Overview
(December 20, 2021, Beijing) — Steptoe received both a practice mention and two individual mentions for lawyers in the 2022 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific. The legal guide identifies the leading lawyers and law firm practices based on interviews conducted by Chambers researchers with lawyers and their clients.
The following Steptoe practice and lawyers are ranked:
Practice Area
- International Trade/WTO – Asia-Pacific Region
Individual Lawyers
- Eric Emerson – International Trade/WTO (Asia–Pacific Region)
- Susan Esserman – International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region)
To view these and other rankings, visit Steptoe's firm profile on Chambers. For more information on Steptoe's Asia Pacific practice accolades, see the full list of our honors and rankings on our Asia Pacific Noteworthy page.
About Steptoe
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. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
The diversity of the firm is a critical factor in its success. The majority of Steptoe's nine offices are managed by women; the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders; the firm’s fourteen-person elected compensation committee includes six women; and the firm's nine-person elected executive committee includes three women. The firm's eight-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, with half the c-suite made up of women, including three women of color, and other leaders who openly identify as LGBTQ+.