Insights

Doha, Qatar – Oct. 30, 2026: Crowell & Moring was named International Law Firm of the Year and Banking & Finance Team of the Year at the LexisNexis Middle East Qatar Business Law Forum 2026 gala dinner and awards ceremony. Crowell was also shortlisted for Corporate—Commercial Team of the Year and Property & Construction Team of the Year.

Washington – October 23, 2026: Crowell & Moring’s Kristof Roox, Jan-Diederik Lindemans, and Justin Hill have been named to IAM Global Leaders 2027, which recognizes leading patent practitioners worldwide.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 22, 2026: Crowell & Moring has added Jeff McSorley as a partner in its industry-leading Health Care Group in Washington, D.C. McSorley joins the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he served for the past decade as a senior trial counsel in the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section.

Doha, Qatar – Oct. 21, 2026: Crowell & Moring’s Litigation and Trial Group was named Litigation Team of the Year – International at the Law.com Middle East Legal Awards 2026.

Los Angeles – October 20, 2026: Jeryl A. Bowers, an M&A lawyer with more than 30 years of experience advising clients on complex transactions and commercial matters, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in Los Angeles. His arrival reflects the continued growth of the firm’s Corporate Group in the U.S. and Europe and expands its transactional capabilities in Southern California.

London – October 15, 2026: Chambers and Partners has recognized five Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP lawyers across six practice areas in the Chambers UK 2027 Guide, including new rankings for Tom Dell'Avvocato and Chiraag Shah and ranking advancements for Chiraag Shah and Emma Wright.

Doha, Qatar – Oct. 7, 2026: Crowell & Moring was named Law Firm of the Year – Qatar at the LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards 2026. The awards celebrate legal excellence, innovation, and leadership among law firms, in-house legal departments, and legal professionals across the Middle East.

London – October 2, 2026: Crowell & Moring has earned recognition across four practice areas in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2027 rankings and has been named a Firm to Watch for Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity and PATMA: Patent attorneys.

Washington, D.C. – October 1, 2026: Crowell & Moring today announced that Glen McGorty, a member of the firm’s Management Board and Executive Committee, Chair of the Litigation and Trial Department, and managing partner of its New York office, has been elected by the partnership to be the next chair of the firm’s Management Board. His three-year term will begin March 1, 2027. McGorty will be the first chair in the firm’s history to be based outside of Washington, D.C.

San Francisco – October 1, 2026: The Daily Journal has named Crowell & Moring partner Molly Jones to its Top 100 Lawyers and Distinguished Counsel 2026 list, which recognizes the most influential lawyers in California.

Denver – September 30, 2026: Crowell & Moring has added nationally-recognized eDiscovery lawyer Lauren Schwartzreich as a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Trial Group and head of its eDiscovery and Information Management (EDIM) Practice. Based in Denver, Schwartzreich brings more than 20 years of experience in civil litigation and eDiscovery, advising clients on the complex intersection of law and technology.

Orange County – September 24, 2026: The Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law recognized Crowell & Moring and three of its attorneys, partner Chahira Solh and associates Kari Ferver and Isabella Ordorica-Toailoa, at its 2026 Awards Gala, held on September 22 at the UC Irvine Langson Museum.

Washington – September 22, 2026: Crowell & Moring announced today that Michele Knorr, a former attorney in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of General Counsel, has joined the firm as senior counsel in its Environment & Natural Resources Group, where she will advise clients on agricultural technology and chemical regulatory issues.

September 22, 2026 — Crowell & Moring represented a group of bondholders in securing the appointment of Michael Leeds and Kristina Kicks of Interpath Limited as joint administrators of William John (HV) PLC. 

London – September 18, 2026: Crowell & Moring advised the Gold Family on the successful disposal of a 24.9% interest in WH Holding Limited, the holding company of West Ham United Football Club. The Gold Family originally agreed to sell its shareholding to a consortium comprising PCP Capital Partners, led by Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, and Ashland Forest Capital Partners. However, the proposed sale was subject to the pre-emption rights of the existing shareholders (including Daniel Kretinsky), who exercised those rights in full in September 2026 and subsequently completed the acquisition. The Crowell team was led by London corporate partner Simon Evers, counsel Stephen Bowman, and associate Emily McGovern.

Los Angeles – September 17, 2026: Nima Darouian, an employment litigator with more than 15 years of experience handling sensitive employment disputes, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Group in Los Angeles. His practice focuses on wage and hour class actions and representative matters under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).

Washington – September 16, 2026: Crowell & Moring announced today the addition of two senior antitrust attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Group. Rebecca Valentine joins Crowell as a partner in Washington, D.C. from the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace (DIA) Section. Ryan Harsch will join the firm as a senior counsel in New York from the FTC’s ​American Competition Enforcement Division and ​Northeast Region​al Office.​ ​​​​ 

Los Angeles – September 10, 2026: The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has named Crowell & Moring’s Amy Karnikian to its 2026 Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40 list in the Business Management category. The annual recognition honors emerging leaders whose professional achievements, community involvement, innovative thinking, and commitment are helping shape the future of business aviation. 

London – Sept. 2, 2026: Crowell & Moring has added leading international arbitration attorney, Chiraag Shah, as a partner in London. Shah brings more than 25 years of experience advising clients around the world on high-stakes arbitration matters to the firm’s International Dispute Resolution practice, as a Chambers-ranked International Arbitration attorney and a Legal 500 Leading Partner in International Arbitration.

London – July 29, 2026 [Updated Aug. 26, 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.