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Firm News 1436 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 06.02.26

IAM Ranks Crowell & Moring in Patent 1000 2026

Chicago – June 2, 2026: Intellectual Asset Management recognized Crowell & Moring in its IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners guide, awarding a gold band ranking for patent litigation and transactions in Belgium, a silver band ranking for patent litigation and recommended for patent prosecution in Illinois, and a bronze band ranking for patent prosecution in the United Kingdom: England and Wales. The firm was also recommended nationally in the United States for trade secrets litigation.
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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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Client Alerts 6265 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.03.26

Important EU Court Judgment Clarifies Rules on Interest Due in Cartel Damages Cases

In a judgment that will have direct and immediate consequences, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has clarified that for all competition damages actions brought after 26 December 2014, interest runs from the date on which the harm occurred. The ruling addressed two important questions: (1) whether national provisions implementing Article 3(2) of the EU Damages Directive — which requires interest to run from the date harm occurred —apply to cases in which the harm preceded the adoption of those provisions; and (2) how the date of harm should be determined in cartel cases involving the purchase of goods at inflated prices.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.02.26

SBA OHA Confirms That the Submission Date for a Proposal with Pricing Controls Size Determination

On April 8, 2026, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) denied an appeal arguing that a concern’s early submission of its proposal with pricing was an attempt to “end-run the regulations” for when size is determined. In Size Appeal of DecisionPoint Corporation, SBA No. SIZ-6379, OHA confirmed that a company’s size is determined on the date it submits its initial offer which includes price, even if the proposal is submitted in advance of the proposal submission deadline and the offeror becomes large before the provided deadline.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.01.26

California Court Upholds Insurer’s Duty to Defend After Covered Claim Is Dismissed

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling in an insurance coverage dispute between a commercial general liability insurer and its policyholder. The decision addresses several critical issues in insurance law, including the scope and continuity of the duty to defend and the standard for insurer reimbursement of defense costs in mixed-claim actions. The court ruled largely in favor of the insured, SVO Building One, LLC ("SVO"), and the matter now heads toward settlement or trial on SVO's remaining counterclaims.
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Press Coverage 3484 results

Press Coverage | 05.21.26

Crowell & Moring hires former Robins Kaplan attorneys to launch Minneapolis outpost

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Publications 1624 results

Publication | 05.21.26

Three Boardroom Steps Towards Cyber Resilience

Board Agenda

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 632 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 | 06.25.26, 12:30 PM CEST - 2:00 PM CEST

The M&A Process Step by Step: A Practical Guide for Junior Legal Counsels

We are pleased to invite you to a practical webinar designed for junior legal counsels seeking to deepen their understanding of mergers and acquisitions. Whether you are at the beginning of your career in corporate law or looking to strengthen your grasp of the M&A process, this session will offer concrete, practice‑oriented insights drawn from real transaction experience.

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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Speaking Engagements 4366 results

Blog Posts 1874 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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