Legal 500 United States Ranks Crowell & Moring in Six Practice Areas in 2018 Guide

Firm Debuts in Antitrust: Merger Control Rankings; Government Contracts Co-Chair Daniel Forman Again Recognized as “Leading Lawyer”

Washington – June 5, 2018: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a “Top Tier” firm in six practice areas in the 11th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel R. Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group and Management Board member, has been named one of 13 “Leading Lawyers” in the Government Contracts category for the second consecutive year.

Legal 500 recognized Crowell & Moring in the following categories:

• Government: Government Contracts (Tier 1)
• Dispute Resolution: International Trade (Tier 4)
• Insurance: Advice to Insurers (Tier 3)
• Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense (Tier 5)
• Antitrust: Merger Control (Tier 3)
• Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes (Tier 5)

Crowell & Moring is one of just three firms with a tier-one ranking in the Government Contracts category. Forman was noted for his leadership of the group and high-profile work in bid protests. Legal 500 recognized the firm’s representation, led by Forman, of AT&T in securing a 25-year contract valued at $46.5 billion to build a nationwide public safety broadband network for first responders (FirstNet).

The firm also debuted in the Antitrust: Merger Control category rankings this year.

Legal 500 evaluates the legal market in more than 90 countries. The guide's editorial driven rankings are based on the opinions of the editors and research they conduct with competitors, peers, and clients. The country chapters and recommendations can be viewed online at www.legal500.com.

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About Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust Group

Crowell & Moring's Antitrust Group is recognized as one of the leading practices in the United States and around the world. Clients engage the firm to help navigate their most complex competition law issues, including: international merger control; private damages actions; cartel investigations and litigation; government investigations; and counseling and compliance. The group’s approximately 80 lawyers routinely represent industry-leading companies in some of the largest and most complex mergers and acquisitions in recent history – including successful DOJ clearance of AT&T’s $67 billion acquisition of DIRECTV, one of the 20 largest transactions of all time – as well as in both affirmative recovery and defense-side antitrust litigation. The firm’s antitrust litigators have achieved major results, including ongoing defense of United Airlines, DuPont, CSX, leading health care distributor Owens & Minor, and Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, as well as the recovery of more than a billion dollars for antitrust clients including General Motors and Motorola.

About Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group

For nearly 40 years, Crowell & Moring's nationally recognized Government Contracts Group has set the standard for effective legal guidance in this highly complex arena. With approximately 60 attorneys, it is one of the largest and most reputable government contracts practices in the United States and worldwide. The group's experience covers virtually every aspect of the increasingly complex and heavily regulated government contracts and grants process, from entering the government marketplace and bidding on public contracts to complying with complex regulatory regimes and performing contracts, litigating disputes, and handling terminations. Follow the group on Twitter at @GovConCrowell.

About Crowell & Moring’s Insurance/Reinsurance Group

Crowell & Moring’s Insurance/Reinsurance Group handles a wide range of insurance and reinsurance disputes, including hundreds of arbitrations (in the U.S., United Kingdom, and Bermuda) and coverage litigation in virtually every U.S. state. The group’s lawyers act as litigators and dealmakers; trial lawyers and settlement professionals; and advocates and advisors. The group’s experience spans all of the major industry segments – life, health, property-casualty – and all of the lines of business, including insurance, reinsurance, captives, runoffs, and Special-Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).

About Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group provides regulatory, dispute resolution, investigation, policy and litigation counsel on emerging trade issues worldwide. The group is recognized for its top international trade practices for export controls, sanctions, customs and trade litigation matters (including antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguards). Additionally, the group works closely with the firm's other core practices to provide a broad spectrum of client services and to publish their proprietary journal, This Month in International Trade.

About Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group

Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group is known for handling high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation. The group’s litigators handle numerous types of disputes, including fraud, breach of contract, business tort, class action, and financial services litigation. With a powerful group of trial lawyers located across the United States and Europe, we handle litigation across a variety of industries, including health care, technology, hotels and hospitality, financial services, transportation (auto, railroad, and airlines), telecommunications, and chemical manufacturing, among others.

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.