Overview
(June 2, 2021, Washington, DC) — For the second time in three years, Steptoe's Insurance & Reinsurance practice has won the Chambers USA award. On May 27, the practice was named the sole winner in the "Insurer Law Firm of the Year" category. The practice previously won a Chambers award in 2018.
The Chambers awards honor the work of law firms across the United States and are based on the research for the recent edition of the Chambers USA guidebook. The awards also reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.
In selecting Steptoe for the award, the editors of Chambers noted: "Steptoe & Johnson remains synonymous with success in insurer-side litigation. The firm represents a laundry list of major insurers, having notably taken the lead as national coordinating counsel for all COVID-19-related business interruption matters for major clients including The Hartford and W.R. Berkley. As such, the team has played a major part in helping insurers weather the widely predicted storm of business interruption claims set about by the pandemic. With significant depth and a leading presence in the Washington, D.C. market, the group is highlighted for its ability to 'achieve extraordinary results' for insurers."
Steptoe’s insurance team consists of more than 50 lawyers across the United States, London, Brussels and Beijing. The firm’s insurance coverage lawyers have appeared in 48 of the 50 states, and in arbitrations throughout the United States and abroad. The group handles a wide-range of third-party coverage disputes involving environmental contamination, hazardous products, financial products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The group represents insurers in first-party coverage litigation, including cases arising from hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, floods, and other natural and man-made disasters, and also serves as defense counsel for insureds in professional liability matters, construction litigation and other commercial disputes.
The Chambers USA award is the latest in a string of accolades for Steptoe's insurance practice. In December, the group was named a Law360 "Insurance Group of the Year" for the sixth time.
The Chambers USA awards coincide with the release of the annual Chambers USA guidebook. The firm's practice and individual rankings can be found here.
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.