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Crowell & Moring Rated Leading Government Contracts Firm

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.20.05

Chambers USA, in its annual publication rating law firm practice groups, has ranked Crowell & Moring No. 1 among Government Contracts groups nationwide, along with two other firms. The Chambers publication, which is based upon interviews with clients and other practitioners in each practice area, also named Stan Johnson and Terry Albertson as leading lawyers in the Government Contracts field.

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