Overview
(January 24, 2022, Washington, DC) — Steptoe's Internet, Telecom & Media practice has been named to Law360's "Practice Groups of the Year" for 2021. The awards honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year. Now in its 12th year, the Practice Group of the Year series drew over 900 submissions in 2021. Full profiles of the winning groups will publish throughout the month.
Steptoe's Internet, Telecom & Media practice has built a reputation for creativity and boldness, helping clients win landmark victories in fights over the distribution of video and online content, broadband competition and spectrum for 5G. The group has pioneered new, and winning, legal and economic arguments to help its clients in the space, including the theory of interconnected markets.
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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.
The diversity of the firm is a critical factor in its success. The firm’s Chair is a woman; the majority of Steptoe's nine offices are managed by women; the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders; and the firm’s twelve-person elected compensation committee is headed by a woman and includes five women as members. The firm's eight-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, with half the c-suite made up of women, including three women of color, and other leaders who openly identify as LGBTQ+.