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Steptoe Receives 125 Individual Mentions in Best Lawyers in America 2021

Four Lawyers Named 'Lawyer of the Year'

August 20, 2020

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(August 20, 2020, Washington, DC) — Steptoe has received 97 individual mentions in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and 28 individual mentions in the inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. In addition, four Steptoe partners have been named "Lawyer of the Year." 

Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which nearly 94,000 lawyers globally are eligible to vote on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2021 edition of the US guide, some 9.4 million votes were cast. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list recognizes lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Selection to this list is also based entirely on peer review. 

Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year." The lawyers being named as "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings in this year's survey by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. 

The following Steptoe partners are recognized as a "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practices: 

  • Paul Ondrasik – Litigation: ERISA
  • Dave Raskin – Energy Law
  • Jim Rocap – Insurance Law
  • Sam Sipe – Railroad Law 

The following Steptoe lawyers are listed in the 27th edition of The Best Lawyer in America: 

  • Fil Agusti – Litigation: Bankruptcy
  • Stewart Baker – Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Brigida Benitez – Employment Law: Management
  • Steve Brose – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
  • Joe Caldwell – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation: Banking and Finance; Litigation: Labor and Employment
  • Jasmine Campirides – Trusts and Estates
  • John Caracappa – Litigation: Patent
  • Jim Carolan – Real Estate Law
  • Betty Jo Christian – Transportation Law
  • Chuck Cole – Commercial Litigation; Railroad Law
  • Robyn Crowther – Commercial Litigation
  • Dick Cunningham – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Steve Davidson – Commercial Litigation
  • Peter Denton – Railroad Law; Transportation Law
  • Michael Dockterman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation: Intellectual Property
  • Laurie Edelstein – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
  • Eric Emerson – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Susan Esserman – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Tom Filarski – Patent Law
  • Harold Freilich – Project Finance Law
  • Doug Green – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law
  • Brian Heberlig – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Toni Ianniello – Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law: Defendants
  • Mark Johnson – Energy Law
  • Walker Johnson – Tax Law
  • Damon Kalt – Antitrust Law
  • Will Keyser – Energy Law
  • Philip Khinda – Securities Regulation
  • Ed Krauland – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Tony LaRocca – Railroad Law; Transportation Law
  • Harry Lee – Insurance Law
  • Alice Loughran – Railroad Law
  • Lucinda Low – International Arbitration: Governmental; International Trade and Finance Law
  • Suzanne Ross McDowell – Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law
  • Pantelis Michalopoulos – Communications Law
  • Mike Miller – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Charley Mills – Derivatives and Futures Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • Mark Moran – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Dan Mullen – Energy Law
  • Chris Niewoehner – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Melanie Nussdorf – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation: ERISA
  • Paul Ondrasik – Litigation: ERISA
  • Sara Pikofsky – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation: ERISA
  • Daniel Poynor – Oil and Gas Law
  • Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Defendants
  • Dave Raskin – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law
  • Steve Reed – Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
  • Jeff Reisner – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
  • Rick Roberts – Energy Law
  • Jim Rocap – Insurance Law
  • Eric Serron – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation: ERISA
  • Mark Silverman – Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy: Tax; Tax Law
  • Sam Sipe – Railroad Law; Transportation Law
  • Eric Solomon – Tax Law
  • Linda Stein – Transportation Law
  • Beth Tractenberg – Trusts and Estates
  • Roger Warin – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law: Defendants; Mediation
  • Reid Weingarten – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Jason Weinstein – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Phil West – Litigation and Controversy: Tax; Tax Law
  • Steve Wheeless – Labor Law: Management; Litigation: Labor and Employment
  • Frank Winston – Insurance Law
  • Matthew Yeo – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Lisa Zarlenga – Tax Law 

The following Steptoe lawyers are recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch: 

  • Evan Abrams – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Bill Andrichik – Commercial Litigation
  • Melanie Ayerh – Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law
  • Khristoph Becker – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Gregory Berman – Commercial Litigation
  • Anthony Biondo – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation: Patent
  • Karen Bruni – Energy Law
  • Kate Cappaert – Litigation: Patent
  • Scott Elmer – Commercial Litigation
  • Matthew Friedman – Communications Law; Technology Law
  • Tron Fu – Intellectual Property Law
  • Nicole Harrison – Commercial Litigation
  • Kate Johnson – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation: Patent
  • Robert Kappers – Intellectual Property Law
  • Thomas Kirby – Energy Law
  • Cara Lawson – Commercial Litigation
  • Meghan Newcomer – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Sarah Nural – Transportation Law
  • Reem Sadik – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Mark Savignac – Appellate Practice 
  • Mike Scavelli – Commercial Litigation
  • Mikiko Thelwell – Commercial Litigation
  • Bill Toth – Antitrust Law; Litigation: Intellectual Property  

To learn more about The Best Lawyers in America©, visit Best Lawyers. 

For more information on Steptoe's presence in the professional community, see the Honors & Rankings page. 

About Steptoe 

In more than 100 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, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.

Professionals

Paul Ondrasik
Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr.
Widely recognized as one of the country's premier ERISA litigators, Paul Ondrasik has served as lead counsel in numerous ERISA class actions and individual cases throughout the United States involving...

Partner

Employee Benefits & ERISA, ERISA Litigation, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Commercial Litigation

David Raskin
David B. Raskin
Dave Raskin has more than 35 years of experience representing clients in the electric power industry. He is described by Chambers Global sources as "a really fantastic lawyer, a clear communicator; he...

Partner

Electric Power, Energy

James Rocap, III
James E. Rocap, III
James Rocap is a respected litigator and adviser in complex insurance coverage disputes. For the past 35 years, he has represented major casualty and property insurers in disputes over coverage for...

Partner

Insurance & Reinsurance

Samuel Sipe
Samuel M. Sipe, Jr.
Sam Sipe solves problems for clients involved in the railroad industry. He has represented railroads in merger cases, rate cases, rulemakings, and other proceedings before the Surface Transportation...

Partner

Rail Transportation, Transportation

Filberto Agusti
Filiberto Agusti
Filiberto Agusti is a prominent commercial and insolvency litigator with a roster of clients that includes the pilots' union in the American Airlines reorganization, celebrity chef José Andrés and...

Partner

Stewart Baker
Stewart A. Baker
Stewart Baker's career has spanned national security and law. He served as General Counsel of the National Security Agency, Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, and...

Of Counsel

Privacy & Cybersecurity, Internet, Telecom & Media, National Security/CFIUS, Export Controls

Brigida Benitez
Brigida Benitez
Brigida Benitez solves challenging problems that stem from business disputes, employment relationships, and compliance matters. With a focus on complex litigation, internal investigations, and global...

Partner

Independent & Internal Investigations, FCPA/Anti-Corruption, Commercial Litigation, World Bank/IFI Investigations

Steven Brose
Steven H. Brose
Steve Brose provides oil and natural gas pipeline companies with leading representation and counsel on their most complex administrative, judicial, compliance, and transactional matters, including...

Partner

Energy, Oil & Gas Pipelines

Joe Robert Caldwell, Jr.
Having litigated more than 100 jury trials, Joe Caldwell is a widely sought, talented advocate for his corporate and individual clients in their most complicated commercial disputes and white-collar...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations

Jasmine Campirides
Jasmine M. Campirides
Jasmine Campirides focuses her practice on all areas of trusts and estates law, including personal and tax-driven estate planning, probate and complex estate, and trust administration. Her practice...

Of Counsel

Trusts & Estates, Private Client, Tax, Exempt Organizations

John Caracappa
John Caracappa
John Caracappa, who serves as the co-chair of Steptoe's Intellectual Property group, personally handles every aspect of a client's case, from fact discovery and witness preparation to Markman...

Partner

Copyright, Section 337, Patent Litigation, Patent Office Practice

James Carolan
James M. Carolan
Jim Carolan has a practice focused on the real estate and nonprofit sectors, and often works at the intersection of the two.He has 30 years of experience advising investors on a broad array of real...

Partner

Private Client, Property, Corporate, Exempt Organizations

Betty Jo Christian
Betty Jo Christian
Betty Jo Christian represents railroads, motor carriers, port authorities, rail facility developers, and other parties in a wide range of regulatory and court proceedings. She also advises...

Senior Counsel

Appeals & Advocacy, Regulatory Litigation, Rail Transportation, Transportation

Chuck Cole
Charles G. Cole
Chuck Cole has won challenging appeals at every level of the judicial system. His wins include three 9-0 victories in the US Supreme Court, in fields as diverse as tribal sovereignty (Atkinson Trading...

Partner

Appeals & Advocacy, Rail Transportation, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits & ERISA

Robyn Crowther
Robyn C. Crowther
Named to the Los Angeles Daily Journal's list of Top Women Lawyers in 11 out of the last 12 years, Robyn is a trial lawyer focusing on commercial disputes. She also serves as co-managing partner of...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, Class Action Defense, Copyright, Trademark

Richard Cunningham
Richard O. Cunningham
Dick Cunningham has been recognized for more than 40 years as one of America's leading international trade lawyers. His practice includes the handling of antidumping and countervailing duty cases for...

Partner

Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, WTO Disputes, Customs

Steven Davidson
Steven K. Davidson
As a recognized leader in international disputes and judgment enforcement, Steve Davidson regularly serves as lead counsel for top Fortune 500 corporations in complex litigation and arbitration....

Partner

Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, Judgment Enforcement & Asset Recovery, Professional Liability

Peter Denton
Peter W. Denton
As an experienced advisor to major railroad industry clients, Peter Denton assists clients with regulatory and legislative issues, business transactions, arbitrations, court actions, disputes before...

Partner

Rail Transportation, Transportation, Infrastructure & Project Finance

Michael Dockterman
Michael Dockterman is a celebrated and versatile trial lawyer who has tried scores of commercial disputes, both civil and criminal, throughout the United States. His litigation and trial experience...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, Crisis Management, Independent & Internal Investigations, Class Action Defense

Laurie Edelstein
Laurie Edelstein
Laurie Edelstein is a trial lawyer dedicated to partnering with her clients to tackle and solve difficult problems and known for her mastery of the facts and the law. She represents corporations and...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, Energy Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Securities Enforcement

Eric Emerson
Eric C. Emerson
Eric Emerson, chair of the International Trade and Investment Group, represents companies across various industries on all aspects of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings before...

Partner

Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations, Customs, Retail & E-Commerce

Susan Esserman
Ambassador Susan G. Esserman
Ambassador Susan Esserman is a former Deputy US Trade Representative and co-chair of Steptoe's International Trade Policy practice. A principal focus of her practice is on advising US and foreign...

Partner

Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, Government Affairs & Public Policy

Thomas J. Filarski
Tom Filarski represents prominent pharmaceutical, medical device, and electronics companies in patent enforcement and defense actions. According to clients, Tom "has a gift for explaining technology...

Partner

Patent, Trade Secrets, Patent Litigation, Patent Office Practice

Harold Freilich
Harold I. Freilich
Harold Freilich represents lenders, borrowers, investors, and issuers in complex cross-border and domestic financing transactions, often in the most challenging emerging markets around the world. He...

Partner

Finance, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Capital Markets/Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions

Douglas Green
Douglas G. Green
Doug Green has long been recognized as one of the nation's leading lawyers in handling major competition and litigation issues in the electric power industry. Described by Chambers as "the definitive...

Partner

Energy, Electric Power, Antitrust/Competition, Energy Litigation

Brian Heberlig
Brian M. Heberlig
Brian Heberlig is an accomplished trial lawyer who successfully defends high-profile individuals and companies in all phases of government investigations and prosecutions. Brian is a Fellow of the...

Partner

White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement, FCPA/Anti-Corruption

Antonia Ianniello
Antonia B. Ianniello
Toni Ianniello heads the Litigation Department at Steptoe and is one of the leading insurance coverage lawyers in the nation. Over more than 30 years of practice, she has served as lead counsel for...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, Insurance & Reinsurance, International Arbitration, Professional Liability

Mark Johnson
Mark R. Johnson
Throughout his career, Mark Johnson has provided forward-thinking legal counsel and regulatory and legislative advice to advance the interests of his clients, which include some of the nation's...

Partner

Energy, Electric Power

J. Walker Johnson
J. Walker Johnson
Walker Johnson represents insurance companies, financial institutions and other corporations in federal tax controversies and litigation, transfer pricing, and tax planning matters. He represents...

Partner

Tax Controversies & Litigation, Transactional Tax, International Tax, State & Local Tax

Damon Kalt
Damon J. Kalt
Damon Kalt's practice encompasses all aspects of antitrust law, including private litigation, class action defense, cartel investigations, compliance counseling, mergers and acquisitions, joint...

Partner

Antitrust/Competition, Antitrust Mergers, Acquisitions, & Joint Ventures, Antitrust Litigation

William Keyser
William M. Keyser
William Keyser focuses his practice on regulatory litigation and transactions involving US electricity and capacity markets. His clients include electric utilities, transmission providers, energy...

Partner

Energy, Electric Power

Philip Khinda
Philip S. Khinda
Philip Khinda is one of the nation's leading securities lawyers, litigators, and advisers to public companies, corporate boards, special committees, and financial institutions dealing with corporate...

Partner

Crisis Management, Securities Enforcement, Independent & Internal Investigations, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Edward Krauland
Edward J. Krauland
Edward J. Krauland represents clients on matters involving US and multilateral economic sanctions, dual use, defense and nuclear export controls, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, anti-boycott,...

Partner

Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, FCPA/Anti-Corruption

Anthony LaRocca
Anthony J. LaRocca
Anthony LaRocca advises railroad clients on complex economic regulations and preemption matters. His multi-faceted background in economic regulation in areas ranging from antitrust to antidumping law...

Partner

Transportation, Rail Transportation, Autonomous Vehicles, Antitrust/Competition

Harry Lee
Harry Lee
Harry Lee represents clients in their most challenging insurance and reinsurance disputes. He also assists clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including mass tort bankruptcies, insurance...

Partner

Insurance & Reinsurance, Professional Liability, Commercial Litigation, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Alice Loughran
Alice E. Loughran
Alice Loughran is a partner in Steptoe's Washington office, where she is a member of the Litigation and Regulatory & Industry Affairs Departments.Prior to joining Steptoe, Alice participated in the...

Partner

Appeals & Advocacy, Commercial Litigation, Transportation, Rail Transportation

Lucinda Low
Lucinda A. Low
Lucinda Low's practice includes representing audit committees, boards of directors, and companies in internal, government, and international financial institution audits, investigations, and...

Partner

FCPA/Anti-Corruption, World Bank/IFI Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering, Business & Human Rights

Suzanne Ross McDowell
Suzanne Ross McDowell
Suzanne Ross McDowell advises charities, private foundations, trade associations and professional societies, social welfare organizations, educational institutions and other exempt organizations and...

Senior Counsel

Exempt Organizations, Tax, Tax Policy, Private Client

Pantelis Michalopoulos
Pantelis Michalopoulos
Pantelis Michalopoulos helps clients navigate (or litigate) in frequently uncharted areas of telecommunications and technology law. Praised by clients in Chambers USA for "his ability to come up with...

Partner

Internet, Telecom & Media, Regulatory Litigation, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Antitrust/Competition

Michael Campion Miller
Michael Campion Miller
Mike Miller stakes his reputation as an experienced trial lawyer who represents a diverse array of domestic and international clients in commercial disputes, white-collar criminal investigations,...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Professional Liability, Independent & Internal Investigations

Charles R. Mills
Charley Mills counsels and represents licensed market intermediaries, traders, and end users (hedgers) in the derivatives, commodities, and securities markets. His practice focuses on enforcement...

Partner

Energy, Financial Services, Securities Enforcement

Mark Moran
Mark A. Moran
Mark A. Moran's practice centers on representing governments and private parties in international trade and investment litigation and arbitration as well as in bilateral and multilateral treaty...

Partner

China, Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, Trade Policy & Negotiations

Daniel Mullen
Daniel A. Mullen
Daniel Mullen counsels clients on energy and commodities enforcement matters and government investigations and litigation, and assists clients with the development of energy regulatory compliance...

Partner

Energy, Financial Services, Electric Power

Chris Niewoehner
Chris Niewoehner is an esteemed trial lawyer who defends prominent individuals and corporations in all phases of government investigations and prosecutions, and handles matters related to complex...

Partner

White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, FCPA/Anti-Corruption, Commercial Litigation

Melanie Nussdrof
Melanie Nussdorf
Melanie Nussdorf advises some of the world's largest financial institutions on fiduciary issues, including prohibited transaction exemption questions under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code,...

Partner

Employee Benefits & ERISA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Tax, Financial Services

Sara Pikofsky
Sara Pikofsky
A seasoned litigator, Sara Pikofsky has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, with a focus on violations of ERISA's fiduciary duty and prohibited transactions provisions, as well as the...

Partner

ERISA Litigation, Employee Benefits & ERISA

Daniel Poynor
Daniel J. Poynor
Daniel Poynor, the head of Steptoe’s pipeline practice, represents pipeline companies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and appellate courts. Daniel's clients benefit from his...

Partner

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov
Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov
Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov focuses on high-stakes, high-profile commercial and class action disputes. Jennifer achieves successful results by implementing purposeful, pragmatic and creative strategies...

Partner

Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Energy Litigation, Environmental, Product, & Mass Tort

Steven Reed
Steven Reed
Steve Reed helps major US oil pipeline companies resolve their most difficult regulatory problems. Because of his exceptional experience with complex pipeline issues and his deep understanding of the...

Partner

Energy, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Appeals & Advocacy

Jeffrey M. Reisner
Jeffrey M. Reisner advises clients on corporate, litigation, and reorganization and bankruptcy matters. Drawing on nearly 30 years of restructuring experience, Jeff represents formal and informal...

Partner

Corporate, Insolvency & Restructuring, Crisis Management

Richard Roberts
Richard L. Roberts
Rick Roberts is one of the nation's leading energy litigators, handling litigation and antitrust matters for prominent players in the energy industry. As the leader of Steptoe's Electric group, Rick...

Partner

Electric Power, Energy, Antitrust

Eric Serron
Eric G. Serron
Eric Serron has more than 30 years of experience assisting clients with ERISA litigation and fiduciary responsibility issues.Eric regularly provides advice and counsel to clients regarding their...

Partner

Employee Benefits & ERISA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, ERISA Litigation

Mark Silverman
Mark J. Silverman
Widely recognized as one of the top corporate tax lawyers, Mark Silverman advises large public corporations as well as closely held businesses on tax planning and transactional matters. He has...

Partner

Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax Controversies & Litigation, Tax Policy

Eric Solomon
Eric Solomon
With more than 40 years of tax experience in private practice and government service, Eric Solomon advises clients on a wide range of transactional tax and tax policy issues.  Prior to joining Steptoe...

Partner

Tax, Transactional Tax, Tax Policy, International Tax

Linda Stein
Linda S. Stein
Linda Stein represents clients in regulatory proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board (STB), as well as complex civil litigation and arbitration. She has extensive experience representing...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, Rail Transportation, Transportation, Class Action Defense

Beth Tractenberg
Beth D. Tractenberg
Beth Tractenberg guides high-net-worth individuals, families, and fiduciaries in international and domestic estate planning, contested matters, estate administration, the creation and advising of...

Partner

Private Client, Trusts & Estates, Tax, Exempt Organizations

Roger E. Warin
Roger Warin served as chair of Steptoe from 2003-2013, and has for more than 30 years successfully handled a wide range of complex commercial litigation, appearing in courts throughout the United...

Partner

Insurance & Reinsurance, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Securities Enforcement

Reid Weingarten
Reid H. Weingarten
Reid Weingarten is widely recognized as one of the nation's top white-collar criminal defense lawyers. Since 2013, Reid has been given the rare distinction of a "star" ranking by Chambers USA in both...

Partner

White-Collar Defense, Securities Enforcement, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Independent & Internal Investigations

Jason Weinstein
Jason M. Weinstein
Jason Weinstein conducts internal investigations and represents companies and individuals in high-profile criminal matters. With 15 years of experience in senior positions at the US Department of...

Partner

Independent & Internal Investigations, White-Collar Defense, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Philip West
Philip R. West
Phil West, Steptoe's chair, is a trusted adviser to major multinationals and high-net-worth individuals on international tax issues, and is widely regarded as one of the premier international tax...

Chair

International Tax, Tax, Private Client, Tax Controversies & Litigation

Steve Wheeless
Steven D. Wheeless
Steptoe partner Steve Wheeless leads the firm’s nationwide labor & employment group. He practices nationally, representing clients with their toughest workforce issues in numerous industries and...

Partner

Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Commercial Litigation, Retail & E-Commerce

Frank Winston
Frank Winston, Jr.
Frank Winston, Jr. is nationally esteemed for his insurance coverage litigation and counseling practice. Frank has litigated many high-profile and precedent-setting cases in more than 30 state and...

Partner

Insurance & Reinsurance, Commercial Litigation

Matthew Yeo
Matthew Yeo
Matthew Yeo advises sovereign and non-sovereign clients in matters arising under the agreements of the World Trade Organization. He is among the small number of lawyers in private practice who appear...

Partner

WTO Disputes, Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Lisa Zarlenga
Lisa M. Zarlenga
Lisa Zarlenga represents public and private companies on federal income taxation issues, with a focus on tax policy issues with respect to tax legislation and Treasury guidance as well as on corporate...

Partner

Transactional Tax, Tax Policy, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Qualified Opportunity Zones

Evan Abrams
Evan T. Abrams
Evan Abrams counsels multinational corporations, financial institutions, and individuals on a variety of international regulatory and compliance matters. His practice focuses on CFIUS foreign...

Associate

Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, National Security/CFIUS, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

William R. Andrichik
Bill Andrichik counsels clients through a wide variety of complex commercial challenges, helping navigate potential disputes and litigating active matters. He litigates in federal and state courts...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, Environmental, Product, & Mass Tort

Melanie Ayerh
Melanie A. Ayerh
Melanie Ayerh focuses her practice primarily on complex commercial and class action litigation.Melanie has experience counseling and defending corporate entities, including Fortune 500 companies, in...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, Environmental, Product, & Mass Tort, Chemicals & Environment, Chemicals

Khristoph Becker
Khristoph A. Becker
Khristoph Becker focuses on complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense, as well as government and internal investigations. Recent representations include executives of major...

Associate

White-Collar Defense, Commercial Litigation, Securities Enforcement, FCPA/Anti-Corruption

Gregory Berman
Gregory H. Berman
Gregory Berman focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on developing strategies, extensive research, motion practice and discovery.Prior to joining Steptoe, he...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, Financial Services

Anthony Biondo
Anthony Biondo
As a former programmer and high-performance-computing systems administrator, Anthony Biondo uses his technical background and computer science degree to provide insight and develop litigation...

Associate

Patent Litigation, Copyright, Patent, Trade Secrets

Karen Bruni
Karen Bruni
Karen Bruni focuses her energy practice on the regulation of electric utilities by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), particularly matters involving enforcement, compliance, and...

Associate

Electric Power, Energy, Financial Services

Katherine Cappaert
Katherine D. Cappaert
Katherine (Kate) Cappaert handles a wide-range of patent litigation matters, including Section 337 investigations before the US International Trade Commission, patent validity challenges before the...

Associate

Patent, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings, Section 337

Scott Elmer
Scott Elmer
Scott Elmer represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial disputes, including litigation, arbitration and mediation. Scott also works on government and internal investigations, with...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, Fraud & False Claims Act, Financial Services

Matthew Friedman
Matthew Friedman
Matthew Friedman advises telecommunications and technology companies on a variety of regulatory, policy, transactional, and litigation matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),...

Associate

Internet, Telecom & Media

Tron Fu
Tron Fu
As a former entrepreneur who founded an Internet service company and a software company, Tron Fu uses his first-hand understanding of his clients' business needs to develop and execute successful IP...

Associate

Patent, Patent Litigation, Trademark, Copyright

Nicole Villalvazo Harrison
Nicole Villalvazo Harrison
Nicole Villalvazo Harrison is a civil litigator, with a primary focus on toxic tort, product liability, and general commercial litigation matters. Nicole has extensive experience in all phases of...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, Environmental, Product, & Mass Tort

Katherine Johnson
Kate Johnson is a trusted patent litigator known for her efficiency and quick-thinking. She advises clients and litigates cases across a variety of technical fields, including Hatch-Waxman litigation...

Associate

Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secrets

Robert F. Kappers
Robert Kappers represents prominent pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and electronics companies in patent enforcement and defense actions. He handles all facets of litigation, including pre-...

Associate

Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secrets

Thomas Kirby
Thomas C. Kirby
Thomas Kirby represents oil and natural gas pipeline companies and electric utilities before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). He focuses on rate issues, spanning cost-of-service,...

Associate

Energy, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Electric Power

Cara Lawson
Cara Lawson
Cara focuses her practice on complex business disputes, including commercial litigation, investigations, and class action defense. Cara has experience litigating in federal and state courts from...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, Class Action Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations

Meghan Newcomer
Meghan L. Newcomer
Meghan Newcomer focuses her practice on white-collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation, and government and internal investigations. Meghan has substantial experience defending individuals in...

Associate

White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Commercial Litigation

Reem Sadik
Reem Sadik
Reem Sadik's practice focuses on white collar criminal litigation, government investigations, corporate internal investigations, and compliance counseling. She advises clients on a host of white...

Associate

White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations

Mark Savignac
Mark C. Savignac
Mark's practice focuses on appeals and dispositive motions in cases presenting complex legal issues. He has drafted briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States, the federal courts of appeals, and...

Associate

Appeals & Advocacy, Commercial Litigation

Michael Scavelli
Michael G. Scavelli
Mike Scavelli works passionately for clients in high-stakes situations. His practice includes complex commercial litigation, internal/government investigations, and white-collar criminal defense...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Financial Services

Mikiko Thelwell
Mikiko Thelwell
Mikiko Thelwell focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation. She has experience in both federal and state courts, and all aspects of litigation, including motion practice, fact and expert...

Associate

Commercial Litigation

Bill Toth
Bill Toth
Bill Toth focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and telecommunications, as well as antitrust issues that intersect with those fields. Bill has worked on matters in the high tech,...

Associate

Patent Litigation, Copyright, Trade Secrets, Internet, Telecom & Media

Practices

ERISA Litigation

Energy

Insurance & Reinsurance

Rail Transportation

Insolvency & Restructuring

Privacy & Cybersecurity

Labor & Employment

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Electric Power

Commercial Litigation

White-Collar Defense

Finance

Private Client

Trusts & Estates

Patent Litigation

Property

Transportation

Trade Remedies

Trade Policy & Negotiations

Infrastructure & Project Finance

Professional Liability

Tax

Antitrust/Competition

Capital Markets/Securities

International Arbitration

Exempt Organizations

Internet, Telecom & Media

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Press Releases Daily Journal Names Crowther, Edelstein to 'Top 100 Lawyers' List September 17, 2020 Press Releases Working Mother Names Steptoe to 'Best Law Firms for Women' List for Seventh Year September 8, 2020 Press Releases Antitrust Lawyer Michael L. Weiner Joins Steptoe in New York September 2, 2020 Press Releases Steptoe Adds Privacy & Cybersecurity Lawyer Charles Helleputte in Brussels September 1, 2020 Media Mentions Media Cover Steptoe's Victory for Premium Cigars Over FDA Premarket Review Process August 26, 2020 International Law Advisory Assessing the Impacts of Executive Order 13936 on Hong Kong's Status, One Month Later August 25, 2020 Media Mentions Steptoe Scores High on A-List for Female Equity Partners August 24, 2020 Client Chat Steptoe Spotlights its Client DISH Network's Signal Achievement in Becoming the Fourth US Mobile Wireless Carrier Press Releases Steptoe Receives 125 Individual Mentions in Best Lawyers in America 2021 August 20, 2020

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