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Chambers USA Ranks 56 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 19 Leading Practice Areas Among Best in U.S.

Firm News | 6 min read | 05.27.16

Washington, D.C. – May 27, 2016: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that it has secured 66 attorney rankings for 56 individual attorneys in the 2016 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. The prestigious rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community at peer firms.

Highlights also include the ranking of 19 Crowell & Moring practice areas in categories spanning the litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities of the firm across six U.S. offices.

In the Nationwide category for best practices and attorneys, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Advertising: Litigation

  • Partner Christopher A. Cole (Band 3)

Antitrust

Climate Change (Band 3)

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 4)

  • Partner Larry F. Eisenstat (Band 1)
  • Partner Richard Lehfeldt (Band 4)

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

  • Partner Jennifer N. Waters (Band 5)

Environment (Band 3)

Government: Government Contracts (Band 1)

Government: Government Contracts: Bid Protests

  • Partner Thomas P. Humphrey (Spotlight Table)

Government: Government Contracts: Costs Disputes

Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation (Band 4)

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Band 3)

International Trade (Band 4)

International Trade: Customs

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

Litigation: E-Discovery

Tax: Controversy

  • Partner Harold J. Heltzer (Band 4)

Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory (Band 1)

  • Partner Gerald F. Murphy (Band 2)
  • Associate Steven Seiden (Associates to Watch)
  • Partner Marc L. Warren (Band 3)

Transportation: Aviation: Finance

  • Eileen Gleimer (Band 3)

In the Alaska category for best practices and attorneys, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Environment, Natural Resources & Regulatory Industries (Band 2)

  • Counsel Jonathan Katchen (Band Up & Coming)
  • Counsel David Mayberry (Up & Coming)
  • Partner Kyle Parker (Band 2)

In the California category for best practices and attorneys, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Antitrust

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Corporate (Northern California)

  • Partner Jeffrey C. Selman (Recognized Practitioner)

Healthcare

  • Partner William A. Helvestine (Band 1)
  • Partner Kevin Kroeker (Band 3)

Insurance: Insurer

Litigation: General Commercial (Band 5)

  • Partner Gregory D. Call (Band 4)
  • Senior Counsel Michael A. Kahn (Band 5)
  • Partner Douglas W. Sullivan (Band 5)

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2)

  • Partner Janet Levine (Band 1)
  • Partner Jeffrey H. Rutherford (Band 3)

In the District of Columbia category for best practices and attorneys, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Antitrust (Band 4)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 3)

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Band 3)

Environment (Band 2)

  • Senior Counsel David E. Menotti (Senior Statesmen)
  • Partner Kirsten L. Nathanson (Band 5)
  • Partner Richard E. Schwartz (Band 3)

Healthcare (Band 2)

  • Partner John T. Brennan Jr (Band 1)
  • Partner Arthur N. Lerner (Band 1)
  • Partner Christine M. Clements (Recognized Practitioner)

Insurance: Insurer (Band 1)

  • Partner Clifford B. Hendler (Band 2)
  • Partner Paul W. Kalish (Band 2)
  • Partner William C. O’Neill (Band 4)
  • Partner Deirdre G. Johnson (Recognized Practitioner)

Intellectual Property: Litigation (Band 4)

Litigation: General Commercial (Band 4)

  • Partner Kathleen Taylor Sooy (Band 2)

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 3)

Tax

  • Partner Harold J. Heltzer (Band 3)

In the New York category for best practices and attorneys, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Antitrust

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Chambers' staff of full-time researchers conduct in-depth interviews with attorneys and clients and make selections based on satisfaction, professional ability and reputation. The USA Guide was first introduced in 2003. Based in London, Chambers and Partners began as general book publishers in 1969. Chambers USA can be accessed online here.

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with approximately 500 lawyers representing clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory, and transactional matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity. The firm has offices in Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Anchorage, London, and Brussels.

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