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Firm News 1436 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 05.22.26

Crowell & Moring Represents Kanders & Company in Acquisition of Ginkgo Bioworks’ Biosecurity Business

May 22, 2026: A Crowell & Moring team represented Kanders & Company in a complex carveout transaction in which Kanders acquired the biosecurity business of publicly traded Ginkgo Bioworks. The resulting company, Perimeter Systems, has launched as the world’s first integrated biosecurity infrastructure platform, designed to transform biological signals into real-time intelligence and accelerate decisive response. At closing, Perimeter secured $60 million in growth capital, led by Kanders in partnership with SCS Financial, Goldcrest Capital, Four Cities Capital, and the Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund (SAIF).
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Firm News | 2 min read | 05.20.26

Crowell Secures $23.3 Million Jury Verdict for C3.ai in Major Trade Secret Case

Washington – May 20, 2026: Crowell & Moring achieved a decisive victory for leading Enterprise AI application software company C3.ai, obtaining a $23.3 million jury verdict following a seven-day trial in Wilmington, Delaware. The jury unanimously found Cummins liable for trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract in a suit brought by C3.ai more than two and a half years ago.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 05.20.26

The Daily Journal Names Valerie Goo and Jon Gurka Among Top IP Lawyers

Los Angeles – May 20, 2026: The Daily Journal has named Crowell & Moring's Valerie Goo and Jon Gurka as Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California in 2026. The annual list recognizes California lawyers who have made significant contributions to intellectual property law over the past year. 
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Client Alerts 6266 results

Client Alert | 7 min read | 05.27.26

Colorado Hits Reset on AI Regulation: SB 26-189 Repeals and Reenacts the Colorado AI Act

Colorado’s original AI Act (SB 24-205), signed in May 2024, imposed broad obligations on developers and deployers of “high-risk AI systems” — including requiring risk management programs, impact assessments, and affirmative steps to prevent algorithmic discrimination across employment, housing, lending, insurance, health care, and education decisions. The operative date for SB 24-205 was extended twice, and a court temporarily suspended enforcement in early 2026, following a lawsuit filed by xAI, which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened to support. Industry feedback on SB 24-205 was generally negative. In response to this environment, Colorado’s legislature undertook a rewrite, drafting and passing SB 26-189 in a matter of weeks. SB 26-189 reflects the legislature’s effort to preserve the policy goal of filling the AI oversight vacuum given the lack of a comprehensive federal law, but within a more workable compliance framework.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.27.26

Don’t Get Left in the Doghouse: The Federal Circuit’s Global K9 Case and the Duty to Intervene

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a stark warning to government contractors: when a bid protest is filed involving your contract, failing to timely intervene can cost you the ability to defend your award.  In Global K9 Protection Group, LLC v. United States, the Federal Circuit upheld the denial of K2 Solutions, Inc.’s motion to intervene, finding that K2 had waited too long to act despite having sufficient reason to do so.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.26.26

pH, Prosecution History Estoppel, and Patent Scope: Three Lessons from the Federal Circuit's Latest Hatch-Waxman Ruling

On May 13, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment of no infringement in Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., No. 24-1641. The decision offers important guidance for patent holders and generic manufacturers on the role of industry standards in interpreting scientific terminology during claim construction, prosecution history estoppel, and the disclosure-dedication rule.
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Press Coverage 3488 results

Publications 1623 results

Publication | 05.14.26

Section 230 is Starting to Show its Cracks

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Events 1959 results

Event | 06.23.26, 6:00 PM CEST - 8:00 PM CEST

Crowell Café – Let’s talk Pay Transparency and Pay Equity: Perspectives, Quotas and the Path Forward

We are delighted to invite you to our next Cr♀well Café, organized by Crowell & Moring’s Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI). 

Event | 06.08.26, 2:15 PM CDT - 3:15 PM CDT

HCCA Research Compliance & SCCE Higher Education Compliance Conference

Crowell & Moring Partner Linda Malek, a member of the firm's Health Care Group, will be speaking at HCCA Research Compliance & SCCE Higher Education Compliance Conference, taking place on Monday, June 8t, 2026 at San Antonio, Texas. Her presentation, "Anatomy of a Scientific Misconduct Investigation," will take place at 2:15–3:15 PM CDT.

Event | 06.08.26, 1:00 PM CDT - 2:00 PM CDT

HCCA Research Compliance & SCCE Higher Education Compliance Conference

Crowell & Moring Partner Jason Johnson, a member of the firm's Health Care Group, will be speaking at HCCA Research Compliance & SCCE Higher Education Compliance Conference, taking place on Monday, June 8t, 2026 at San Antonio, Texas. His presentation, "Understanding Changes to the Research Misconduct Rule," will take place at 1:00–2:00 PM CDT.

Webinars 631 results

Webinar | 07.01.26, 1:00 PM PDT - 2:00 PM PDT

Large Liability Models? Emerging Tort and Privacy Risks in Chatbots and Generative AI

Join our Crowell & Moring partners for a webinar exploring AI liability, focusing on chatbots and generative AI, recent rulings on product liability in the digital realm, and new laws. This session will provide high-level legal strategies to manage risk and liability across AI applications, including white-label chatbots, virtual assistants, synthetic media, and employment tools.

Webinar | 06.23.26, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Critical Reporting And Labeling Requirements for Products Containing PFAS: What Companies Need to Know (and DO) Now!

Because of recent changes to Federal and State law regulations, companies that manufacture, import, sell, or distribute products or equipment with components that contain certain “PFAS” materials face imminent and overlapping compliance obligations. This webinar will provide actionable information companies can use to determine whether they are impacted by these State and Federal requirements as well as practical advice for complying with these obligations. Topics that will be covered include the following:
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Webinar | 06.10.26, 12:30 PM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT

The Next Frontier — Surveillance & Personalized Pricing

 Join Crowell partners Joanna Forster, Toni Michelle Jackson, and Jordan Ludwig for a focused discussion on the risks your business faces and the concrete steps you can take now — from reviewing your pricing practices and privacy policies to managing risks. 

Speaking Engagements 4358 results

Blog Posts 1871 results

Blog Post | 05.15.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: Fixed Price Contracting EO, FCA, FOCI

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 440 results

Podcast | 05.22.26

All Things Protest: Final Proposal Revisions and Federal Circuit Opinions

Materials discussed in this episode:
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Podcast | 05.15.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: Fixed Price Contracting EO, FCA, FOCI

This week’s episode covers a new Executive Order on fixed-price contracting, a new DOJ initiative targeting coordination with data-mining qui tam relators, and a proposed rule that would extend FOCI reviews to uncleared defense contractors, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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Podcast | 04.28.26

Fastest 5 Minutes: DEI EO, SBIR, Pentagon Budget

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