Overview
(June 14, 2023, Washington, DC) — Steptoe received 28 practice rankings and 34 individual awards for lawyers in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 United States. The Legal 500 collects feedback from hundreds of thousands of in-house lawyers and legal teams, and independently assesses law firm deals and matters.
Eight attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," thirteen attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," six attorneys are recognized as "Next Generation Partners" and five attorneys are recognized as "Rising Stars."
The following Steptoe practices are recommended:
- 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
- Dispute Resolution - International Litigation
- Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort
- Environment: Litigation
- Finance – FinTech (Crypto)
- Government - Government Contracts
- Government - Government Relations
- Industry Focus - Energy Litigation: Electric Power
- Industry Focus - Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Industry Focus - Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Industry Focus - Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Industry Focus - Insurance: Advice to Insurers
- Intellectual Property - Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual Property - Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
- International Trade - CFIUS
- International Trade - Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- International Trade - Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
- Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Retirement Plans: Design
- Labor and Employment - ERISA Litigation
- Media, Technology and Telecoms - Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Media, Technology and Telecoms - Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory
- Tax - International Tax
- Tax - Not-For-Profit (Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations)
- Tax - US Taxes: Contentious
- Tax - US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- Transport: Rail & Road - Litigation & Regulation
The following Steptoe partners are listed as "Hall of Fame" in their fields:
- Steven Brose - Energy Regulation: Oil & Gas
- Melanie Nussdorf - Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Retirement Plans - Design
- Paul Ondrasik - Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Retirement Plans - Design; Labor and Employment - ERISA Litigation
- Steve Reed - Energy Regulation: Oil & Gas
- Jim Rocap - Industry Focus - Insurance: Advice To Insurers
- Roger Warin - Industry Focus - Insurance: Advice To Insurers
- Reid Weingarten - Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense; Leading Trial Lawyers
The following Steptoe partners are listed as "Leading Lawyers" in their fields:
- Stewart Baker - International Trade – CFIUS
- Donna Byrne - Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Eric Emerson - International Trade - Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
- Lawrence Hill - Tax: US Taxes - Contentious
- Toni Ianniello - Industry Focus - Insurance: Advice To Insurers
- Edward Krauland - International Trade - Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- David Raskin - Energy Litigation: Conventional Power
- Meredith Rathbone - International Trade - Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Rick Roberts - Energy Litigation - Electric Power; Energy Regulation – Electric Power
- Eric Serron - Labor and Employment - ERISA Litigation
- Bob Shuftan - Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Actions Toxic Tort: Defense
- Linda Stein - Transport: Rail & Road - Litigation & Regulation
- Matthew Yeo - International Trade - Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
The following Steptoe lawyers are listed as "Next Generation Partners" in their fields:
- Peter Denton - Transport: Rail & Road - Litigation & Regulation
- William Keyser - Energy Litigation: Electric Power
- Amy Lentz - International Trade - Trade Remedies and Trade Policy
- Josh Runyan - Energy Regulation - Oil and Gas
- Dave Stetson – International Trade - Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Monique Watson - Energy Regulation - Oil and Gas
The following Steptoe lawyers are listed as "Rising Stars" in their fields:
- Evan Abrams - International Trade – CFIUS
- Shaun Boedicker - Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Karen Bruni - Energy Litigation - Electric Power
- Pete Jeydel - International Trade - Customs, Export Controls And Economic Sanctions
- Onika Williams - Transport: Rail & Road - Litigation & Regulation
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.
