US Legal 500 Recognizes Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s Leading Practices and Lawyers

(June 16^th, 2009, Washington, D.C.) – Eight Steptoe & Johnson LLP practice areas and 21 lawyers were recognized as some of the best in the legal industry by the 2009 US Legal 500.

The following practice groups received top rankings:

Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits
Labor & Employment: ERISA litigation
Litigation: Energy
Litigation: International trade
Media, Technology & Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast – Regulatory
Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts: Antitrust – District of Columbia
Tax: Domestic Tax – East Coast
Tax: Tax Controversy

The following attorneys were recognized:

Arthur Bailey (Tax Controversy)
Steven Brose (Energy)
Richard Cunningham (International trade)
Pat Derdenger (Tax Controversy)
Susan Esserman (International trade)
Kenneth Ewing (Antitrust – District of Columbia)
Morgan Hodgson (ERISA litigation)
Matthew Lerner (Tax Controversy)
Philip Malet (Telecoms and Broadcast - Regulatory)
Pantelis Michalopoulos (Telecoms and Broadcast - Regulatory)
Anne Moran (Tax Controversy)
Mark Moran (International trade)
Melanie Nussdorf (Employee Benefits)
Paul Ondrasik (ERISA litigation and Employee Benefits)
David Raskin (Energy)
Steven Reed (Energy)
Eric Serron (ERISA litigation)
Mark Silverman (Domestic Tax – East Coast)
Don Wellington (Employee Benefits)
Philip West (Domestic Tax – East Coast)
Lisa Zarlenga (Domestic Tax – East Coast)

The US Legal 500 is a ranking team comprised of researchers who review written submissions provided by law firms, client reviews, telephone interviews, and other sources. Legalease, a UK-based company, publishes the US Legal 500, which ranks all major areas of practice for the national level.  Legalease also publishes EMEA, the UK Legal 500, Asia Pacific Legal 500, and the Legal Business Magazine.

About Steptoe

In more than 60 years of practice, Steptoe & Johnson 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. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.

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For more information, contact Monica Jalil (Manager of Marketing Operations & Communications), 202-419-5169, mjalil@steptoe.com.