Financial Services & Bankruptcy Industries
Crowell & Moring's clients participate in a broad range of industries. As a result, our lawyers have developed deep experience and understanding in many industries, some of which are noted below. By working with colleagues in the firm's industry-specific Practice Areas, we leverage the firm's capabilities and experience to develop strategies to achieve results for our clients in a variety of niche areas.
If you have an interest in learning more about a particular industry not listed below, you may want to search our other Practice Areas to locate information related to that industry.
Aviation
We advise clients on the full range of transactions and regulatory issues affecting business aircraft owners and operators, including domestic and international concerns, Fortune 100 companies, privately held companies and high net-worth individuals. We represent corporate flight departments, owners of fractional interests in aircraft, operators of large commercial aircraft, aircraft management companies and air charter operators. We regularly deal with all major corporate aircraft manufacturers.
Our practice includes purchase, sale and lease transactions; financing, maintenance, repair and management arrangements; and related sales, use and excise tax issues. We provide regulatory advice on FAA, DOT, TSA and NTSB compliance, and we assist clients with aircraft and airport security, airport access and noise restriction issues and related enforcement matters.
Energy
Lawyers in the Financial Services Group have significant experience advising companies in the energy industry, in distressed or insolvency-related matters. From litigating motions to reject FERC-jurisdictional power contracts, to obtaining adequate assurance of future performance, to protecting indemnity and other rights, including rights of setoff and recoupment, our group has experience dealing with and protecting entities impacted by bankruptcies. One of the lawyers in our group was part of the core team representing large utility companies and independent system operators (ISOs) in several large energy cases across the nation.
Health Care
Members of our team also have significant experience advising clients in the health care industry in distressed or insolvency related situations. From assisting in the negotiation and documentation of sales and other transactions, to obtaining adequate assurance of future performance, to protecting contract and lease rights, to navigating health care specific issues such as Medicare/Medicaid administrative matters, medical malpractice claims and fraud and abuse issues, our team has experience protecting rights in the health care industry.
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)
Lawyers in the Financial Services Group also have significant experience advising clients providing communications, publishing and e-commerce services to industry and consumers. From counseling with respect to the protection of intellectual property and other contract rights, to obtaining adequate assurance of future performance, to protecting indemnity and other rights, members of our team have experience dealing with and protecting entities impacting by bankruptcies.