Phoenix

Office Information

The Phoenix office was opened in 1987 to expand service to the Southwest.  With nearly 60 attorneys, it is Steptoe’s largest regional office. Offering legal services that are both unique to the Southwest market and supported by related practices in the national and international offices, Steptoe’s Phoenix attorneys represent a dynamic mix of regional, national, and global clients in industries such as manufacturing, construction, retail, high technology, financial services and healthcare.

Handling everything from labor issues for international retail conglomerates to libel issues for national newspapers and broadcasters, and cross-border real estate deals and advice on a broad range of issues, our attorneys have developed practices that are highly regarded throughout the legal and business communities, including:

• Business transactions
• Commercial litigation including trials and arbitrations arising from contract disputes, business torts, antitrust and consumer fraud claims, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and racketeering violations
• Environmental law, including compliance and defense, and cost-recovery litigation
• State government relations
• Insurance coverage and bad faith
• Intellectual property protection and litigation for technology, computer, and software companies; including copyright, trademark, computer performance; trade secret, and employee raiding counseling
• Internal investigations for public companies involving accounting irregularities, whistleblower claims, and other Sarbanes-Oxley issues
• Labor and employment
• Media and communications law
• Securities litigation, including corporate and professional liability litigation for broker-dealers, investment banks, and accounting firms
• State and federal tax
• White-collar criminal defense