Steptoe Wins “Most Important Case of the Year” at the Global Investigations Review Awards 2024

(November 15, 2024 – Washington, DC) – We are proud to report that Steptoe was recognized for winning the "Most Important Case of the Year" at the Global Investigations Review Awards 2024. Steptoe secured a complete acquittal for Dr. Michael Lynch in a 12-week criminal securities and accounting fraud jury trial in the Northern District of California. Congratulations to the team for this well-deserved honor.

The Steptoe team included partners Brian Heberlig, Michelle Levin, Reid Weingarten, Jonathan Baum, Nicholas Silverman and Reem Sadik, of counsel David Fragale, associates Drew Harris, Galen Kast, Caroline Covington, James Purce, Samantha McCarthy and Meredith Lewis, and pre-law fellows Elena Chun and Mikaela Aaland. Attorneys Christopher Morvillo, Dan Silver, Celeste Koeleveld, and a team from Clifford Chance LLP served as co-counsel.

Read more at Global Investigations Review.

About Steptoe

In more than 110 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, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.