Fourteen Steptoe & Johnson LLP Attorneys in Phoenix are Named Super Lawyers

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(June 20, 2008, Phoenix, AZ) – Steptoe & Johnson LLP, a leading international law firm, announces the selection of 14 attorneys in its Phoenix office as 2008 Southwest Super Lawyers.  Three of the 14 were also named among the “Top 50” lawyers in Arizona by Super Lawyers magazine.

“As we celebrate more than 20 years of success in Arizona, we are delighted that more than a dozen of our attorneys have been recognized as Southwest Super Lawyers and that three of them also made the elite ‘Top 50’ list,” said Karl M. Tilleman, Steptoe’s Phoenix Managing Partner.  “This is well-deserved recognition for each of them, as well as an affirmation of this firm’s high standards for practice excellence, which infuse and inform everything we do.”

Attorneys making the prestigious Super Lawyers list this year and their practice specialties include Fredric D. Bellamy, intellectual property litigation; Floyd P. Bienstock, insurance coverage and bad faith defense; Francis J. Burke Jr., securities litigation and white-collar crime; Bennett Evan Cooper, Supreme Court and appellate advocacy; Pat Derdenger, state , local and federal taxation; James G. Derouin, environmental law; Nicholas J. Wallwork, environmental law; and Stacey F. Gottlieb, securities litigation and white-collar crime.

Others are David Bodney, media and constitutional law, Lawrence A. Katz, labor and employment law; Mark G. Kisicki, labor and employment law; Stephanie J. Quincy, labor and employment law; Steven D. Wheeless, labor and employment law; and Nancy L. White, corporate finance, international transactions, real estate and business transactions.

In addition, Pat Derdenger, James Derouin and Lawrence Katz were named among Arizona’s “Top 50” lawyers by Southwest Super Lawyers magazine.

With nearly 60 attorneys, its Phoenix office is Steptoe’s largest location outside Washington, DC. Offering legal services that are both unique to the Southwest market and supported by related practices in the national and international offices, attorneys in this office represent a dynamic mix of regional, national, and global clients in industries such as manufacturing, construction, retail, high technology, financial services and healthcare.

Handling everything from labor issues for international retail conglomerates to libel issues for national newspapers and broadcasters, and cross-border real estate deals and advice on a broad range of issues, our attorneys have developed practices that are highly regarded throughout the legal and business communities.

About Steptoe & Johnson LLP
With over 500 attorneys, Steptoe & Johnson LLP provides counsel and representation in a wide range of legal fields.  In more than 60 years of practice, the firm has gained a national and international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in guiding business transactions.  The firm has offices in Washington, New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Century City, London, and Brussels.