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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.

Darlene K. Alt
Darlene Alt concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation and insurance coverage disputes. She defends clients in complex litigation, including class actions, mass consolidated actions,…

Partner

Commercial Trials & Litigation, Insurance & Reinsurance, Professional Liability, Class Action Defense

Katie Capo
Katie Capo focuses her practice on commercial litigation. Prior to joining Steptoe, Katie worked with the US Commodity Future Trading Commission as a trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement. She…

Associate

Commercial Trials & Litigation

Zihan Chen
Zihan Chen focuses his practice on conducting independent and internal investigations for multinational companies and providing advice on various compliance topics. He has advised and assisted clients…

Registered Foreign Lawyer

White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Anti-Corruption/FCPA

Ethan Fintzen
Ethan focuses his practice on commercial litigation. While in law school, Ethan spent three semesters assisting clients from vulnerable populations in the law school's Bluhm Legal Clinic, worked as a…

Associate

Commercial Trials & Litigation, White-Collar Defense

Kristin Hendriksen
Kristin Hendriksen focuses her practice in commercial litigation, mediation, and arbitration. In addition to her commercial litigation experience, Kristin's practice has included helping clients…

Associate

Commercial Trials & Litigation

Sadaf Misbah
Sadaf Misbah is an intellectual property lawyer and litigates across a variety of technical fields. Sadaf has represented clients on litigations involving patent infringement, trademark disputes, and…

Associate

Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings

Sarah Norise
Sarah Norise focuses her practice on chemical, life sciences, and food safety, with an emphasis on litigation and regulatory compliance. Sarah is dedicated to guiding clients through complex legal and…

Associate

Chemicals & Environment, Chemicals, Food Safety & Life Sciences, Life Sciences

Michael O’Rourke
Michael O'Rourke represents clients in matters related to all areas of complex commercial litigation. His experience includes issues of products liability, false advertising, bankruptcy, and…

Associate

Commercial Trials & Litigation, Consumer Law and Litigation, Advertising, Marketing & Consumer Protection

Jeff Potts
Jeff Potts practices in the areas of commercial disputes, health care, and intellectual property. Lawyers who have worked with Jeff have noted that doing so is "a great experience," and that Jeff is a…

Partner

Commercial Trials & Litigation, Patent Litigation, Trade Secrets, Financial Services

Emily L. Shook
Emily Shook focuses her practice on all aspects of commercial litigation, complex and novel commercial disputes, and white-collar work, including internal and government investigations involving both…

Associate

Commercial Trials & Litigation, White-Collar Defense

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