Overview
(June 6, 2024, Washington, DC) — Steptoe received 29 practice mentions and a record 88 individual mentions for lawyers in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA. Chambers USA rankings provide an objective assessment of legal talent across various regions based on law firm submissions, independent research, and thousands of interviews conducted with clients and attorneys. Assessments are based on a broad range of qualities such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, diligence, client service, business understanding, and depth of team.
The following Steptoe practices and lawyers are ranked:
Practice Areas
- Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite (Nationwide)
- Derivatives (Nationwide)
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Washington DC)
- Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide)
- Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide)
- ERISA Litigation (Nationwide)
- FCPA (Nationwide)
- Government Contracts: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
- Government Relations: Federal (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (New York)
- Insurance: Insurer (Washington DC)
- Intellectual Property: Patent (New York)
- International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite (Nationwide)
- International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Texas: Houston & Surrounds)
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (Washington DC)
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (New York)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Washington DC)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Texas)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Highly Regarded (New York)
- Political Law (Nationwide)
- Tax (Washington DC)
- Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
- Tax: Corporate & Finance (Nationwide)
- Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (Washington DC)
- Transportation: Rail (for Railroads) (Nationwide)
Individual Lawyers
- Jason Abel - Political Law
- William Andrichik - Litigation: General Commercial
- Alexandra Baj - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Stewart Baker - Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity; International Trade: CFIUS Experts
- Iris Bennett - FCPA
- Steven Brose - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Rachel Cannon - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Caitlin Conroy - Government Contracts
- Steven Davidson - International Arbitration: Enforcement
- Peter Denton - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Michael Dockterman - Litigation: General Commercial
- Elyse Echtman - Litigation: General Commercial
- Eric Emerson - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Susan Esserman - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Brian Fleming - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Juliana Gerrick - Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
- Andrew Golodny - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
- Sarah Gordon – Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Douglas G. Green - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Vishal Gupta - Intellectual Property: Patent
- Sandra Hanna – Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
- Stacie R. Hartman – Derivatives; Derivatives: Enforcement
- Brian M. Heberlig - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Lawrence Hill - Tax: Controversy
- Paul Hurst - Government Contracts
- Antonia B. Ianniello – Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- David Isaak - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Jennifer Jackson - Political Law
- Michele Jacobson - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
- Jennifer L. Key - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- William Keyser - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- John Kinchen - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Alan Klinger - Labor & Employment; Labor Relations
- Dina Kolker - Labor & Employment
- Edward Krauland - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Anthony J. LaRocca - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Harry Lee - Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Amy Lentz - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Michelle Levin - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Robert Lewin - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Lucinda Low - FCPA
- Lorrie Marcil - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Pantelis Michalopoulos - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
- Michael Miller - Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- John J. Molenda - Intellectual Property: Patent
- Daniel A. Mullen - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation); Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Chris Niewoehner - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Melanie Nussdorf - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Jay Nuttall - Intellectual Property
- Adie Olson - Political Law
- Paul Ondrasik - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; ERISA Litigation
- Daniel Poynor - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- David Raskin – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Meredith Rathbone - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Steven Reed - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Jeffrey M Reisner - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Richard Roberts - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- James Rocap III - Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Eric Serron - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; ERISA Litigation
- Scott Sinder - Government Relations: Federal
- Craig Smyser - Litigation: General Commercial
- Linda S. Stein - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Julia Strickland - Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
- Thomas Trendl - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Larry R. Veselka - Litigation: General Commercial
- Roger Warin - Law Firm Defense; Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Michael L. Weiner - Antitrust
- Reid Weingarten - Litigation: Trial Lawyers; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Jason Weinstein - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Philip West - Tax
- Wendy Wysong - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Matthew Yeo - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Lisa Zarlenga - Tax
For more information on Steptoe's presence in the professional community, visit our Honors & Rankings page.
For additional information about Chambers, visit the website.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 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, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
Professionals
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Government Affairs & Public Policy, Campaign Finance & Political Law, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Vetting & Government Ethics
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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations
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Anti-Corruption/FCPA, Independent & Internal Investigations, White-Collar Defense, Fraud & False Claims Act
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Financial Services, Financial Services Litigation
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, International Arbitration, Judgment Enforcement & Asset Recovery, Professional Liability
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Rail Transportation, Transportation, Infrastructure & Project Finance
Senior Counsel
Commercial Trials & Litigation, Crisis Management, Independent & Internal Investigations, Class Action Defense
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Government & Regulatory Litigation, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Class Action Defense, Education
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Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations, Customs, Retail & E-Commerce
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Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, Government Affairs & Public Policy
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National Security & Cross-Border Transactions, Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Independent & Internal Investigations
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Financial Innovation & Regulation, Consumer Financial Services, Payments, Financial Services
Of Counsel
Internet, Telecom & Media, AI, Data & Digital, Artificial Intelligence
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Insurance & Reinsurance, Professional Liability, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Commercial Trials & Litigation
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Patent, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings, Intellectual Property
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Securities Enforcement, White-Collar Defense, Monitorship, Anti-Corruption/FCPA
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement, Anti-Corruption/FCPA
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Tax, Tax Controversies & Litigation, White-Collar Defense, International Tax
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Government Contracts, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Fraud & False Claims Act, Independent & Internal Investigations
Senior Counsel
Commercial Trials & Litigation, Insurance & Reinsurance, International Arbitration, Professional Liability
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Trade Secrets, Commercial Trials & Litigation
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Government Affairs & Public Policy, Campaign Finance & Political Law
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Tax
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Government & Regulatory Litigation, Commercial Trials & Litigation
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Government & Regulatory Litigation, Commercial Trials & Litigation
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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption/FCPA
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Transportation, Rail Transportation, Autonomous Vehicles, Antitrust/Competition
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Insurance & Reinsurance, Professional Liability, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Senior Counsel
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Internet, Telecom & Media, Government & Regulatory Litigation, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Antitrust/Competition
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Professional Liability, Independent & Internal Investigations
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Patent, Appeals & Advocacy, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings
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Energy, Financial Services, Financial Services Investigations & Enforcement, Electric Power
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Anti-Corruption/FCPA, Commercial Trials & Litigation
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Government & Regulatory Litigation, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Tax
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Government Affairs & Public Policy, Campaign Finance & Political Law
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Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Independent & Internal Investigations, Anti-Corruption/FCPA
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Energy, Energy Transition, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Appeals & Advocacy
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Government & Regulatory Litigation, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, ERISA Litigation
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Government Affairs & Public Policy, Financial Services, Insurance & Reinsurance, Financial Innovation & Regulation
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, Energy Litigation, Financial Services, Financial Services Litigation
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, Rail Transportation, Transportation, Class Action Defense
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, Financial Services Litigation, Financial Regulatory Compliance & Policy, White-Collar Defense
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Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations, WTO Disputes, Customs
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Senior Counsel
Insurance & Reinsurance, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Professional Liability, Securities Enforcement
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Antitrust/Competition, Antitrust Investigations & Litigation, Antitrust Mergers, Acquisitions, & Joint Ventures
Senior Counsel
White-Collar Defense, Securities Enforcement, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Independent & Internal Investigations
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Securities Enforcement
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International Tax, Tax, Private Client, Tax Controversies & Litigation
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Export Controls, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions
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WTO Disputes, Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
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Transactional Tax, Tax Policy, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Qualified Opportunity Zones