Overview
(May 28, 2026, Washington, DC) – Steptoe LLP's Intellectual Property group received four practice and ten individual mentions for lawyers in the 2026 edition of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine's IAM Patent 1000. The IAM Patent 1000 is a guide which shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in the pivotal area of patent law worldwide.
The firm's Intellectual Property Group is ranked in the following practice areas in the 2026 IAM Patent 1000:
- Litigation (DC Metro Area)
- Litigation (Illinois)
- Litigation (New York)
- Prosecution (New York)
The following Steptoe partners are ranked in the 2026 IAM Patent 1000:
- John Abramic – Litigation (Illinois)
- Kate Cappaert – Litigation (DC Metro Area)
- John Caracappa – Litigation (DC Metro Area)
- Boyd Cloern – Litigation (DC Metro Area)
- Kelly Eberspecher – Litigation (Illinois)
- Vishal Gupta – Litigation (New York)
- Ying Li – Prosecution (New York)
- John Molenda – Litigation (New York); Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (National)
- Jay Nuttall – Litigation (Illinois)
- Chris Suarez – Litigation (DC Metro Area)
For more information about our rankings, visit IAM.
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.
