Legal Notices

These Legal Notices, as amended by us from time to time, set out the basis on which you may use this website and provide important information about the way we provide our services.

Crowell & Moring LLP (“Crowell & Moring”, “Crowell” or “the Firm”) is an international legal practice which comprises Crowell & Moring LLP and its affiliated undertakings. Crowell & Moring LLP is a registered limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, United States of America.

The Firm operates as a limited liability partnership worldwide, with the legal practices in London and Shanghai conducted by affiliated undertakings. Crowell & Moring’s principal office for the purposes of this internet site is in Washington D.C., United States of America.  

The term “partner” is used to refer to a member of Crowell & Moring LLP or in one of Crowell & Moring LLP’s affiliated undertakings.

Brussels Office Information

Crowell & Moring engages in the practice of law in Brussels, Belgium through a branch of Crowell & Moring LLP.  The Brussels office, with VAT registration number BE 0543.459.326, is located at the following address:

7, Rue Joseph Stevens
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium

Lawyers practicing in the Brussels branch office are members of and subject to the rules of the French or Dutch Brussels Bar association. Professional rules applicable to lawyers who are members of or are registered with the Brussels Bar are available at:

• Ordre français des avocats au barreau de Bruxelles (http://www.barreaudebruxelles.be/)
• Nederlandse orde van advocaten bij de balie te Brussel (http://www.baliebrussel.be/)

The Brussels branch office also may have a number of lawyers from other jurisdictions who are members of foreign Bars. These can be found in his/her biography in the "Biographies" section of this web site.

London Office Information

Crowell & Moring engages in the practice of law in London through Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP, a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America with number 7466833. Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP is affiliated with Crowell & Moring LLP, which is a separate legal entity and a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, United States of America. 

Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP is a firm of solicitors and registered foreign lawyers which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) under SRA ID number 8003476.

The VAT registration number of Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP is 524-3272-68.

A list of the current partners of Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP is open to inspection at its offices at its principal place of business at Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, United Kingdom EC2N 1HQ.

All partners of Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP are either solicitors or registered foreign lawyers (“RFLs”). Copies of the SRA’s Codes of Conduct which set out the Rules of Professional Conduct which apply to solicitors, RFLs and firms of solicitors is available on the SRA’s website here: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/code-conduct-solicitors/.

Please find a link to our Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement, pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

If at any point you have any queries or concerns on any aspect of our service (including a bill) then you should let us know immediately so we can do our best to address the problem. It may be helpful to contact the person who is working on your case to discuss your concerns, and we will try our best to resolve any issues at this point. If this does not resolve things to your satisfaction, or you would prefer not to speak to the partner supervising your particular case, then you should contact our London Office Managing Partner or our General Counsel. We aim to resolve any issues quickly and making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.

If for any reason we are unable to resolve matters between us within eight weeks, you may be entitled to ask the Legal Ombudsman to investigate your company independently. This will not affect how we handle your case. Before accepting an application to investigate a complaint, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first. There are time limits for making such an application, and you should check the Legal Ombudsman website for full details (www.legalombudsman.org.uk), contact them by telephone on 0300 555 0333, by email (enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk) or by writing to: Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ. If your complaint is about your bill, you may also apply to the court for an assessment of the bill under Part III of the Solicitors’ Act 1974. If all or part of a bill remains unpaid, we may be entitled to charge interest.

If you consider that we have breached a Solicitors Regulation Authority Principle or Regulation, please refer the matter directly to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Details of the procedures that they follow are given on their website at www.sra.org.uk.

In the UK (and certain other jurisdictions in which we operate), we are required to have in place professional indemnity insurance. Our compulsory professional indemnity insurance as required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited. This insurance covers Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP’s legal practice in London, and will extend to acts or omissions wherever in the world they occur.

Shanghai Office Information

Crowell & Moring carries out activities permitted by the PRC Regulations on the Administration of Resident Representative Offices in China of Foreign Law Firms in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, through Crowell & Moring LLP Shanghai Representative Office (Registration No. 31100000MD8322212K), which is a branch of Crowell & Moring LLP. The Shanghai office is located at the following address: 

R1901-03 Link Square 1
222 Hubin Road
Huangpu District, Shanghai 200021
China

Crowell & Moring is not permitted to advise on the laws of the People’s Republic of China. Services required in relation to the laws of the People’s Republic of China are provided by local law firms with whom Crowell & Moring cooperates.

Crowell & Moring International Information

Crowell & Moring International, LLC is limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America.  It is an affiliate of Crowell & Moring LLP.  Crowell & Moring International LLC is engaged in the business of providing global government relations, public policy, and public affairs consulting services for clients in markets across Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

Crowell & Moring LLP and Crowell & Moring International, LLC are partners in C&M International/Asia LLP, a Singapore limited liability partnership (Registration No. T-19LL1327A).  C&M International/Asia LLP is engaged in the business of international policy and regulatory affairs consultancy from its office in Singapore.  The office of C&M International/Asia LLP is located at the following address:

One George Street
#10-01
Singapore 049145
Republic of Singapore

Crowell & Moring International, LLC operates a branch office in Hong Kong which is registered as a Non-Hong Kong Company (Certificate No. 74536152-000-09-22-6) for the purpose of providing Cybersecurity & Privacy Consulting Services.  Its principal place of business in Hong Kong is located at The Great Room CKC Limited, Level 45 Cheung Kong Center, 2 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong.

Crowell Health Solutions Information

Crowell Health Solutions, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America. It is an affiliate of Crowell & Moring LLP. Crowell Health Solutions, LLC is engaged in the business of providing strategic consulting services to clients with regard to the provision and payment of health care, including digital health, health equity and value-based health care.