Our New York office is recognized for offering a powerhouse team of litigation, regulatory, and transactional lawyers. We advise clients in high-stakes litigation and arbitrations, complex transactional and regulatory matters, and sensitive government and internal investigations across a wide range of industries. The office is home to several former federal prosecutors from the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and other federal and state regulatory officials. Their experience is the foundation of our premier investigations practice, which is augmented by the knowledge of a multitude of former high-level regulators across the firm. More than a quarter of Fortune 100 companies have turned to Crowell & Moring for investigations.
In recent years, many of the firm’s clients have turned to our New York lawyers as advisors in their most important and high-profile matters. Our team of leading practitioners leverages deep industry and government experience to achieve successful results for Fortune 500 companies, executives, global financial institutions, emerging companies, and leading entrepreneurs. The combination of corporate, regulatory, white collar, financial litigation, fintech, cyber/privacy and labor offerings in New York provides a perfect complement to our securities, private equity, derivatives, and distressed debt capabilities.
Our clients operate in such sectors as automotive, chemicals, electronics, energy, fashion and retail, financial services, health care, insurance and reinsurance, life sciences, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, restaurants, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.
The diverse team of lawyers in New York reflects the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of the firm, enabling us to deliver client service that is commercial, practical, and nimble. We routinely staff our matters across the firm’s offices and practice areas to ensure our clients receive cost-effective services, exceptional advice, and practical solutions that minimize their legal, business, and reputational risks.
Litigation & Trial Practice
With our multidisciplinary, team-based approach, we help clients manage their most critical litigation issues across multiple industries. More than two-thirds of the firm’s lawyers litigate and our New York-based white collar lawyers are among those who are consistently recognized by Chambers USA. Our team of New York litigators includes seasoned trial lawyers who have successfully litigated high-profile cases, both as defense counsel and senior prosecutors. We handle disputes from pre-litigation through appeal and appear regularly in state and federal courts.
Clients regularly turn to us in New York for our long and proven record of success defending and counseling across the full spectrum of government investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, internal investigations, and when needed, at trial. Our investigations capabilities span a range of areas, including AML, antitrust, congressional, economic sanctions, employment, energy, environmental, export controls, FCA, FCPA/anti-corruption, government contracts, health care, and privacy & cybersecurity.
Transactions & Corporate Practice
Our lawyers represent the full spectrum of financial companies in overcoming legal and business obstacles from traditional financial institutions involved in investment banking and securities, to venture capital, hedge funds, and private equity firms, to technology companies and start-ups. We advise clients on bankruptcy restructurings, financing, joint ventures, M&A, private placements, and securities offerings. Our team complements these capabilities with helping clients on numerous compliance, governance, and regulatory issues.
The New York office also has deep experience in the health care, financial services, and fashion industries, counseling clients on strategic corporate and commercial matters that include intellectual property licensing agreements, international distribution and supply, and marketing and advertising. We work in tandem with the firmwide transactions and corporate team, which regularly advises public and non-public corporations and investors in a wide range of corporate governance and transactional matters,
Regulatory Practice
Crowell & Moring is at the forefront of national regulatory matters before federal and state agencies. That includes the New York office, where our team helps clients navigate complex regulatory challenges by leveraging the experience of 100 former government officials throughout the firm who have held pivotal positions in the U.S. and abroad. Additionally, our international policy and regulatory affairs affiliate, C&M International, helps multinational corporations and the industry associations that represent them influence policies and legislation that maximize commercial success.