Steptoe LLP

Steptoe LLP’s international litigation department leverages experience in regulatory and enforcement matters, with vast expertise representing global financial institutions and brokerage firms. The practice regularly works on matters spanning jurisdictions, routinely acting for traders in New York, London, and Hong Kong. The team has grown significantly in the last year, with Julia Strickland, Stephen Newman, Christopher Fredrich, and Andrew Owen bringing a team from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP that is adept at handling class action lawsuits. Andrew Adams, formerly of the Department of Justice, also joined the team in July 2023. Based in Chicago, Stacie Hartman is a talented defense attorney in the derivatives space, and acts as head of the practice. In the Washington DC office, Liz Cassady is a key name, and is highly active in the firm’s global ESG team.