Chambers Europe Ranks Two Crowell & Moring Attorneys And Three Practice Areas As Among Best In Class

Washington, D.C. – April 23, 2009: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have been named to the 2009 Chambers Europe: The World’s Leading Lawyers guide. The prestigious rankings are driven by researching the legal profession in Europe, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients.

Chambers has ranked two attorneys, Flip Petillion and Kristof Roox (with special mentions of Werner Berg and Thomas De Meese). Additionally, three Crowell & Moring practice areas were ranked.

Chambers Europe listed the following rankings:

Belgium

• Competition/European Law (Rank 5)

*Werner Berg and Thomas De Meese were mentioned in Chambers editorial write-up of Competition/European Law section.

• Intellectual Property (Rank 2)
  • Flip Petillion (Rank (U) - Up and Coming)
  • Kristof Roox (Rank 2)
• TMT (Rank 4)

*Thomas De Meese was mentioned in Chambers editorial write-up of TMT.

Click here to view all the rankings online at chambersandpartners.com.

Chambers’ staff of full-time researchers conduct in-depth interviews with attorneys and clients to make selections based on satisfaction, professional ability and reputation. Based in London, Chambers and Partners began as general book publishers in 1969.

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with more than 450 lawyers practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, health care, corporate, intellectual property and a variety of other practice areas. More than two-thirds of the firm's attorneys regularly litigate disputes on behalf of domestic and international corporations, start-up businesses, and individuals. Crowell & Moring's extensive client work ranges from advising on one of the world's largest telecommunications mergers to representing governments and corporations on international arbitration matters. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm also has offices in New York, London, Brussels, Los Angeles, and Orange County, CA.