Overview
(December 6, 2023, Washington, DC) - Steptoe & Johnson LLP has received one practice mention and two individual mentions for lawyers in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Region 2024. The annual publication recognizes the leading law firms and lawyers in the region, based on an analysis of law firm submissions and interviews with general counsels and private practice lawyers.
The following Steptoe practice and lawyers are ranked:
Ranked Practice Area
- Hong Kong – Regulatory: Anti-Corruption and Compliance
Individual Lawyers
- Ali Burney – Next Generation Partner (Hong Kong - Regulatory: Anti-Corruption and Compliance)
- Wendy Wysong – Leading Individual (Hong Kong - Regulatory: Anti-Corruption and Compliance)
Client testimonials about Steptoe include:
‘The team provides practical and commercially sensible advice, because they are extremely well-versed with the sanctions laws and the likelihood of enforceability, and are acutely familiar with the challenging business environments that companies have to deal with in the Southeast Asia and North Asia regions.’
‘They have extensive experience in cross-border investigations, compliance, and enforcement.’
‘Their team has decades of experience in advising clients on the ever evolving sanctions landscape, and representing clients in front of the US government.’
For more information on Steptoe's presence in the professional community, visit our Honors & Rankings page.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 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 the firm’s elected executive committee is female; the majority of Steptoe's nine offices are managed by women; and the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders. The firm's six-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, with two women of color, and other leaders who openly identify as LGBTQ+.
