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Industry experts have consistently acknowledged the high level of excellence at Steptoe with top rankings and awards. Our lawyers are consistently ranked as leaders in their fields by several professional publications and organizations, including the following:

American Bar Foundation Fellows

• Jason Abel
• Lauren Azebu
• Michael Baratz
• Brigida Benitez
• Steve Brose
• Michael Dockterman
• Lawrence Hill
• Toni Ianniello
• Lucinda Low
• Adie Olson
• Marlon Paz
• Leah Quadrino
• Gwen Renigar
• Linda Stein
• Christopher Suarez
• Roger Warin
• Philip West

American College of Trial Lawyers

• Julia Gatto
• Brian Heberlig
• Christopher Niewoehner
• Roger Warin
• Reid Weingarten

Asian Legal Business

• Korea Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year (2023)

Benchmark Litigation

• USA – Highly Recommended Firm (2018-2022, 2024)
• USA – Top 10 Litigation Boutiques (2017, 2019-2022)

Chambers

• Asia Pacific – One Practice Mention, Three Individual Mentions (2025)
• Europe – Three Practice Mentions, Seven Individual Mentions (2025) 
• Fintech – Two Practice Mentions, Two Individual Mention (2025)
• Global – 18 Practice Mentions, 40 Individual Mentions (2025)
• Greater China – Two Practice Mentions, Three Individual Mentions (2025) 
• High Net Worth – One Individual Mention (2024)
• UK – One Practice Mention, Nine Individual Mentions (2025)
• USA – 29 Practice, 88 Individual Mentions (2024) 
• USA – Award for Insurer Law Firm of the Year (2021)

China Business Law Journal

• China Business Law Award: International Trade (2013-2024) 
• China Business Law Award: Corporate Compliance (2019-2024) 
• China Business Law Award: IP (Patent) (2019-2024) 
• China Business Law Award: Government & Public Policy (2022)

China Law & Practice

• International Firm of the Year: Intellectual Property (2020, 2024)
• International Firm of the Year: International Trade (2016, 2018-2020, 2022)

Global Arbitration Review

• GAR 100 (2017-2025)

Global Investigations Review

• GIR 30 (2015-2024)

Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000

• Four Practice Mentions, Nine Individual Mentions (2024) 

Law360 

• Practice Group of the Year: Internet, Telecom & Media (2021)
• Practice Group of the Year: Insurance (2013-2017, 2019-2020, 2023)
• Practice Group of the Year: International Trade (2010-2013, 2015, 2019)
• Practice Group of the Year: Transportation (2016-2019)

The Legal 500

• Asia Pacific – One Practice Mention, Two Individual Mentions (2024)
• Europe, Middle East & Africa – Two Practice Mentions, Six Individual Mentions (2025)
• Latin America – One Practice Mention (2024)
• UK - Seven Practice Mentions, Nine Individual Mentions (2025)
• USA - 23 Practice Rankings, 33 Individual Mentions (2024) 

The National Law Journal

• Litigation Department of the Year in Washington: Insurance (2015, 2018-2019)
• Litigation Department of the Year in Washington: White-Collar Crime (2015, 2017-2018)