Steve McBrady

About Steve McBrady

Steve McBrady is the Managing Partner of Crowell & Moring\'s Washington, D.C. Office, and a member of the firm’s Management Board and Executive Committee. Steve serves as a strategic adviser to in-house counsel and corporate executives on high-stakes matters involving the U.S. government, drawing on two decades of experience in Washington. He is widely viewed as one of the “go-to” lawyers for disputes involving the U.S. government. Over the past several years, his litigation teams have recovered over $3 billion in such disputes.Outside the courtroom, Steve is often called upon to resolve sensitive commercial matters via alternative dispute resolution, including confidential arbitration and mediation, where he has earned a reputation for resolving cases early in the dispute stage, by identifying win-win legal and business resolutions.Steve has received the National Law Journal’s “Winning Litigator” award as a lawyer who has “tackled some of the most widely watched cases of the year,” as well the “D.C. Trailblazer” award, recognizing lawyers who have “made significant marks on the practice.” He has been named one of the top lawyers in the government contracts field by Chambers USA, and has twice been named “Government Contracts MVP” by Law360.

Experience

1. Managing Partner, Washington Office

   Crowell & Moring

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• Cornell University

  B.A.

• The George Washington University Law School

  J.D.