Overview
(May 6, 2026, Washington, DC) – Steptoe LLP is pleased to share that sixteen Steptoe attorneys have been named to Mondaq’s Thought Leadership Awards list, as Thought Leading Authors. The list recognizes top authors and co-authors based on total readership for the previous six months.
Steptoe attorneys are recognized in the following areas:
United States
- Energy and Natural Resources - Evan T. Abrams, Guy Soussan, Meredith Rathbone, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, and Alexandra Melia are honored for their piece "Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026."
- Government, Public Sector - Melissa B. Mahle is honored for her article, "The Empty Chair at Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power."
- Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment - Ross Weingarten, Patrick F. Linehan, Andrew C. Adams, Alex Wolf, John D. Geilman, and Danika Duffy are honored for their piece "Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation."
Germany
- Environmental Law - Robert Klotz and Domniki Mari are honored for their article "Lignite Phase Out In Germany."
Read the full list of honorees on Mondaq.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients and innovative thinking 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, DC. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
