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The Best Lawyers In America 2015 Recognizes 40 Crowell & Moring Attorneys

Firm News | 2 min read | 08.28.14

Washington, D.C. – August 28, 2014: The Best Lawyers in America 2015 selected 40 Crowell & Moring LLP attorneys as leaders in their field. Attorneys were selected through peer nominations. The following Crowell & Moring attorneys are listed by the respective practice areas for which they were selected:

Los Angeles

  • Kevin B. Kroeker – Health Care Law
  • Janet I. Levine – Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar, Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Jeffrey Rutherford – Criminal Defense: White Collar

Orange County

  • John S. Gibson – Litigation – Antitrust

New York

  • Dickerson M. Downing – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
  • Jeffrey A. Smith – Environmental Law

San Francisco

  • William A. Helvestine – Health Care Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Terry L. Albertson – Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Richard L. Beizer – Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Timothy M. Biddle – Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • John T. Brennan, Jr. – Health Care Law
  • John B. Brew – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Barry E. Cohen – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • Christopher A. Cole – Advertising Law
  • Larry F. Eisenstat – Energy Law
  • Clifton S. Elgarten – Insurance Law
  • Kent A. Gardiner – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Eileen M. Gleimer – Equipment Finance Law
  • Alan W. H. Gourley – International Arbitration – Governmental
  • Thomas A. Hanusik – Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Regulation
  • Harold J. Heltzer – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
  • Clifford B. Hendler – Insurance Law
  • Philip T. Inglima – Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Regulation
  • W. Stanfield Johnson – Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Paul W. Kalish – Insurance Law
  • Arthur N. Lerner – Antitrust Law, Health Care Law
  • Robert A. Lipstein – International Trade and Finance Law
  • R. Timothy McCrum – Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • Thomas C. Means – Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • David E. Menotti – Environmental Law
  • Stuart H. Newberger – Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration – Governmental, Mediation
  • Mark D. Plevin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law
  • Richard E. Schwartz – Litigation - Environmental, Natural Resources Law
  • Wm. Randolph Smith – Antitrust Law
  • Jeffrey L. Snyder – International Trade and Finance Law
  • John I. Stewart, Jr. – Technology Law
  • Jeane A. Thomas – Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust
  • Jennifer N. Waters – Energy Law
  • Scott L. Winkelman – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Clifford J. Zatz – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

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

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Firm News | 2 min read | 07.29.26

ICYMI: Crowell’s London R&I Team Appointed by Kroll Advisory in Bankruptcy of £330M Woodville Litigation Fund

London – July 29, 2026: Crowell & Moring's London Restructuring and Insolvency team has been appointed by Kroll Advisory in the administration of Woodville Consultants Limited (trading as Woodville Litigation Funding), a motor finance litigation funder with an estimated £330m loan book and more than 300,000 claims under its belt. The team first acted for a group of investors in successfully securing a contested administration order from the High Court and has since been retained by Kroll to assist in the wider administration process. Woodville's collapse is the latest sign of mounting stress in the litigation funding market, driven by the FCA's ongoing motor finance redress process and the resulting uncertainty over the timing and quantum of claims. ...