Overview
(November 18, 2022, Washington, DC) — For the eighth consecutive year, Global Investigations Review has named Steptoe to its GIR 30, an independent guide to the world's best firms for international investigations. Steptoe moved up ten spots from the previous ranking of 23 to 13.
The GIR 30, launched in 2015, is part of the GIR 100, an annual guide to the world's leading cross-border investigations practices. Based on extensive research, GIR editors select 100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations. The ranking measures firms’ institutional strength based on a range of factors – including a firm’s reach, its caseload – particularly in cross-border investigations and related cases – appearances before government authorities and more.
Through decades of experience, Steptoe has earned a national reputation as a go-to firm for boards, audit committees, special committees, companies, and other institutions in need of outside counsel to handle government investigations, sensitive internal investigations, and compliance reviews. The firm's team includes former officials from a range of US law enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Treasury Department, IRS, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the New York County District Attorney's Office. For its preeminence in corporate criminal defense and investigations, Steptoe has been recognized by numerous legal directories and publications – including Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Law360 and The National Law Journal.
Read the full list of firms at Global Investigations Review.
About Steptoe
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 firm’s Chair is a woman; the majority of Steptoe's nine offices are managed by women; the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders; and the firm’s twelve-person elected compensation committee is headed by a woman and includes five women as members. The firm's seven-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, including three women of color, and leaders who openly identify as LGBTQ+.