Steptoe LLP — United States

Alan Klinger

Partner · Government and Regulatory Litigation

Ali Burney

Partner, Hong Kong · Economic Sanctions

Amy Lentz

Partner · WTO Disputes

Anthony LaRocca

Senior Counsel · Transportation

Antonia Ianniello

Senior Counsel · Commercial Trials & Litigation

Craig Smyser

Partner · Commercial Litigation

Cáitrín McKiernan

Partner, San Francisco and Hong Kong · Investigations

Daniel Mullen

Dan Mullen, chair of Steptoe's Energy group, counsels clients on energy and commodities enforcement matters and government investigations and litigation, and assists clients with the development of energy regulatory compliance programs. Dan focuses on defending clients in investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Prior to joining Steptoe, Dan served as a Division of Investigations Branch Chief within the Office of Enforcement at FERC. In this position, he helped develop FERC's current enforcement regime and oversaw and conducted investigations and litigations against companies participating in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets. Dan focused on investigations concerning energy market manipulation, reliability and violations of FERC-jurisdictional statutes, regulations and tariffs. Dan is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, presenting on issues related to energy and commodity enforcement defense. · Energy

Daniel Poynor

Partner · Energy Regulatory

Edward Krauland

Partner · Export Controls

Eric Emerson

Partner · Trade Remedies

Evan Abrams

Evan Abrams counsels financial institutions, multinational corporations, and individuals on a variety of international regulatory and compliance matters. He regularly advises clients on issues related to anti-money laundering (AML), economic sanctions, export controls, foreign anti-corruption, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). Among other sectors, his practice focuses on emerging technology and financial technology where he leverages his deep understanding of business trends and technological developments to help clients achieve their commercial objectives while complying with complex regulatory regimes. Evan's CFIUS practice involves representing foreign and domestic companies in understanding and navigating CFIUS's regulations, preparing and submitting filings to the committee, responding to CFIUS inquiries, and negotiating and implementing mitigation agreements. He has represented companies in industries including FinTech, energy, semiconductors and electronics, metals and mining, and cyber and digital security, among others. He also assists clients with classified contracts in navigating DCSA requirements related to foreign, ownership, control, or influence (FOCI). · Anti-Money Laundering

Jack Hayes

Partner · Economic Sanctions

Jason Weinstein

Partner · White-Collar Defense

Joshua Runyan

Partner · Environmental Impacts & Permitting

Julia B. Strickland

Partner · Commercial Litigation

Karen Bruni

Partner · Energy

Lawrence Hill

Partner · Tax

Linda Stein

Partner · Transportation

Melanie Nussdorf

Senior Counsel · Government & Regulatory Litigation

Meredith Rathbone

Partner · Economic Sanctions

Michelle Levin

Partner · White-Collar Defense

Onika Williams

Of Counsel · Transportation Law

Pantelis Michalopoulos

Partner · Media, Technology and Telecommunications

Peter Denton

Peter Denton focuses his practice on helping his clients navigate the byzantine set of federal laws and rules that govern US freight and passenger railroads. Peter advises his clients on a broad range of legal, policy, and strategic matters relating to transactions, projects, disputes, investigations, legislation, and administrative rulemakings. Peter's clients have included the largest US freight railroads, regional and short line railroads, intercity passenger railroads, commuter railroads, public transportation agencies, public authority owners of rail property, rail service providers, rail equipment suppliers, and various financial institutions and funds that invest in the railroad industry. Peter also maintains an active infrastructure practice, advising clients on innovative financing, delivery, and procurement methods to develop public-private partnership (P3) projects, including major road, bridge, tunnel, railroad, port, and mass transit systems. Transactions and Projects Peter has participated on behalf of his clients in the regulatory approval process for nearly every significant railroad transaction in recent history. He has helped his clients obtain dozens of licenses from the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for railroad transactions, ranging from mergers and acquisitions of railroads, acquisitions or leases of rail lines, construction and operation of rail lines, abandonment of rail lines, and discontinuance of rail operations. Peter has also represented clients in opposition to or participation in STB proceedings where other parties have sought such licenses. Additionally, Peter has advised clients on obtaining funding for freight and passenger railroad projects from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and other federal agencies. Peter also regularly helps clients and works with co-counsel on structuring transactions, providing targeted advice on commercial and legal issues unique to the rail industry. Disputes and Investigations Peter has advised clients on a wide variety of disputes involving freight and passenger railroads, including in federal and state courts, in private arbitration, and at the STB. He regularly counsels clients on strategic litigation issues presented by federal railroad law, including preemption of state and local laws and regulation under the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA). Peter has also helped railroad clients participate in investigations led by the STB and other federal agencies. Legislation and Rulemakings Peter has advised clients on legislation, administrative rulemakings, and other federal policy issues that affect the railroad industry. These include economic and safety regulation, environmental review, rail labor issues, competitive access, funding for and regulation of high-speed intercity passenger rail projects, and the interaction between freight and passenger railroads. · Railroad Law

Reid Weingarten

Senior Counsel · White-Collar Defense

Richard Roberts

Partner · Energy Law

Roger E. Warin

Senior Counsel · Insurance & Reinsurance

Ron Kendler

Partner · WTO Disputes

Sarah Gordon

Partner · Insurance & Reinsurance

Shaun Boedicker

Partner · Energy

Wendy Wysong

Partner, Hong Kong Managing Partner Wendy Wysong focuses her practice on regulatory compliance and white-collar defense of international laws, including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), US sanctions laws and regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and US anti-boycott laws, as well as government fraud and public corruption. She represents clients throughout the United States and Asia in the logistics, defense, aerospace, healthcare, telecommunications, gaming, consumer goods, and energy sectors. Wendy is the managing partner of Steptoe's Hong Kong office and co-chair of the firm's Investigations and White-Collar Defense group. Ranked as a Band 1 practitioner by Chambers in its Asia Pacific and Global guides, clients report that Wendy is "at the top of her game technically" and "brilliant at bringing to bear a global picture of how regulators react." One insider noted that "she is the most experienced white-collar export lawyer that I know." Additionally, Global Investigations Review named her as one of the 100 remarkable women operating in the field of investigations around the world. Her notable experience includes leading an international team that represented a Chinese telecommunications company charged with violating US export controls and sanctions, and securing the first ever "Temporary General License" enabling the company to stay in business during the multi-agency investigation. As a former Assistant US Attorney in Washington and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement in the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), Wendy offers clients a unique combination of experience and insight as both a prosecutor and regulator before courts and agencies. · FCPA/Anti-Corruption

Zachary Song

Zachary Song is experienced in conducting international arbitrations and advising on disputes in the construction sectors, as well as general commercial arbitrations. Zachary is a New York-qualified lawyer who lived in New York, Singapore, Seoul, and Bangkok. He has a proven track record of representing Asian and international clients before international arbitral institutions globally, including the LCIA, SIAC, ICDR, ICC, SCC, as well as ad hoc tribunals. Zachary particularly has experience in the construction sector and helps clients in their disputes from the beginning stages of a project with contract administration and onwards to issues such as delay, project management and joint venture related problems and other claims arising out of construction projects. Zachary works very closely with his clients to advise on difficult negotiations with owners, subcontractors and other counterparties. He acutely understands the commercial and on-site realities of his clients when advising on legal positions to be taken against the particular counterparty. Zachary is a member of the Society of Construction Law (Singapore) and a registered panel arbitrator of the Thailand Arbitration Center, Xi'An Arbitration Commission and Member of CIArb. He is also a panel lawyer for the Ministry of Law of South Korea regarding Singapore matters. As a committee member and advisor to the Korean Association in Singapore, Zachary assists the Korean community in Singapore on a pro bono basis. · International Arbitration