Overview
(February 13, 2026, Houston) – Steptoe LLP is pleased to announce that Amy Hoff, a nationally recognized energy regulatory litigator, has joined the firm as a partner in its Energy group in Houston. The move follows more than 40% growth of the Steptoe Houston office since it opened in 2024.
Amy is one of the country's leading lawyers focusing on the federal and state regulation of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and natural gas liquids pipelines. Her practice centers on complex regulatory litigation and counseling matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state regulatory agencies, including rate proceedings, market‑based rate applications, jurisdictional disputes, and cost‑of‑service cases. She has represented many of the nation's largest and most sophisticated midstream operators in high‑stakes regulatory matters and tariff and compliance strategies.
"Amy is a highly respected pipeline regulatory lawyer, with whom we have co-counseled in past years and whose talents we have long admired," said Gwen Renigar, firm chair. "Her depth of experience and reputation for trusted, business-minded judgment align with Steptoe’s longstanding leadership in the energy space and our continued interest in the Texas energy market."
At Steptoe, Amy will focus on liquid pipeline regulatory litigation, compliance counseling, and strategic tariff and rate design matters, advising clients across the midstream sector on complex federal and state regulatory challenges. She will also collaborate closely with the firm's appellate, transactional, and litigation teams to provide comprehensive support to energy clients navigating an evolving regulatory landscape.
"Joining Steptoe is an exciting next step for my practice," Amy said. "The firm's longstanding leadership in energy regulation and its collaborative, cross‑disciplinary approach creates an ideal environment for helping clients address the increasingly complex challenges facing the midstream sector."
Amy earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif, and her B.S., cum laude, from Texas Tech University.
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, DC. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
