Steptoe LLP

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, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. We are particularly noted for our capabilities in patent and technology litigation especially involving life sciences, trade secrets, and Section 337 claims and controversies arising from
disruptive technologies. We also build biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent portfolios through strategic patent preparation and prosecution.

Additionally, Steptoe counsels clients in resolving myriad complex issues. We defend clients in white collar criminal investigations, and our representation includes government investigations and enforcement including anti-corruption and economic sanctions, fraud, money laundering, criminal antitrust, and tax investigations, examinations, and enforcement actions. We also handle high-stakes litigation particularly involving complex commercial claims and cross-border disputes. We assist with preventive international corporate compliance, particularly FCPA/anti- corruption, economic sanctions/export controls, national and cybersecurity, including program development and implementation, transaction counseling, and internal investigations. Finally, we challenge regulatory issues before the US government, particularly agencies addressing energy, the environment, tax, trade, transportation, telecommunications, technology, and the Internet, as well as regulatory matters in Brussels, London, and Beijing.