Chambers Global Ranks Two Crowell & Moring Attorneys And Four Practice Areas As Among Best In Class

Washington, D.C. - January 1, 2009: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have been named to the 2009 Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers guide. The prestigious rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community at outside law firms.

Chambers ranked two Crowell & Moring attorneys: Robert M. MacLean and Jeffery L. Snyder (with special mentions of Werner Berg and Thomas De Meese). Additionally, Crowell & Moring had four practice areas ranked.

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

Belgium

• Competition/European Law (Rank 5)

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

• International Trade/WTO (Rank 3)

Robert M. MacLean (Rank 3)

Europe-wide

• International Trade/WTO (Rank 4)

Robert M. MacLean (Rank 2)

United States of America

• International Trade (Rank 4)
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
  Jeffrey L. Snyder (Rank 1)

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.