanie J. Quincy
• Legal Malpractice Law - Antonia B. Ianniello and Roger E. Warin
• Mass Tort Litigation - Lawrence P. Riff
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Mark Silverman
• Natural Resources Law - Stephen H. Brose, Douglas G. Green, David B. Raskin, and Steven G.T. Reed
• Project Finance Law - Harold I. Freilich
• Railroad Law - Samual M. Sipe, Jr.
• Tax Law - Arthur L. Bailey, Patrick Derdenger, Michael C. Durst, Matthew D. Lerner, Suzanne Ross McDowell, Mark J. Silverman, Philip R. West, and Matthew J. Zinn
• Transportation Law - Betty Jo Christian, Anthony J. LaRocca, and Samual M. Sipe, Jr.
• White-Collar Criminal Defense - Francis J. Burke, Jr., Mark J. Hulkower, and Reid H. Weingarten

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Chambers Asia 2009

Asia-wide: International Trade

• Susan Esserman
• Charles F. Schill

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Chambers Global 2010

All Ranked Areas and All Ranked Lawyers

Practice Areas

• Energy: Electricity (US)
• Energy: Oil & Gas (US)
• International Trade (US)
• International Trade: Intellectual Property; Section 337 (US)
• International Trade: International Firms (Asia-wide)
• International Trade/WTO (Belgium)
• International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
• International Trade/WTO (Global)
• International Trade (US)
• Tax: Corporate Tax (US)

Individual Attorneys

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

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Chambers UK 2010

• London Insurance
• Fraud: Civil
• Real Estate
• Recommended: 
      Gavin Coull (Insurance)
      Matt Farmer (Real Estate)
      Sam Kelly (Real Estate)
      Brendan Patterson (Real Estate)
      Angus Rodger (Insurance)
      Tom Sprange (Fraud, Dispute Resolution)
  

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Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2009)

All Ranked Areas and All Ranked Lawyers

National (* Chambers does not offer ranking tables for individuals in these practice areas)

Energy: Electricity (*)

Energy: Oil & Gas (*)

ERISA Litigation

• Paul J. Ondrasik

Insurance: Insurer Firms

• James E. Rocap III
• Roger E. Warin

International Trade (*)

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

• Edward Krauland

International Trade: FCPA Experts

• Lucinda A. Low

International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)

• Alice Kipel
• Charles F. Schill

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

• Richard O. Cunningham
• Susan Esserman
• W. George Grandison
• Mark A. Moran

Litigation: Trial Lawyers

• Reid H. Weingarten

Privacy & Data Security

• Michael A. Vatis

Tax Controversy

• Arthur L. Bailey
• Matthew D. Lerner

Tax: Corporate & Finance

Transportation: Rail (for Railroad)

• Betty Jo Christian
• Anthony J. LaRocca
• Sam M. Sipe, Jr.

Ranked Practices and Individuals (DC):

Antitrust

• Kenneth P. Ewing

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

• Anne E. Moran
• Melanie F. Nussdorf

Energy: Electricity

• J.A. Bouknight
• Douglas G. Green
• David B. Raskin
• Richard Roberts

Energy: Oil & Gas

• Steven H. Brose
• Daniel Poynor 
• Steven Reed

Insurance: Insurer Firms

• Antonia B. Ianniello
• Harry Lee
• James E. Rocap III
• Roger E. Warin

Litigation

Litigation: White Collar & Government Investigations

• Reid H. Weingarten

Tax

• Arthur L. Bailey
• Michael C. Durst 
• Suzanne Ross McDowell
• Mark J. Silverman 
• Phillip West

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory

• Phillip L. Malet
• Alfred Mamlet
• Pantelis Michalopoulos

Ranked Practices and Individuals (Arizona):

Environment (including Water Rights)

• Frederic D. Bellamy

Labor & Employment

• Lawrence A. Katz
• Stephanie J. Quincy

Litigation: General Commercial

• Floyd P. Bienstock
• Francis J. Burke, Jr.

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Diversity Awards and Recognition

• Steptoe was recognized as a 2009 Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother Magazine.
• Multicultural Law Magazine has included Steptoe & Johnson LLP in its 2009 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity.
• Wiley A. Branton Award (2006)—presented by Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs to the firm in the area of public accommodations. The Committee recognized Steptoe for the firm’s successful resolution of the civil rights law suit against the City of Myrtle Beach on behalf of the NAACP and individual plaintiffs.
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation (2006) gave Steptoe a score of 85 out of 100 in their Corporate Equality Index Survey. The HRC Foundation is the nation’s largest advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
• Minority Law Journal (2006) ranks Steptoe 13 out of the Top 25 Law Firms for Disabled Americans and ranks the firm 13 out of the Top 25 Law Firms for Native Americans.
• Women’s Law Association at Harvard Law School Study, “Presumed Equal: What America’s Top Women Lawyers Really Think About Their Firms,” (2006) ranks Steptoe 12th in the country. Additionally the firm ranks in the top 10 for Washington, DC. 

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Ethisphere Institute Attorneys Who Matter (2009) 

This list recognizes leading legal professionals who have excelled in and made a significant contribution to the corporate compliance space. The research-based Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability. 

Ranked attorneys are:

• Richard Cunningham
• Lucinda Low
• Reid Weingarten

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Expert Guides (Latest Editions)

• Commercial Arbitration - Patrick M. Norton
• Energy and Natural Resources - Steven H. Brose, Steven G.T. Reed
• Insolvency and Restructuring - Fil Agusti
• Insurance and Reinsurance - Stephen Fennell, Antonia B. Ianniello, Harry Lee, James E. Rocap III, Angus Rodger, Guy Soussan, Roger E. Warin, Frank Winston, Jr., Philip Woolfson
• International Trade - Richard O. Cunningham, Eric Emerson, Susan Esserman, W. George Grandison, Sheldon Hochberg, Edward Krauland, Iain MacVay, Mark A. Moran, James Searles, Matthew Yeo
• Labour and Employment - Lawrence A. Katz
• Tax Advisers - Mark J. Silverman, Philip R. West
• Transfer Pricing - Michael Durst

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International Law Office Client Choice Award (2010)

• Employment and Labor (US) — Melanie Nussdorf

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Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (2009)

The Brussels office was listed in the following categories:

• Competition
  • Kees Kuilwijk
  • Jean Russotto
  • James Searles
    
• Customs, Trade, WTO and Antidumping
  • Iain MacVay
    
• EU Regulatory - Chemicals (REACH)
• EU Regulatory - Environment
  • Darren Abrahams
  • Laura Atlee
    
• EU Regulatory - Financial Services
  • Jean Russotto
• EU Regulatory - Food

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Legal 500 UK (2009)

The London office was listed in the following categories:

• Arbitration
• Commercial Litigation - Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Property: Investment
• Construction
• Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions
• Customs, Trade, WTO and Antidumping
• Fraud: Commercial and Regulatory Investigations
• Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
• Insurance: Corporate and Regulatory
• Real Estate - Commercial Property
• Public International Law

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Legal 500 US (2009)

Steptoe has been recognized for the following practice areas: 

• Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits
  • Melanie Nussdorf
  • Paul Ondrasik
  • Don Wellington
    
• Labor & Employment: ERISA Litigation
  • Morgan Hodgson
  • Paul Ondrasik
  • Eric Serron
    
• Litigation: Energy
  • Steven Brose
  • David Raskin
  • Steven Reed
    
• Litigation: International Trade
  • Richard Cunningham
  • Susan Esserman
  • Mark Moran
    
• Media, Technology & Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast - Regulatory
  • Philip Malet
  • Pantelis Michalopoulos
    
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts: Antitrust – District of Columbia
  • Kenneth Ewing
    
• Tax: Domestic Tax - East Coast
  • Mark Silverman
  • Philip West
  • Lisa Zarlenga
    
• Tax: Tax Controversy
  • Arthur Bailey
  • Pat Derdenger
  • Matthew Lerner
  • Anne Moran

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Legal Business

• US Law Firm of the Year 2008 - Highly Commended

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 Legal Experts 2009

European Edition

• Kees Kuilwijk - EU and competition, IT and telecoms
• 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
• Brendan Patterson - Commercial property
• Farzana Rao - Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Jonathan Raynes - Construction 
• Angus Rodger - Insurance
• Tom Sprange - Arbitration
• Michael Thompson - Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Ray Werbicki - Arbitration

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Pro Bono Awards and Recognition

• American Lawyer Ranks Firm in Top 15 for Pro Bono (2006)
• DC Pro Bono Firm of the Year, according to the DC Employment Justice Center (2006)
• Certificate of Appreciation from the Tahirih Justice Center, for our "lifesaving pro bono representation of immigrant women and girls fleeing violence" (2006)
• Wiley A. Branton Award (2006)—presented by Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs to the firm in the area of public accommodations. The Committee recognized Steptoe for the firm’s successful resolution of the civil rights law suit against the City of Myrtle Beach on behalf of the NAACP and individual plaintiffs.

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Super Lawyers 

Washington (2010)

• Steven H. Brose
• Betty Jo Christian
• Ronald S. Cooper
• Richard O. Cunningham
• Susan G. Esserman
• Brian M. Heberlig
• Mark J. Hulkower
• Antonia B. Ianniello
• Edward J. Krauland
• Suzanne Ross McDowell
• Anne E. Moran
• Mark A. Moran
• Melanie Nussdorf
• Paul J. Ondrasik Jr. — Top 100
• David B. Raskin
• Steven Reed
• Richard L. Roberts
• James E. Rocap III
• Mark J. Silverman — Top 100
• Samuel M. Sipe Jr.
• Roger E. Warin — Top 100
• Reid H. Weingarten
• Philip R. West
• Matthew J. Zinn

Southern California (2010)

• Michelle Cooke
• Katessa Davis 
• William Finkelstein
• Michael Heimbold
• Robbin Itkin — Top 50 Women
• Patrick Jacobs
• Ruth Kahn — Top 50 Women
• Seong Kim
• Robert Kovelman
• Michael McNamara
• Mark Neubauer
• Lawrence Riff — Top 100
• Kirsten Spira
• Jeffrey Weiner

Arizona (2009)

• Fredric D. Bellamy
• Floyd P. Bienstock
• David Bodney
• Francis J. Burke, Jr.
• Bennett Evan Cooper
• Patrick Derdenger
• Lawrence Katz
• Mark Kisicki
• Stephanie J. Quincy
• Karl M Tilleman
• Steven Wheeless
• Nancy White

Rising Stars (2009)

• Andrew B. Chen
• Kelly K. Frazier
• Meredith M. Moss
• Brooke W. Quist
• Dylan Ruga

Illinois (2009)

• Christopher J. Barber
• Peter J. Meyer

New York (2009)

• John D. Lovi
• Michael Campion Miller

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Washingtonian Top Lawyers 2009

Criminal Defense

• Brian Heberlig
• Mark Hulkower
• Reid Weingarten

National Security

• Stewart Baker

International

• Mark Moran

Tax

• Mark Silverman

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Who's Who Legal

The following Steptoe attorneys and practices were recognized in the latest edition of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers:

• Arbitration - Patrick Norton
• Business Crime - Reid H. Weingarten
• Competition - Kenneth P. Ewing
• Corporate Tax - Mark J. Silverman, Philip R. West
• Environment - James Searles
• Insurance/Reinsurance - Philip Woolfson
• Labour and Employment - Lawrence A. Katz
• Life Sciences - Craig Simpson 
• Oil and Gas - Steven H. Brose
• Patent - Roger Parkhurst
• Regulatory Communications - Alfred Mamlet
• Trade & Customs - Richard O. Cunningham,  Susan Esserman,  W. George Grandison,  Edward Krauland,  Iain MacVay,  Mark A. Moran, James Searles

The following attorneys are listed in the US market:

• Environment USA - Sara Beth Watson

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World Finance Legal Awards (2010)

• Best Energy Team

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