Overview
(December 28, 2020, Washington, DC) — Steptoe partner Linda Stein has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), an independent organization in the United States "producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law." Stein was among 41 new members elected to the ALI's latest class.
The ALI's elected membership consists of judges, lawyers, and law professors from all across the United States and from many other countries, selected on the basis of professional achievement and demonstrated interest in improving the law. The election of an individual begins with a confidential nomination by an ALI member that is supported by two additional ALI members. Members are encouraged to propose individuals who have demonstrated excellence in the law, are of high character, will contribute to the work of the Institute, and are committed to its mission.
Stein leads Steptoe's nationally ranked Transportation Group. She represents clients in regulatory proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board (STB), as well as complex civil litigation and arbitration. Stein has extensive experience representing clients in rate reasonableness proceedings, unreasonable rule or practice proceedings, railroad line construction and crossing proceedings, and rail line exemption proceedings before the STB. She also represents clients in contract disputes and other commercial litigation, if and when the need arises; as well as in cases challenging the issuance of permits under NEPA.
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.