Overview
(June 4, 2026, Washington, DC) — Steptoe LLP received 32 practice mentions and 90 individual mentions for lawyers in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. The legal guide identifies the leading lawyers and law firm practices based on interviews conducted by Chambers researchers with thousands of lawyers and their clients.
Ranked year after year in Chambers USA, Steptoe continues to be a powerhouse providing an exceptional offering across a range of areas. According to Chambers: "Steptoe gives practical and reasonable advice and guidance. It understands the specific objectives and provides input tailored to our needs. The team is intuitive and more importantly, knowledgeable while at the same time being practical in its approach, even on highly complex matters."
The following Steptoe practices and lawyers are ranked:
Practice Areas
- Artificial Intelligence (Nationwide)
- Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite (Nationwide)
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (DC)
- Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide)
- Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide)
- FCPA (Nationwide)
- Government Contracts: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
- Government Relations: Federal (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (NY)
- Insurance: Insurer (DC)
- Intellectual Property (IL)
- Intellectual Property: Patent (NY)
- International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
- International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite (Nationwide)
- International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
- Litigation: General Commercial (TX: Houston and Surrounds)
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (DC)
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (NY)
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (DC)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (IL)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (TX)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (NY)
- Political Law (Nationwide)
- Retail (Nationwide)
- Tax (DC)
- Tax: Corporate & Finance (Nationwide)
- Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
- Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (DC)
- Transportation: Rail (for Railroads) (Nationwide)
Individual Lawyers
- Adie Olson - Political Law
- Alan Klinger - Labor Relations; Labor & Employment
- Alexandra Baj - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Amanda Pedvin Varma - Tax
- Amy Hoff – Energy; Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Amy Lentz - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Andrew Owens - Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
- Antonia B. Ianniello - Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Anthony J. LaRocca - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Boyd Cloern - Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets
- Brian Fleming - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Brian M. Heberlig - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Brigida Benitez - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Caitlin Conroy - Government Contracts
- Cari N. Stinebower – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Chris Niewoehner - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Christopher Bjornson - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
- Claire Rajan - Political Law
- Craig Smyser - Litigation: General Commercial
- Daniel A. Mullen - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation); Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Daniel Poynor - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- David Isaak - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Dina Kolker - Labor Relations
- Edward Krauland - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Elyse Echtman - Litigation: General Commercial
- Eric Emerson - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Eric Serron - ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Iris Bennett - FCPA
- James Rocap III - Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Jason Abel - Political Law
- Jason Weinstein - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Jason Wright - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Jay Nuttall – Intellectual Property
- Jeffrey M. Reisner - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Jennifer Jackson - Political Law
- Jennifer L. Key - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- John Abramic - Intellectual Property
- John J. Molenda - Intellectual Property: Patent
- John Kinchen - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- John O'Connor - Insurance: Insurer
- Jonathan Drimmer - FCPA; Litigation:
- Julia Gatto - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Julia Strickland - Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
- Juliana Gerrick - Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
- Karen Bruni - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Karima Maloney - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Lawrence Hill - Tax: Controversy
- Larry R. Veselka - Litigation: General Commercial
- Lisa Zarlenga - Tax
- Lorrie Marcil - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Melanie Nussdorf - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Meredith Rathbone - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Michael Allan - Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- Michael L. Weiner - Antitrust
- Michael Miller - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Litigation: General Commercial
- Michele Jacobson - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
- Michelle Levin - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Pantelis Michalopoulos - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
- Paul Hurst - Government Contracts
- Peter Denton - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Rachel Cannon - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Reid Weingarten - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Litigation: Trial Lawyers
- Richard Roberts - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Robert Lewin - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Robert Palmersheim – Litigation: General Commercial
- Roger Warin - Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer; Law Firm Defense
- Ron Kendler – International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Ryan Poscablo - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Sandra Hanna - Accountant and Auditor Liability; Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
- Sarah Gordon - Insurance: Insurer; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- Scott Sinder - Government Relations: Federal
- Steven Davidson - International Arbitration: Enforcement
- Timothy Dickinson - FCPA
- Thomas Trendl - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Tyler Evans - Artificial Intelligence; Government Contracts
- Vincent (Trace) Schmeltz - Litigation: Securities
- Vishal Gupta - Intellectual Property: Patent
- Wendy Wysong - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- William Keyser - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
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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.