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Crowell & Moring Earns 48 Practice Area Rankings from U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers

Firm News | 2 min read | 11.05.19

Washington – November 5, 2019: U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers has ranked Crowell & Moring in 48 practice areas in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” rankings. The firm has seven practices ranked nationally in Tier 1 and 18 total at the national level. It also has 30 practice areas ranked regionally, including at least one in every U.S. office: Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County.  The rankings received are:

NATIONAL TIER 1
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Securities Regulation

NATIONAL TIER 2
Advertising Law
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance Law
International Arbitration - Governmental
International Trade and Finance Law
Technology Law

NATIONAL TIER 3
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 1

Los Angeles
Health Care Law

New York City
Health Care Law
Insurance Law

Orange County
Litigation – Antitrust

San Francisco
Insurance Law

Washington DC
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Advertising Law
Antitrust Law
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Insurance Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Mediation
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Securities Regulation

METROPOLITAN TIER 2

San Francisco
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law

Washington DC

Commercial Litigation
Equipment Finance Law
Health Care Law
International Arbitration – Governmental
Technology Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 3

Washington DC
Litigation - Tax
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tax Law

The firm has been ranked every year since the inception of the Best Law Firms list began a decade ago. According to the publication, a firm’s rankings “reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas” and are a result of “a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.”

About Crowell & Moring LLP

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with more than 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, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, London, and Brussels.

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