- Best Lawyers in America
- Chambers Asia
- Chambers Europe
- Chambers Global
- Chambers UK
- Chambers USA
- DealMakers Award
- Diversity Awards and Recognition
- Ethisphere Institute Attorneys Who Matter
- Euromoney Expert Guides
- International Law Office Client Choice Award
- Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Legal 500 UK
- Legal 500 US
- Legal Business
- Legal Experts
- Pro Bono Awards and Recognition
- Super Lawyers
- Washingtonian Top Lawyers
- Who's Who Legal
- World Finance Legal Awards
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 (2012)
Lawyer of the Year:
- Patrick Derdenger — Phoenix Litigation & Controversy — Tax Lawyer of the Year
- Lawrence A. Katz — Phoenix Employment Law — Management Lawyer of the Year
- Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr. — Washington, DC Litigation — ERISA Lawyer of the Year
- Samuel M. Sipe, Jr. — Washington, DC Transportation Law Lawyer of the Year
Individuals Recognized:
- Meredith Martin Addy — Litigation: Patent, Patent Law
- Arthur L. Bailey — Litigation & Controversy: Tax
- Floyd B. Bienstock — Insurance Law
- Stephen H. Brose — Natural Resources Law and Energy Law
- Francis J. Burke, Jr. — Commercial Litigation
- Betty Jo Christian — Transportation Law
- Bennett Cooper — Appellate Practice
- Richard O. Cunningham — International Trade and Finance Law
- Patrick Derdenger — Litigation & Controversy: Tax and Tax Law
- Susan G. Esserman — International Trade and Finance Law
- Thomas J. Filarski — Patent Law
- Harold I. Freilich — Project Finance Law
- Douglas G. Green — Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
- Antonia B. Ianniello — Legal Malpractice Law: Defendants
- Robin L. Itkin — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation: Bankruptcy
- Lawrence A. Katz — Employment Law: Management and Labor Law: Management
- Mark Kisicki — Labor Law: Management
- Anthony J. LaRocca — Transportation Law
- Matthew D. Lerner — Litigation & Controversy: Tax
- Lucinda A. Low — International Arbitration: Governmental and International Trade and Finance Law
- Anne E. Moran — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mark A. Moran — International Trade & Finance Law
- Mark A. Neubauer — Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation: Intellectual Property
- John E. Nolan — Arbitration, Litigation: Environmental, Litigation: ERISA, and Mediation
- Melanie F. Nussdorf — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation: ERISA
- Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr. — Litigation: ERISA
- Stephanie J. Quincy — Employment Law: Management and Labor Law: Management
- David B. Raskin — Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
- Steven G.T. Reed — Natural Resources Law
- Lawrence P. Riff — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions: Defendants
- Richard L. Roberts — Energy Law
- James E. Rocap III — Insurance Law
- Charles F. Schill — Litigation: Patent
- Eric G. Serron — Litigation: ERISA
- Mark J. Silverman — Corporate Law, Litigation & Controversy: Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law
- Samuel M. Sipe, Jr. — Railroad Law and Transportation Law
- Karl M. Tilleman — Insurance Law
- Roger E. Warin — Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law: Defendants, Mediation
- Reid H. Weingarten — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Philip R. West — Litigation & Controversy: Tax, Tax Law
- Nancy L. White — Corporate Law
- Matthew J. Zinn — Litigation & Controversy: Tax
Chambers Asia 2010
Asia-wide: International Trade
Chambers Europe 2011
Practice Areas:
- Environment: Regulatory (Belgium)
- International Trade/WTO (Belgium)
- International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
Individual Attorneys
- Darren Abrahams — Environment: Regulatory (Belgium)
- James Searles — International Trade/WTO (Belgium) and International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
Chambers Global 2011
Practice Areas
- Energy: Electricity (US)
- Energy: Oil & Gas (US)
- International Trade (Asia-Pacific Region)
- International Trade (US)
- International Trade: China-based; International Firms (China)
- International Trade: Intellectual Property; Section 337 (US)
- International Trade/WTO (Belgium)
- International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- International Trade/WTO (Global)
- 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 (Asia-Pacific Region) and International Trade: China-based; 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 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)
- 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 (Asia-Pacific Region) and International Trade: Intellectual Property; Section 337 (US)
- James Searles - WTO/International Trade (Europe-wide) and WTO/International Trade (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)
Chambers UK 2012
Practice Areas
Individual Attorneys
- Damian Cleary - Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance
- Matthew Coleman - Public International Law
- Gavin Coull - Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance
- Egishe Dzhazoyan - Arbitration
- Matt Farmer - Real Estate
- Sam Kelly - Real Estate
- Brendan Patterson - Real Estate
- Jonathan Raynes - Construction
- Angus Rodger - Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance
Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2011)
Practice Areas:
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC)
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Nationwide)
- Energy: Electricity - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
- Energy: Oil & Gas - Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
- ERISA Litigation (Nationwide)
- Government: Government Relations (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Insurer (DC)
- International Trade (Nationwide)
- International Trade: Intellectual Property - Section 337 (Nationwide)
- Labor & Employment (Arizona)
- Litigation (DC)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Arizona)
- Tax (DC)
- Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
- Tax: Corporate & Finance (Nationwide)
- Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory (DC)
- Transportation: Rail (Nationwide)
Individual Rankings:
- Meredith Martin Addy - Intellectual Property (Illinois)
- Arthur L. Bailey - Tax: Controversy (Nationwide) and Tax (DC)
- Floyd P. Bienstock - Litigation: General Commercial (Arizona)
- Steven Brose - Energy: Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
- Francis J. Burke Jr. - Litigation: General Commercial (Arizona)
- Betty Jo Christian - Transportation: Rail (Nationwide)
- Richard O. Cunningham - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
- Susan Esserman - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
- Kenneth P. Ewing - Antitrust (DC)
- Cecelia L. Fanelli - Leisure & Hospitality (Nationwide)
- W. George Grandison - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
- Doug Green - Energy: Electricity, Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
- John Hanley - Intellectual Property: Patent (California)
- Antonia B. Ianniello - Insurance: Insurer (DC)
- Walker Johnson - Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
- Lawrence Katz - Labor & Employment (Arizona)
- Alice A. Kipel - International Trade: Intellectual Property, Section 337 (Nationwide)
- Mark G. Kisicki - Labor & Employment (Arizona)
- Edward Krauland - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
- Anthony J. LaRocca - Transportation: Rail (Nationwide)
- Harry Lee - Insurance: Insurer (DC)
- Matthew D. Lerner - Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
- Lucinda Low - International Trade: FCPA Experts (Nationwide)
- Alfred Mamlet - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory (DC)
- Suzanne Ross McDowell - Tax (DC)
- Patrick Menasco - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC)
- Pantelis Michalopoulos - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory (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 (Nationwide) and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC)
- Paul Ondrasik - ERISA Litigation (Nationwide) and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC)
- Daniel Poynor - Energy: Oil & Gas, Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
- Stephanie J. 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: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide) and Insurance: Insurer (DC)
- Charles F. Schill - International Trade: Intellectual Property, Section 337 (Nationwide)
- Mark Silverman - Tax (DC)
- Scott Sinder - Government: Government Relations (Nationwide)
- Samuel M. Sipe Jr. - Transportation: Rail (Nationwide)
- Karl M. Tilleman - Litigation: General Commercial (Arizona)
- Michael A. Vatis - Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
- Roger Warin - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide) and Insurance: Insurer (DC)
- Reid Weingarten - Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide) and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (DC)
- Philip West - Tax (DC)
DealMakers Award
- Trade & Customs Law Firm of the Year (2010)
Diversity Awards and Recognition
- Steptoe was recognized as a Best Law Firm for Women by a division of Working Mother magazine for the past three times the survey has been conducted.
- 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.
Ethisphere Institute Attorneys Who Matter (2010)
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:
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
International Law Office Client Choice Award (2010)
- Employment and Labor (US) — Melanie Nussdorf
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (2011)
Practice Areas:
- Competition
- Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping
- EU Regulatory - Chemicals (REACH)
- EU Regulatory - Environment
- EU Regulatory - Financial Services
- EU Regulatory - Food
Individual Rankings:
- Darren Abrahams
- Robert Fleischman
- Anna Gergely
- Alexis Lautenberg
- David Lorello
- Jean Russotto
- James Searles
- Craig Simpson
Legal 500 UK (2011)
The London office was listed in the following categories:
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation - Dispute Resolution
- Construction
- Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions
- Customs, Trade, WTO and Antidumping
- Fraud: Commercial and Regulatory Investigations
- Fraud: Corporate Crime
- Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
- Insurance: Corporate and Regulatory
- Real Estate - Commercial Property
- Real Estate - Commercial Property: Development
- Real Estate - Commercial Property: Investment
- Public International Law
Legal 500 US (2011)
Practice Areas:
- Energy: Litigation
- Energy: Transaction and Regulatory
- Insurance: Advice to Insurers
- Intellectual Property — Patent Litigation: International Trade Commission
- Labor & Employment: ERISA Litigation
- Litigation: International Trade
- Media, Technology & Telecoms — Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
- Media, Technology & Telecoms — Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactional
- Tax: Domestic Tax — East Coast
- Tax — Domestic Tax: West Coast
- Tax — Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Tax — International
- Tax: Tax Controversy
Individual Rankings:
- Arthur Bailey
- Steven Brose
- John Caracappa
- Richard Cunningham — Leading Lawyer
- Pat Derdenger
- Susan Esserman
- Dawn Gabel
- Matthew Gaul
- Doug Green
- Morgan Hodgson
- Antonia Ianniello
- J Walker Johnson
- Alice Alexandra Kipel
- Matthew Lerner
- Philip Malet
- Alfred Mamlet
- Pantelis Michalopoulos
- Anne Moran
- Mark Moran — Leading Lawyer
- Melanie Nussdorf
- Paul Ondrasik — Leading Lawyer
- Daniel Poynor
- David Raskin
- Steven Reed
- Richard Roberts
- Steve Ross — Leading Lawyer
- Charles Schill
- Eric Serron
- Mark Silverman
- Roger Warin — Leading Lawyer
- Don Wellington
- Philip West
- Catherine Wilkinson
- Matthew Zinn
Legal Business
- US Law Firm of the Year 2008 - Highly Commended
Legal Experts 2011
- 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
- Andrew Bloom - Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Damian Cleary - Insurance
- Matthew Coleman - Arbitration
- Gavin Coull - Insurance
- 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
Pro Bono Awards and Recognition
- The National Law Journal honored Steptoe and Johnson LLP and Jim Rocap with its annual Pro Bono Award for the firm's representation of Virginia death row inmate Teresa Lewis, who in 2003 was sentenced to death for her role in the murder of her husband and stepson.
- Beacon of Justice Award (2010) presented to the firm by the National Legal Aid and Defender Association in honor of the firm’s extraordinary commitment to providing pro bono legal representation in the area of immigration law.
- Sunshine Award (2010) presented by the Society of Professional Journalists to David Bodney and Aaron Lockwood for their representation of two high school journalists in the successful challenge of their school district's attempt to censor a story about the district's method of testing teacher performance.
- 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.
Super Lawyers
Washington (2011)
- Steven H. Brose
- Betty Jo Christian — Top 50 Women
- Ronald S. Cooper
- Richard O. Cunningham
- Susan G. Esserman
- Brian M. Heberlig
- Antonia B. Ianniello
- Edward J. Krauland
- Matthew Lerner
- Suzanne Ross McDowell
- Anne E. Moran
- Mark A. Moran
- Melanie Nussdorf
- Paul J. Ondrasik Jr. — Top 100
- Steven Reed
- James E. Rocap III
- Mark J. Silverman — Top 100
- Samuel M. Sipe Jr.
- Roger E. Warin — Top 100
- Reid H. Weingarten Top 100
- Philip R. West
- Frank Winston, Jr.
- Matthew J. Zinn
Southwest (2011)
- Floyd P. Bienstock — Top 50 in Arizona
- David Bodney
- Francis J. Burke, Jr.
- Bruce Converse
- Bennett Evan Cooper — Top 50 in Arizona
- Patrick Derdenger
- Dawn Gabel
- Lawrence Katz — Top 50 in Arizona
- Mark Kisicki
- Stephanie J. Quincy
- Karl M Tilleman
- Steven Wheeless
- Nancy White
Southern California (2011)
- Michelle Cooke
- William Finkelstein
- Michael Heimbold
- Robbin Itkin — Top 50 Women
- Patrick Jacobs
- Ruth Kahn
- Seong Kim
- Michael McNamara
- Mark Neubauer
- Lawrence Riff — Top 100
- Kirsten Spira
- Jeffrey Weiner
Rising Stars (2011)
Illinois (2011)
New York (2011)
Washingtonian Top Lawyers 2009
Criminal Defense
National Security
International
Tax
Who's Who Legal 2011
- Business Crime - Reid H. Weingarten
- Competition - Kenneth P. Ewing, Julian M. Joshua
- Corporate Tax - Mark J. Silverman, Philip R. West
- Environment - Darren Abrahams, Mark Freeze, Seth Goldberg, James Searles, Sara Beth Watson
- Insurance/Reinsurance - James E Rocap III, Angus Rodger, Roger Warin, Philip Woolfson
- Management Labor and Employment - Lawrence A. Katz
- Oil and Gas - Steven H. Brose
- Patent - Roger Parkhurst
- Public Procurement - Edward Krauland
- Trade & Customs - Richard O. Cunningham, Susan Esserman, W. George Grandison, Edward Krauland, Mark A. Moran, James Searles
- Trademarks - William Finkelstein, Brian J Winterfeldt
World Finance Legal Awards
- Best Energy Team - 2010 and 2011
