Chambers Global Ranks Three Crowell & Moring Attorneys And Three Practice Areas As Among Best in Class

Robert MacLean, Jeffrey Snyder, and Kristof Roox Receive High Marks

Washington, D.C. – January 3, 2007: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been named to the 2007 Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers. The prestigious rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community at outside law firms.

This year the firm has three attorneys ranked including Robert MacLean, Jeffrey L. Snyder, and Kristof Roox (with special mentions of Dana C. Contratto and Jennifer N. Waters) and had three practice areas ranked including WTO/International Trade: USA, Energy: Electricity (U.S.), and Energy: Oil & Gas (U.S.).

In the category for best practices and attorneys, Chambers Global listed the following rankings:

Global Practice Areas

• WTO/International Trade: Belgium

  Robert MacLean (Rank 3)

• WTO/International Trade: USA (Firm Rank 5)
  
  

• WTO/International Trade: USA: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

  Jeffrey Snyder (Rank 1)

Belgium

• Intellectual Property

  Kristof Roox (Rank 3) - He was also included in the Chambers editorial write-up for the Belgium Intellectual Property “Other Notable Practitioners” section.

United States of America

• Energy: Electricity (Firm Rank 4)

  Dana Contratto was mentioned in the Chambers editorial write-up for the USA Energy: Electricity “Other Notable Practitioners” section.

• Energy: Oil & Gas (Firm Rank 4)

  Jennifer Waters was mentioned in the Chambers editorial write-up for the USA Energy - Oil & Gas “Other Notable Practitioners” section.

Chambers’ staff of full-time researchers conduct in-depth interviews with attorneys and clients and 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 a full-service law firm with nearly 350 lawyers practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, corporate, intellectual property and more than 40 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 California, New York, London, and Brussels.