Overview
(June 10, 2026, Washington, DC) — Steptoe LLP received 28 practice rankings and 27 individual awards for lawyers in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500 United States. The Legal 500 provides an objective analysis of law firms in the US in various areas of law through feedback collected from in-house lawyers and legal teams.
Rankings are based on independent, in-depth research and analysis to highlight firms with a national presence and practice teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Consistently recognized in the Legal 500 United States, Steptoe remains a leader, delivering outstanding results across a broad spectrum of practices. What our clients are saying: "Steptoe has provided great client service and delivered excellent results for our company."
The following Steptoe practices and lawyers are ranked:
Practice Areas
- Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes-Premium ($500m+)
- Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution – International Litigation
- Energy – Energy Litigation: Electric Power
- Energy – Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas-Mid-market ($0-500m)
- Energy – Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Energy – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Energy – Energy Transactions: Electric Power-Mid-Market ($0-500m)
- Energy – Renewable/Alternative Power
- Finance – Fintech
- Finance – Project Finance
- Government – Government Contracts
- Government – Government Relations
- Insurance – Advice to Insurers
- Intellectual Property – Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
- International Trade and National Security – CFIUS
- International Trade and National Security – Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- International Trade and National Security – Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
- Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Labor and Employment – Labor-Management Relations
- Media, Technology and Telecoms – Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
- Tax – International Tax
- Tax – US Taxes: Contentious
- Tax – US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- Transport – Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation
Individual Lawyers
- Alan Klinger – Labor and Employment: Labor-Management Relations
- Amy Lentz – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
- Anthony LaRocca – Transport – Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation
- Antonia Ianniello – Insurance: Advice to Insurers
- Daniel Poynor – Energy – Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Edward Krauland – International Trade and National Security: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Eric Emerson – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
- Evan Abrams – International Trade and National Security: CFIUS
- Jack Hayes – International Trade and National Security: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Jason Weinstein – Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Joshua Runyan – Energy – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Karen Bruni – Energy – Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Lawrence Hill – Tax – US Taxes: Contentious
- Linda Stein – Transport – Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation
- Melanie Nussdorf – Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Meredith Rathbone – International Trade and National Security: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Michelle Levin – Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Onika Williams – Transport – Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation
- Pantelis Michalopoulos – Media, Technology and Telecoms – Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
- Peter Denton – Transport – Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation
- Reid Weingarten – Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Richard Roberts – Energy – Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Roger Warin – Insurance: Advice to Insurers
- Ron Kendler – International Trade and National Security: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
- Sarah Gordon – Insurance: Advice to Insurers
- Shaun Boedicker – Energy – Energy Regulation: Electric Power; Energy: Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
Visit The Legal 500 to view our rankings. For more information on Steptoe's presence in the professional community, visit our Honors & Rankings page.
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.
