Overview
(November 5, 2020, Washington, DC) — Steptoe has received 26 national and 41 metropolitan rankings in the 2021 edition of US News – Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms." Of those rankings, 35 are in the top tier.
The rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews, and review of additional information provided by law firms. To be eligible for a ranking in a particular practice area and metro region, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in Best Lawyers in that particular practice area and metro.
Steptoe received national rankings in the following practices:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Communications Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
- Derivatives and Futures Law – Tier 1
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law
- Insurance Law
- International Arbitration – Governmental
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – ERISA – Tier 1
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Tax – Tier 1
- Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
- Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
- Patent Law
- Project Finance Law
- Railroad Law – Tier 1
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Transportation Law – Tier 1
- Trusts & Estates Law
Steptoe received metropolitan rankings in the following practices:
Chicago
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation – Intellectual Property – Tier 1
- Patent Law – Tier 1
Los Angeles
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law – Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation
New York
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law – Tier 1
San Francisco
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
Washington DC
- Antitrust Law
- Arbitration – Tier 1
- Bet-the-Company Litigation – Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
- Communications Law – Tier 1
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
- Derivatives and Futures Law – Tier 1
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law – Tier 1
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law – Tier 1
- Insurance Law – Tier 1
- International Arbitration – Governmental
- International Trade and Finance Law – Tier 1
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants – Tier 1
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy – Tier 1
- Litigation – ERISA – Tier 1
- Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
- Litigation – Tax – Tier 1
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mediation – Tier 1
- Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Project Finance Law
- Railroad Law – Tier 1
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law – Tier 1
- Transportation Law – Tier 1
The rankings are published in the November issue of US News.
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.