At Crowell & Moring, our success as a firm depends on creating and maintaining a diverse team of talented professionals. Different perspectives, histories, and experiences don’t just make us interesting as individuals; they also make us stronger as a firm. Diversity is one of our core values, and we approach it holistically. We view diversity as encompassing race, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, personal appearance, political affiliation, marital status, family responsibilities, disability and status as a veteran, and other personal characteristics protected by law and regulation.

Our commitment to diversity extends beyond numbers to all facets of firm life including recruiting, retention, and professional development, as well as outreach to the community and the legal profession. It is this environment of, and emphasis on, inclusiveness that truly sets Crowell & Moring apart.

We are fortunate to have a number of nationally recognized
female and diverse lawyers in our firm, including:

• Arif Hyder Ali — an international arbitration, dispute resolution and risk management lawyer who has represented clients from more than 30 countries on five continents;
• James Chen — a former Senior Attorney/Advisor at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement;
• Viva Hammer — a former member of the President's Working Group on Derivatives Oversight and Implementation as well as Associate Tax Legislative Counsel in the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Tax Policy;
• Keith Harrison — a litigator whose case work includes winning the case that set the standard for summary judgment in the D.C. Circuit;
• Laurel Pyke Malson — a past chair of the Committee on Grievances for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and current member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution’s National Panel of Distinguished Neutrals;
• Michael Martinez — a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and recipient of the Gallinghouse Award for Excellence in Financial Litigation;
• Kimberley Chen Nobles — a patent litigator named an Intellectual Property Law “Superlawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine;
• Angela Styles — former Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy within the Office of Management and Budget for President George W. Bush.

Click to download a PDF of our NALP form, which includes diversity statistics, for the Washington, DC, California, or New York offices.