Steptoe LLP

About Steptoe LLP

Steptoe LLP is an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., which previously operated as Steptoe & Johnson LLP and was founded in 1913. The firm lists white-collar defense and government investigations, high-stakes litigation involving complex commercial claims and cross-border disputes, patent and technology litigation, international corporate compliance, and regulatory matters before US government agencies among its areas of work. Its practice coverage also extends to corporate, tax, trusts and estates, and insolvency and restructuring work.

The firm's New York office, at 1114 Avenue of the Americas, describes its focus as including complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal defense, insurance and reinsurance arbitration and litigation, and intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution. The office also lists cybersecurity, corporate, tax, and trusts and estates work, and advises on securities, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring matters. Across its offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, the firm reports more than 500 lawyers and staff.

Practice areas

Areas of work that Steptoe LLP describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

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