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The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Recognizes 49 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Firm News | 4 min read | 08.16.19

Washington – August 16, 2019: The 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has named threeCrowell & Moring lawyers – Laura A. Foggan, W. Stanfield Johnson, and R. Timothy McCrum – as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective categories and regions. The publication also recognized 49 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers."

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on a peer-review evaluation in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. For the 2020 edition, about 8.3 million votes were cast.

The following Crowell & Moring lawyers are included:
Irvine

  • Partner John S. Gibson - Litigation - Antitrust

Los Angeles

New York

  • Partner Kathy Hirata Chin - Health Care Law
  • Counsel Marsena Farris - Health Care Law
  • Senior counsel Richard G. Liskov - Insurance Law
  • Partner Brian T. McGovern - Health Care Law
  • Partner Paul W. Mourning - Health Care Law
  • Partner Stephanie Marcantonio - Health Care Law
  • Partner Holly A. Melton - Advertising Law
  • Partner John J. Sarchio - Insurance Law

San Francisco

  • Partner Gregory D. Call - Commercial Litigation
  • Senior counsel William A. Helvestine - Health Care Law
  • Partner Mark D. Plevin - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law
  • Senior counsel Douglas W. Sullivan - Commercial Litigation

Washington, D.C.

  • Counsel Lauren Aronson - Advertising Law
  • Partner Richard L. Beizer - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Partner John T. Brennan Jr. - Health Care Law
  • Partner John B. Brew - International Trade and Finance Law
  • Partner Christopher A. Cole - Advertising Law
  • Senior counsel John D. Conner Jr. - Environmental Law
  • Partner Larry F. Eisenstat - Energy Law
  • Partner Clifton S. Elgarten - Insurance Law
  • Partner David J. Ervin - Advertising Law
  • Partner Cheryl A. Falvey - Advertising Law
  • Partner Christopher Flynn - Health Care Law
  • Partner Laura A. Foggan - Insurance Law (Lawyer of the Year), Litigation - Insurance
  • Partner Kent A. Gardiner - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Partner Eileen M. Gleimer - Equipment Finance Law
  • Partner Alan W. H. Gourley - International Arbitration – Governmental
  • Partner Peter L. Gray - Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Partner Thomas A. Hanusik - Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Securities Regulation
  • Partner Harold J. Heltzer - Tax Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Partner Clifford B. Hendler - Insurance Law
  • Partner Philip T. Inglima - Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Securities Regulation
  • Partner Shawn R. Johnson - Antitrust Law
  • Senior counsel W. Stanfield Johnson - Administrative / Regulatory Law (Lawyer of the Year)
  • Partner Elliott P. Laws - Environmental Law
  • Partner Thomas A. Lorenzen - Litigation – Environmental
  • Partner R. Timothy McCrum - Natural Resources Law, Mining Law (Lawyer of the Year)
  • Partner Stuart H. Newberger - Commercial Litigation, Mediation
  • Partner Teresa Stanek Rea - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Senior counsel Richard E. Schwartz - Natural Resources Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Partner Wm. Randolph Smith - Antitrust Law
  • Partner Jeffrey L. Snyder - International Trade and Finance Law
  • Partner John I. Stewart - Technology Law
  • Partner Jeane A. Thomas - Antitrust Law
  • Partner Jennifer N. Waters - Energy Law
  • Partner Scott L. Winkelman - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Partner Clifford J. Zatz - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

About Crowell & Moring LLP

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with approximately 550 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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