Overview
Forty-three Steptoe & Johnson LLP attorneys have been recognized in the 2015 Washington, DC Super Lawyers and 11 attorneys have been named as “Rising Stars.” The annual list selects only five percent of the total lawyers in the region based on peer review and the publication’s independent research.
In addition to being named to the 2015 Washington, DC Super Lawyers list, Paul Ondrasik has been placed among the “Top 10” lawyers in Washington, and again named to the list of “Top 100” lawyers for the sixth year in a row.
Steptoe partners Brian Heberlig, Jim Rocap, Roger Warin and Reid Weingarten have also been selected among the “Top 100” attorneys in Washington for receiving the highest point totals in the nomination, research, and review process.
The following Steptoe attorneys were selected as 2015 Washington, DC Super Lawyers:
- Robert Ayers – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Art Bailey – Tax
- Brigida Benitez – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Bruce Bishop – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Steve Brose – Energy and Resources
- John Caracappa – Intellectual Property
- Betty Jo Christian – Transportation: Maritime
- David Coburn – Transportation: Maritime
- Ron Cooper – Employment and Labor
- Susan Esserman – International
- Ken Ewing – Antitrust Litigation
- Doug Green – Energy and Resources
- Brian Heberlig – Criminal Defense: White Collar (Top 100)
- Jim Hibey – Antitrust Litigation
- Toni Ianniello – Insurance
- Scott Katzman – Mergers & Acquisitions
- Phil Khinda – Securities Litigation
- Alice Kipel – International
- Ed Krauland – International
- Anthony LaRocca – Transportation: Maritime
- Harry Lee – Insurance
- Lucinda Low – International
- Ed Mackiewicz – Employee Benefits
- Alfred Mamlet – Communications
- Suzanne McDowell – Nonprofit Organizations
- Paul Mickey – Employment & Labor
- Mark Moran – International
- Melanie Nussdorf – Employee Benefits
- Paul Ondrasik – Employee Benefits (Top 10)
- Dave Raskin – Energy and Resources
- Steve Reed – Energy and Resources
- Rick Roberts – Energy and Resources
- Jim Rocap – Insurance (Top 100)
- Steve Ross – Energy and Resources
- Charles Schill – Intellectual Property
- Ed Schwartz – Antitrust Litigation
- Mark Silverman – Tax
- Sam Sipe – Transportation: Maritime
- Roger Warin – Professional Liability: Defense (Top 100)
- Reid Weingarten – Criminal Defense: White Collar (Top 100)
- Phil West – Tax
- Frank Winston – Insurance Coverage
The following Steptoe lawyers were selected as 2015 Washington, DC Rising Stars:
- Linda Bailey – Litigation
- Shawn Davisson – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Will Drake – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Jack Hayes – International
- Rachel Hofstatter – Intellectual Property
- Heather Horne – Energy and Resources
- Jill Maguire – Business Litigation
- Gretchen Miller – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Tremayne Norris – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patricia Palacios – Business Litigation
- Jeff Theodore – Business Litigation
For more information on Steptoe's presence in the professional community, see the Honors and Rankings page.
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Independent & Internal Investigations, FCPA/Anti-Corruption, Commercial Litigation, World Bank/IFI Investigations
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Appeals & Advocacy
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Copyright, Section 337, Patent Litigation, Post-Grant Proceedings
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Trade Policy & Negotiations, Trade Remedies, Government Affairs & Public Policy
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Energy, Electric Power, Antitrust/Competition, Energy Litigation
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement, FCPA/Anti-Corruption
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Commercial Litigation, Insurance & Reinsurance, International Arbitration, Professional Liability
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Export Controls, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, FCPA/Anti-Corruption
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FCPA/Anti-Corruption, World Bank/IFI Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering, Business & Human Rights
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White-Collar Defense, Securities Enforcement, Congressional Oversight & Investigations, Independent & Internal Investigations
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International Tax, Tax, Private Client, Tax Controversies & Litigation
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Commercial Litigation, Appeals & Advocacy, Regulatory Litigation, White-Collar Defense
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Securities Enforcement, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
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White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Campaign Finance & Political Law
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Economic Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Export Controls, FCPA/Anti-Corruption