Ropes & Gray LLP: Stephen L. Braga

Stephen L. Braga
Partner

Ropes & Gray
One Metro Center 700 12th Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005-3948

T +1 202 508 4655
+1 202 508 4642 secretary
stephen.braga@ropesgray.com

Steve has been representing individual and corporate clients in grand jury and other regulatory investigations, as well as in federal and state courts at both trial and appellate levels, for thirty years. He is an expert in all phases of the litigation process, for both civil and criminal matters in jury and non-jury forums. Steve also regularly conducts internal investigations into, and advises corporate clients concerning, potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues.

Representative Clients and Matters

In the past year, Steve has:

Convinced the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice to decline to bring any criminal charges against three separate, high-profile individual clients.
Concluded a six year-long defense of Public Relations Executive Michael Scanlon in the Jack Abramoff lobbying investigation with a favorable plea and sentence.
Defended a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company in a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act to the point of a successful pretrial settlement.
Mediated a $192 million resolution of decades-old litigation between the United States Department of Energy and Chevron.

Honors & Awards

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Gideon Champion of Justice Award, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Defender of Innocence Award, Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
The Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in Washington
Super Lawyer, Washington, D.C.
The Top Ten Criminal Defense Lawyers, United States Lawyer Rankings
Adjunct Faculty Member, Georgetown University Law Center and University of Virginia School of Law
Abolitionist Award, Death Penalty Focus

PRACTICES
Litigation

Antitrust

Education

JD, magna cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1981; Editor, Georgetown Law Journal; Legal Research and Writing Fellowship
BA (Political Science), cum laude, Fairfield University, 1978; ECAC Student Athlete Medal (Golf)

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

Courts

Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Tax Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Superior Court of the District of Columbia