Steven McCool

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Litigation: Trial Lawyers

USA - Nationwide

7 Years Ranked

Band 2

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

District of Columbia

12 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Steven McCool

USA

Practice Areas

In 2023, Mr. McCool obtained a full acquittal for a former 21st Century Fox senior executive charged in the FIFA bribery case, following an eight-week jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He has secured victories in a number of other high-profile trials, including the "Shot Show" Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case, the Trump Inauguration protesters case, and for a former AECOM executive charged with honest services fraud.

Career

Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1990-1998

Professional Memberships

Mr. McCool is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization that represents 1% of trial lawyers in the United States.

Personal

Mr. McCool has served as lead counsel in more than 75 criminal and civil jury and bench trials. He is consistently identified as one of the Best Lawyers in America® (Tier 1 – Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation). He is also recognized, year after year, as one of “Washington’s Top 100 Lawyers” by Washingtonian Magazine, and as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in Washington, DC” by Super Lawyers®. Business Today recently recognized Mr. McCool as one of the “Top 10 Trial Lawyers Influencing U.S. Litigation Landscape in 2023.”

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

USA

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - District of Columbia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Steven McCool draws widespread praise for his work defending senior executives and other individuals in high-stakes criminal trials, as well as regulatory investigations.

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Litigation: Trial Lawyers - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Steven McCool is highly regarded for his expert handling of criminal cases, involving issues such as bank and securities fraud, money laundering and FCPA violations. He is based in Washington, DC.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Steven is a tremendous trial lawyer. He is thorough at dissecting the issues and he looks at everything from every angle."

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations respondent
USA

"Steven is a pleasure to work with and is always there for his clients. His expertise and advice is on target and he is well respected."

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations respondent
USA

"Steve is a very accomplished and seasoned trial lawyer."

Litigation: Trial Lawyers respondent
USA

"Steven is a tremendous trial lawyer. He is thorough at dissecting the issues and he looks at everything from every angle."

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations respondent
USA

"Steven is a pleasure to work with and is always there for his clients. His expertise and advice is on target and he is well respected."

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations respondent
USA

"Steve is a very accomplished and seasoned trial lawyer."

Litigation: Trial Lawyers respondent
USA

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