Overview
(June 1, 2023, Washington, DC) — Steptoe received 26 practice mentions and a record 72 individual mentions for lawyers in the 2023 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.
The following Steptoe practices and lawyers are ranked:
Practice Areas
- Corporate Crime and Investigations: The Elite (Nationwide)
- Derivatives (Nationwide)
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide)
- Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) (Nationwide)
- ERISA Litigation (Nationwide)
- FCPA (Nationwide)
- Government Contracts: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
- Government Relations – Federal (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Nationwide)
- Insurance: Insurer (District of Columbia)
- Intellectual Property: Patent (New York)
- International Trade: CFIUS Experts (Nationwide)
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)
- International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (Nationwide)
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (District of Columbia)
- Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigation: Highly Regarded (New York)
- Political Law (Nationwide)
- Tax (District of Columbia)
- Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)
- Tax: Corporate & Finance (Nationwide)
- Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia)
- Transportation: Rail (for Railroads) (Nationwide)
Individual Lawyers
- Jason Abel - Political Law
- William Andrichik - Litigation: General Commercial
- Stewart Baker - International Trade: CFIUS Experts; Privacy & Data Security
- Alex Baj - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Iris Bennett - FCPA
- Steven Brose - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Donna Byrne - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Rachel Cannon - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Caitlin Conroy - Government: Government Contracts
- Peter Denton - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Michael Dockterman - Litigation: General Commercial
- Elyse Echtman - Litigation: General Commercial
- Eric Emerson - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Susan Esserman - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Brian Fleming - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Andrew Golodny - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia)
- Sarah Gordon - Insurance: Insurer
- Doug Green - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Vishal Gupta - Intellectual Property: Patent
- Stacie Hartman – Derivatives; Derivatives: Enforcement
- Brian M Heberlig - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Larry Hill - Tax: Controversy
- Paul Hurst - Government: Government Contracts
- Antonia B Ianniello - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer; Insurance: Insurer
- Jennifer Key - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- William Keyser - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Edward Krauland - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Anthony J LaRocca - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Harry Lee - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer; Insurance: Insurer
- Amy Lentz - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Michelle Levin - Litigation: White-Collar & Government Investigations
- Lucinda Low - FCPA
- Pantelis Michalopoulos - Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia)
- Michael Miller - Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: White-Collar & Government Investigations
- John Molenda - Intellectual Property: Patent
- Daniel Mullen – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation); Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Chris Niewoehner - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Melanie Nussdorf - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Jay Nuttall - Intellectual Property
- Adie Olson - Political Law
- Paul Ondrasik - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; ERISA Litigation
- Daniel Poynor - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- David Raskin – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Meredith Rathbone - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Steven Reed - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Jeff Reisner - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- James Rocap III - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer; Insurance: Insurer
- Richard Roberts - Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Eric Serron - Employee Benefits & Executive Comp; ERISA Litigation
- Scott Sinder - Government: Government Relations
- Linda Stein - Transportation: Rail (for Railroads)
- Tom Trendl - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Monique Watson - Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Roger Warin - Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer; Insurance: Insurer
- Michael Weiner - Antitrust
- Reid Weingarten - Litigation: Trial Lawyers; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Jason Weinstein - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Philip West - Tax
- Wendy Wysong - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Matthew Yeo - International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Lisa Zarlenga - Tax
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
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Government Affairs & Public Policy, Campaign Finance & Political Law, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Vetting & Government Ethics
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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations
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Anti-Corruption/FCPA, Independent & Internal Investigations, White-Collar Defense, Fraud & False Claims Act
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Financial Services, Financial Services Litigation
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Rail Transportation, Transportation, Infrastructure & Project Finance
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Government & Regulatory Litigation, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Class Action Defense, Education
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Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations, Customs, Retail & E-Commerce
Senior Counsel
Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, Government Affairs & Public Policy
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National Security & Cross-Border Transactions, Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Independent & Internal Investigations
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Insurance & Reinsurance, Professional Liability, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Commercial Trials & Litigation
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Patent, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings, Intellectual Property
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement, Anti-Corruption/FCPA
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Tax, Tax Controversies & Litigation, White-Collar Defense, International Tax
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Government Contracts, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Fraud & False Claims Act, Independent & Internal Investigations
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, Insurance & Reinsurance, International Arbitration, Professional Liability
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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption/FCPA
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Transportation, Rail Transportation, Autonomous Vehicles, Antitrust/Competition
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
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Internet, Telecom & Media, Government & Regulatory Litigation, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Antitrust/Competition
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Professional Liability, Independent & Internal Investigations
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Patent, Appeals & Advocacy, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings
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Energy, Financial Services, Financial Services Investigations & Enforcement, Electric Power
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Anti-Corruption/FCPA, Commercial Trials & Litigation
Senior Counsel
Government & Regulatory Litigation, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Tax
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Government Affairs & Public Policy, Campaign Finance & Political Law
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Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Independent & Internal Investigations, Anti-Corruption/FCPA
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Senior Counsel
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Government & Regulatory Litigation, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, ERISA Litigation
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Government Affairs & Public Policy, Financial Services, Insurance & Reinsurance, Financial Innovation & Regulation
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Commercial Trials & Litigation, Rail Transportation, Transportation, Class Action Defense
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Trade Remedies, Trade Policy & Negotiations, WTO Disputes, Customs
Senior Counsel
Insurance & Reinsurance, Commercial Trials & Litigation, Professional Liability, Securities Enforcement
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Antitrust/Competition, Antitrust Investigations & Litigation, Antitrust Mergers, Acquisitions, & Joint Ventures
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White-Collar Defense, Securities Enforcement, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Independent & Internal Investigations
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Securities Enforcement
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Export Controls, National Security & Cross-Border Transactions
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Transactional Tax, Tax Policy, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Qualified Opportunity Zones