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Industry experts have consistently acknowledged the high level of excellence at Steptoe & Johnson LLP with top rankings and awards. Our attorneys are consistently ranked as leaders in their fields by several professional publications, including the following:

Chambers USA—America's Leading Business Lawyers (2008)

All Ranked Areas and All Ranked Lawyers

National (* Chambers does not offer ranking tables for individuals in these practice areas)

Energy: Electricity (*)

Energy: Oil & Gas (*)

ERISA Litigation

  • Paul Ondrasik

Insurance: Insurer Firms

  • Jim Rocap
  • Roger Warin

International Trade (*)

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

  • Ed Krauland

International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)

  • Alice Kipel
  • Charles Schill

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

  • Richard Cunningham
  • Sue Esserman
  • George Grandison
  • Mark Moran

Privacy & Data Security

  • Michael Vatis

Tax: Corporate (*)

Transportation: Rail

  • Sam Sipe

Washington DC

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

  • Melanie Nussdorf

Energy: Electricity

  • Doug Green
  • David Raskin
  • Richard Roberts

Energy: Oil & Gas

  • Steve Brose
  • Steve Reed

Insurance: Insurer Firms

  • Toni Ianniello
  • Harry Lee
  • Jim Rocap
  • Roger Warin

Intellectual Property

  • Scott Doyle

Litigation

Litigation: White Collar & Gov't Investigations

  • Reid Weingarten

Tax

  • Art Bailey
  • Michael Durst 
  • Suzy McDowell
  • Mark Silverman 
  • Phil West

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory

  • Phil Malet
  • Alfred Mamlet
  • Pantelis Michalopoulos

Arizona

Environment

  • Fred Bellamy
  • James Derouin
  • Nick Wallwork

Labor & Employment

  • Larry Katz
  • Stepanie Quincy

Litigation: General Commercial

  • Frank Burke

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Chambers Global 2008

All Ranked Areas and All Ranked Lawyers

Practice Areas

Individual Attorneys

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Chambers UK 2008

  • London Insurance
  • Fraud: Civil
  • Recommended: Angus Rodger (Insurance) and Brendan Patterson (Real Estate)

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Expert Guides (2008)

  • Commercial Arbitration—Patrick M Norton
  • Competition and Antitrust—James Halverson, David Roll
  • Energy and Natural Resources—Steven H Brose, Steven Reed
  • Insolvency and Restructuring—Fil Agusti
  • Insurance and Reinsurance—Neil Ellis, Stephen Fennell, Toni Ianniello, Harry Lee, James Rocap, Angus Rodger, Guy Soussan, Roger Warin, Frank Winston, Jr., Philip Woolfson
  • International Trade—Richard Cunningham, Eric Emerson, Susan Esserman, Matthew Frumin, W. George Grandison, Sheldon Hochberg, Edward Krauland, Iain MacVay, Mark Moran, James Searles, Matthew Yeo
  • Labour and Employment—Larry Katz
  • Patent—Scott Doyle
  • Tax Advisers—Mark Silverman, Philip West
  • Transfer Pricing—Michael Durst

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Legal Experts 2008

European Edition

  • Kees Kuilwijk—EU and competition, IT and telecoms
  • Jean Russotto—EU and competition, Banking and finance
  • James Searles—EU and competition
  • Guy Soussan——EU and competition, Banking and finance
  • Philip Woolfson—EU and competition, Banking and finance   

UK Edition

  • Andrew Bloom—Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Neil Ellis—Insurance
  • Adam Greaves—Commercial Litigation
  • Marshall Leopold—Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Brendan Patterson—Commercial property
  • Farzana Rao—Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Angus Rodger—Insurance
  • Tom Sprange—Arbitration
  • Michael Thompson—Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Ray Werbicki—Arbitration

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Who's Who Legal (2007)

The following Steptoe attorneys and practices were recognized in the 2007 edition of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers:

  • Arbitration—Patrick Norton
  • Business Crime—Reid Weingarten
  • Competition—Kenneth Ewing
  • Corporate Tax—Mark Silverman, Philip West
  • Environment—James Searles
  • Insurance/Reinsurance—Philip Woolfson
  • Labour and Employment—Lawrence Katz
  • Oil and Gas—Steve Brose
  • Patent—Roger Parkhurst
  • Regulatory Communications—Alfred Mamlet
  • Trade & Customs—Richard Cunningham,  Susan Esserman,  W. George Grandison,  Edward Krauland,  Iain MacVay,  Mark Moran

The following attorneys are listed in the US market:

  • Environment USA—Sara Beth Watson
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Super Lawyers (2008)

  • Christopher Barber - Securities Litigation, Business Litigation, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
  • Fredric Bellamy—Intellectual Property Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts
  • Floyd Bienstock—Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense
  • David Bodney—First Amendment/Media/Advertising, Intellectual Property Litigation, Native American Law
  • Steven Brose - Energy & Natural Resources
  • Francis Burke, Jr.—Securities Litigation, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Bennett Evan Cooper - Appellate
  • Richard Cunningham - International
  • Katessa Davis - Employment & Labor, Business Litigation
  • Patrick Derdenger—Tax
  • James Derouin—Environmental, Environmental Litigation
  • Scott Doyle—Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Susan Esserman - International
  • Kenneth Ewing - Antitrust Litigation
  • Stacey Gottlieb—Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Litigation, Business Litigation
  • Michael Heimbold - Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business/Corporate
  • Mark Hulkower - Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Robbin Itkin - Bakruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
  • Ruth Kahn - Civil Litigation Defense, Class Action/Mass Torts
  • Lawrence Katz—Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense
  • Seong Kim - Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Entertainment Sports
  • Mark Kisicki—Employment & Labor
  • Robert Kovelman - Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation
  • John Lovi - Securities Litigation
  • Susan McDowell - Non-Profit, Tax, Corporate Governance & Compliance
  • Peter Meyer - Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Michael Campion Miller - Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Anne Moran - Employee Benefits/ERISA
  • Mark Neubauer - Business Litigation, Employment & Labor, Securities Litigation
  • Melanie Nussdorf - Employee Benefits/ERISA
  • Paul Ondrasik - Employee Benefits/ERISA
  • Stephanie Quincy—Employment & Labor
  • David Raskin - Energy & Natural Resources
  • Lawrence Riff - Class Action/Mass Torts, Civil Litigation Defense
  • Richard Roberts - Energy & Natural Resources, Antitrust Litigation
  • James Rocap III - Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation
  • Mark Silverman - Tax
  • Nicholas Wallwork—Environmental, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Roger Warin - Professional Liability: Defense, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property
  • Reid Weingarten - Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Philip West - Tax
  • Nancy White—Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate, International
  • Steven Wheeless—Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, Class Action/Mass Torts
  • Nancy White - Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate , International
  • Matthew Zinn - Tax

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The Best Lawyers in America (2009)

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution—John E. Nolan and Roger E. Warin
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law—Robbin L. Itkin
  • Commercial Litigation—Francis J. Burke, Jr., Robert E. Jordan, III, Mark A. Neubauer, John E. Nolan and Roger E. Warin
  • Corporate Law—Robert E. Jordan and Nancy L. White
  • Employee Benefits Law—Anne E. Moran, Melanie F. Nussdorf and Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr.
  • Energy Law—Stephen H. Brose, Douglas G. Green, David B. Raskin and Richard L. Roberts
  • Environmental Law—James G. Derouin and Nicholas J. Wallwork
  • First Amendment Law—David J. Bodney
  • Information Technology Law—Fredric D. Bellamy
  • Insurance Law—Floyd P. Bienstock, James E. Rocap and Roger E. Warin
  • International Arbitration—Lucinda A. Low
  • International Trade & Finance Law—Richard O. Cunningham, Lucinda A. Low and Mark A. Moran
  • Labor and Employment Law—Lawrence A. Katz and Stephanie J. Quincy
  • Legal Malpractice Law—Antonia B. Ianniello and Roger E. Warin
  • Mass Tort Litigation—Lawrence P. Riff and Nicholas J. Wallwork
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law—Mark Silverman
  • Natural Resources Law—Stephen H. Brose, Douglas G. Green, David B. Raskin and Steven G.T. Reed
  • Project Finance Law—Harold I. Freilich
  • Railroad Law—Samual M. Sipe, Jr
  • Tax Law—Arthur L. Bailey, Patrick Derdenger, Michael C. Durst, Matthew D. Lerner, Suzanne Ross McDowell, Mark J. Silverman, Philip R. West and Matthew J. Zinn
  • Transportation Law—Betty Jo Christian, Anthony J. LaRocca and Samual M. Sipe, Jr.
  • White-Collar Criminal Defense—Francis J. Burke, Jr., Mark J. Hulkower and Reid H. Weingarten

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Legal Business (2008)

  • US Law Firm of the Year 2008—Highly Commended

Legal 500 UK (2008)

The London office was listed in the following categories:

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Legal 500  Europe, Middle East & Africa (2008)

The Brussels office was listed in the following categories:

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Legal 500 US (2008)

Steptoe has been recommended for the following practice areas: 

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Diversity Awards and Recognition

  • Steptoe was recognized as a 2008 Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother Magazine.
  • Multicultural Law Magazine has included Steptoe & Johnson LLP in its 2007 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity.
  • Wiley A. Branton Award (2006)—presented by Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs to the firm in the area of public accommodations. The Committee recognized Steptoe for the firm’s successful resolution of the civil rights law suit against the City of Myrtle Beach on behalf of the NAACP and individual plaintiffs.
  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation (2006) gave Steptoe a score of 85 out of 100 in their Corporate Equality Index Survey. The HRC Foundation is the nation’s largest advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
  • Minority Law Journal (2006) ranks Steptoe 13 out of the Top 25 Law Firms for Disabled Americans and ranks the firm 13 out of the Top 25 Law Firms for Native Americans.
  • Women’s Law Association at Harvard Law School Study, “Presumed Equal: What America’s Top Women Lawyers Really Think About Their Firms,” (2006) ranks Steptoe 12th in the country. Additionally the firm ranks in the top 10 for Washington, DC. 

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Pro Bono Awards and Recognition

  • American Lawyer Ranks Firm in Top 15 for Pro Bono (2006)
  • DC Pro Bono Firm of the Year, according to the DC Employment Justice Center (2006)
  • Certificate of Appreciation from the Tahirih Justice Center, for our "lifesaving pro bono representation of immigrant women and girls fleeing violence" (2006)
  • Wiley A. Branton Award (2006)—presented by Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs to the firm in the area of public accommodations. The Committee recognized Steptoe for the firm’s successful resolution of the civil rights law suit against the City of Myrtle Beach on behalf of the NAACP and individual plaintiffs.

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