Steve Urbanczyk has defended companies in complex products liability litigation for over 25 years. Identified as one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine (December 2004, 2007, and 2009), Mr. Urbanczyk has been involved as national trial counsel in the nationwide defense of mass tort litigation involving pharmaceuticals (Prempro, Norplant), biologics (vaccines), medical devices (silicone breast implants), appliances (coffeemaker fires), and agricultural equipment (tractor fires). Mr. Urbanczyk lead trial teams to defense verdicts in two of the first Prempro trials in Little Rock, Arkansas, and has directed and participated in the trials of pharmaceutical cases in several state courts, most with successful outcomes. He also has tried or been involved in the trial preparation of cases in a number of other state and federal courts around the country.

Mr. Urbanczyk has also handled a broad range of other civil litigation matters, including antitrust, commercial fraud, medical malpractice, consumer product safety, international trade, government debarment, church-state, and general commercial cases.

Prior to coming to Williams & Connolly LLP in 1978, Mr. Urbanczyk served for three years as an Assistant to the Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he submitted briefs and presented oral arguments for the government in civil and criminal litigation in the Supreme Court.

Mr. Urbanczyk has served on the firm's Executive Committee. He also has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Holy Cross College, and was the first chairperson of the Board of Directors of Covenant House Washington.