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Professionals

In more than 100 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.

John J. Molenda Ph.D.
John Molenda is a first-chair trial and appellate litigator who co-chairs Steptoe's Healthcare & Life Sciences practice and serves as head of the Intellectual Property practice for the New York…

Partner

Patent, Appeals & Advocacy, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings

James M. Purce
James Purce represents individuals and companies in criminal investigations and prosecutions, and internal investigations and compliance. He has defended clients against a wide range of allegations by…

Associate

White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations

Cindy Qiu Ph.D.
Cindy performs patent and prior art analysis and assists with patent prosecution in life sciences, including pharmaceutical chemistry, protein science, molecular biology. During her Ph.D. studies,…

Patent Agent

Patent, Patent Prosecution & Counseling, Intellectual Property

Jeffrey M. Reisner
Jeffrey M. Reisner, global co-chair of Steptoe's Restructuring & Insolvency practice, advises clients on corporate, litigation, and reorganization and bankruptcy matters. Drawing on nearly 30 years of…

Partner

Corporate, Insolvency & Restructuring, Crisis Management

Crystal Robles
Crystal Robles focuses her practice on complex commercial disputes with high stakes for her business clients. She has experience in the health care and oil and gas industries, working on matters…

Partner

Commercial Trials & Litigation, Energy Litigation

Guy Soussan
Guy Soussan has more than 20 years of experience advising insurers and reinsurers, captives, and intermediaries on EU regulatory, legal, tax, antitrust, international trade, and compliance issues. In…

Partner

Insurance & Reinsurance, Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Financial Services

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