Selected News Items

Below are a few of the news items featuring Steptoe's women: 

• Robbin Itkin Quoted in LosAngelesDowntownNews.com in Article Regarding LA's Brockman Building
• Bec Edelson Quoted in Ms Magazine, "Feminists Fight Proposition 8"
• Suzy McDowell Quoted in Daily Tax Report Article about Charities Defrauded by Madoff.
• Suzy McDowell Quoted in Daily Tax Report Article about Her Comments at the May Meeting of the ABA Section of Taxation.
• Melanie Nussdorf was quoted in Pensions & Investments about Revamped Rules for Offering Investment Advice on May 4, 2009.
• Ruth Kahn featured in National Association of Women Lawyers NAWL News.
• Ruth Kahn has been named one of California's Top Women Litigators, Daily Journal Corporation (2006, 2007, 2009).
• Robbin Itkin Quoted in The Washington Post: "California's Wipeout Economy" on March 25, 2009.
• Melanie Nussdorf Quoted in US News & World Report about 401(k) and IRA Financial Advice Rules on March 25, 2009.\
• Melanie Nussdorf Quoted in Pensions & Investments about Future Pension Reform on March 24, 2009.
• Lynda S. Zengerle was quoted in Law 360, "Immigration Issues Employers Should Watch"
• Mark Silverman, Lisa Zarlenga, and Greg Kidder presented "LDR – 1.1502-36 and Intragroup Restructuring and M&A in Consolidation" at the Consolidated Returns Program for the Houston Chapter of the Tax Executives Institute on February 6, 2009.
• Robbin Itkin interviewed for Bankruptcy Court Decisions, Weekly News and Comment
• Lisa Zarlenga was quoted in an article entitled "Practitioners Welcome Expanded Safe Harbors in Transferred Basis Transactions Guidance" by Amy S. Elliot which appeared in Tax Analysts on December 16, 2008.
• Lisa Zarlenga was quoted in an article entitled "IRS Issues Temporary, Proposed 'Hot Stocks' Regs" by Jeremiah Coder which appeared in Tax Analysts on December 15, 2008.
• Michelle Cooke was quoted in the Los Angeles Business Journal article, "MGA Draws up Battle Plan After Dolls Verdict" on December 8, 2008.
• Susan Esserman was quoted in the cover story, "Selling Free Trade" in the December 2008 issue of Washington Lawyer.
• Anne Moran in Employee Relations Law Journal article "Supreme Court Rules on Age Discrimination and Early Retirement Eligibility".
• Stephanie Quincy spoke at an IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) event regarding new immigration and hiring laws and their implications, on October 21, 2008.
• Daryl A. ("Sandy") Chamblee was interviewed by the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) about the biggest challenges facing women in law today, among other topics.
• Daryl A. ("Sandy") Chamblee's article, "Time to Call In One of Us," was published in The Legal Times on October 20, 2008.
• Lisa Zarlenga will discuss Corporate Hot Topics at NYU’s 67th Institute on Federal Taxation in New York, October 19-24, 2008. 
• Robbin Itkin appeared in a Daily Journal article entitled "Bracing for an Onslaught of Bankruptcy Filings" on October 16, 2008. The article features Robbin as she discusses the effect of the 2005 Bankruptcy Code amendments and how new structured assets, including repackaged subprime mortgages, are expected to play out in federal bankruptcy court.
• The Trial of Socrates
The roles of Betty Jo Christian and Pantelis Michalopoulos in the Shakespeare Theatre's production of "Trial of Socrates" were highlighted in the Blog of LegalTimes on September 3, 2008. The entry is titled "Will Justice Alito Halt the Hemlock?"
• Lynda Zengerle Comments on Cuts in Foreign Adoptions in USAToday
On August 13, 2008, Lynda S. Zengerle was quoted in USAToday; the article addressed recent reductions in the number of children that are allowed to be adopted and brought to the United States.
• Steptoe Recognized as a 2008 Best Law Firm for Women
On August 12, 2008, Working Mother Magazine released the results of its annual survey, in which Steptoe ranked as a top firm for women. Antonia Ianniello was quoted on the ranking in the Blog of LegalTimes.
• Lawyers Debate Value Of 'Lone Pine' Orders
On August 7, 2008 Ruth Kahn was quoted Law 360 on the use of 'Lone Pine' orders in mass tort cases.
• Lucinda Low Quoted in California Lawyer on FCPA Issues
Steptoe partner Lucinda Low was quoted in an article titled "Busting Bribery" on FCPA issues.
• Fourteen Steptoe Attorneys in Phoenix are Named Super Lawyers
On June 20, 2008, the rankings for Super Lawyers 2008 were announced; Stephanie Quincy and Nancy White were among those recognized.
• 39 Steptoe Lawyers and 17 Practice Areas Named Among Best in the US by Chambers USA 2008
The recognized attorneys include Susan Esserman, Antonia Ianniello, Alice Kipel, Suzanne Ross McDowell, Melanie Nussdorf, and Stephanie J. Quincy for their success in 2008.
• Steptoe Names Chamblee First Chief Diversity Partner
On June 11, 2008, Daryl A. ("Sandy") Chamblee was appointed Steptoe's inaugural Chief Diversity Parter.
• Steptoe Partner Quoted on Trade Secret Issues on Law.com 
On June 3, 2008, Rebecca Edelson was quoted in an article dealing with a California ruling that specified when time begins for trade secret holders to sue third parties who have acquired their stolen intellectual property.
• Michelle Cooke Comments on Bratz and Barbie Case in Los Angeles Business Journal
On May 19, 2008, Michelle Cooke was cited in the Los Angeles Business Journal in an article titled "Bratz and Barbie Case Playing Out." The story addressed the ongoing legal battle in which Mattel Inc. alleged a doll designer took his drawings for the Bratz line when he left Mattel and accepted a job at MGA Entertainment eight years ago and gave them to his new employer.
• Lucinda Low Discusses Detention of BAE Executives in Conjunction with Ongoing FCPA Investigation on BBC Radio
  In May of 2008, Lucinda Low discussed the detention of two BAE executives when they arrived at a Houston airport on BBC 4 Radio.
• Steptoe FCPA Alert Published by Competition Law360
  On March 21, 2008, Competition Law360 reprinted an FCPA alert written by a group of Steptoe attorneys; Alexandra Baj, Sarah Lamoree, Lucinda Low, and Julia Court Ryan contributed to the advisory.