Steve has been recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 as a leading lawyer in the area of White-Collar Criminal Defense. The 2019 edition of Chambers USA quotes a client who describes Steve as “a top-flight investigations and trial attorney.” Another source notes that “He has extraordinary common sense and is immensely liked by everyone. He’s very connected, very results-oriented, and delivers with extraordinary speed.” Previous editions of Chambers have quoted clients describing Steve as “smart” and “talented” and note that “he really has a very, very good touch in terms of negotiations” and “can make on-the-spot calls which inevitably turn out to be right and he has a sixth sense when it comes to governmental agencies.” Steve has also repeatedly been recognized as among the “Most Influential People in Los Angeles” by The Los Angeles Business Journal.