Overview
(December 15, 2022, Washington, DC) – Lawyers of Color has named James Purce and Judy Wang to their Hot List 2022. Lawyers of Color is a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities. In addition to producing events, conferences, and publications including Power Issue, Caucus Issue, Hot List, and Legal Diversity Issue, they collaborate with media organizations to publish reports and studies like Why Black Lawyers Matter.
Purce represents individuals and companies in criminal investigations and prosecutions, and internal investigations and compliance. He has experience defending clients against investigation and enforcement actions by the Department of Justice and other agencies, including matters related to fraud, money laundering, and obstruction. James also has experience in fact development, witness preparation, and trial preparation.
Wang focuses her practice on international trade and investment as well as international regulation and compliance. She represents companies across various industries on all aspects of antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the US Department of Commerce, the US International Trade Commission, and US courts. Wang also counsels clients on trade issues arising out of bilateral and multilateral relationships with various US trading partners to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization, and customs matters with US Customs and Border Protection.
About Steptoe
In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
The diversity of the firm is a critical factor in its success. The firm’s Chair is a woman; the majority of Steptoe's nine offices are managed by women; the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders; and the firm’s twelve-person elected compensation committee is headed by a woman and includes five women as members. The firm's eight-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, with women, women of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals comprising half the c-suite.
