S. Martijn Steger Director (614) 462-5495 •     Download vCard International Business, chair Mediation Services, chair Business, Tax & Securities; Intellectual Property; Litigation Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice Focus

Primarily assists clients with international business law issues, litigation and intellectual property matters.

Certified Mediator

Martijn has a particular emphasis in the resolution of international disputes and disputes arising in the field of logistics, which include the warehousing, supply and transport of goods. He has spoken on a number of mediation and international topics over the last fifteen years across Ohio and around the world, and has recently presented educational programs on Ohio's adoption of the Uniform Mediation Act and the particular issues that arise in international mediations.

Career Highlights

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®.

Recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics magazine.

Oral argument resulting in the favorable decision of IMRE: Citric Acid Antitrust Litigation, 145 F. Supp. 2d 1152 (N. D. CA 2001). This case is a landmark decision in the law governing settlements in class action litigation.

Helped a client grow its international business eightfold through acquisitions and strategic alliances over the last ten years.

Defense of a lawsuit brought by a European company against two Fortune 500 American companies for infringement of a chemical patent.

Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities

• American Arbitration Association, Central Ohio Commercial Advisory Council, member
• American Bar Association, dispute resolution committee, member
• British American Business Council - Great Lakes Region, board of trustees, member
• Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, advisory council, member
• Columbus Bar Association, international law and alternative dispute resolution committee, member
• Columbus Council on World Affairs, board of trustees, past chair; executive committee, member
• German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, board of trustees, member
• Greater Columbus Advanced Logistics Council, executive committee, member
• Ohio State Bar Association, member
• Southern Ohio District Export Council, board of trustees, member

Publications and Presentations

Legal Considerations Involved in Expanding Your International Business, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University (2004; 2002; 2001)

Fundamentals of Foreign-Trade Zones (2004; 2002; 2001; 2000; 1999)

Legal Developments Update 2000, National Association of Credit Management - OHIO (in conjunction with Kevin L. Sykes)

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Preliminary Considerations, Federal Civil Procedure and Evidence During Trial (6th Circuit), Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1996

Products Liability: 50 State Handbook (Ohio Chapter), West Publishing Company, 1994-95 Ed., (with Melvin D. Weinstein)

So, What Are the Terms of Our Contract?, National Association of Credit Management, International Group (with Kevin L. Sykes)

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• Supreme Court of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Education

Juris Doctorate (1983)
The Ohio State University College of Law
The Ohio State University Law Journal, executive editor

Rotary International graduate fellow (1978-1979)
University of Sheffield Faculty of Law, Sheffield, England

Bachelor of Philosophy
M ajor in Interdisciplinary Studies (1978)
Miami University
Summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa honor society