Steptoe Hires Public Policy Partner From Quarles & Brady

Steptoe & Johnson has hired Adie Olson as a partner in the firm’s government affairs and public policy group in Chicago.

Olson, who joins Steptoe from Quarles & Brady, represents corporations on issues related to ethics, campaign finance, compliance with local, state, and federal pay-to-play rules.

Most of her clients are in highly regulated industries like energy, insurance, and pharmaceuticals, according to the firm.

Olson, who has spent the bulk of her career at Quarles & Brady, said she had been looking for a law firm to grow her political law practice.

Though she is based in Chicago, Olson will ...