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Chambers USA 2017 Ranks 53 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 23 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S.

Firm News | 6 min read | 05.26.17

Washington – May 26, 2017: Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce that it has secured 63 rankings for 53 individual lawyers in the Chambers USA 2017 guide. Twenty-three practice areas were also ranked in the guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community.

In the Nationwide category for best practices and lawyers, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Advertising: Litigation

  • Partner Christopher A. Cole – Band 3

Antitrust

Climate Change (Band 3)

Energy: Electricity: Regulatory & Litigation (Band 4)

  • Partner Larry F. Eisenstat – Band 1
  • Partner Richard Lehfeldt – Band 4

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

  • Partner Jennifer N. Waters – Band 5

Environment (Band 3)

Government: Government Contracts (Band 1)

  • Senior Counsel Terry L. Albertson – Senior Statesmen
  • Partner David Z. Bodenheimer – Band 3
  • Partner Peter Eyre – Band 3
  • Partner Daniel R. Forman – Band 3
  • Senior Counsel Thomas P. Humphrey – Band 2
  • Partner Angela B. Styles – Band 2

Government: Government Contracts: Bid Protests

  • Senior Counsel Thomas P. Humphrey – Spotlight Table

Government: Government Contracts: Cost Disputes

  • Senior Counsel Terry L. Albertson – Spotlight Table

Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation (Band 4)

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Band 2)

  • Partner Clifford B. Hendler – Band 3
  • Partner Paul W. Kalish – Band 2
  • Partner Mark D. Plevin – Band 3

International Trade: Customs (Band 3)

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (Band 4)

Privacy & Data Security (Recognized Practitioner)

Product Liability & Mass Torts

Litigation: E-Discovery

Tax: Controversy

  • Partner Harold J. Heltzer – Band 4

Transportation: Aviation: Finance

  • Partner Eileen M. Gleimer – Band 3

Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory (Band 2)

In the California category for best practices and lawyers, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Antitrust (Recognized Practitioner)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

  • Partner Mark D. Plevin – Band 4

Corporate (Northern California)

  • Partner Jeffrey C. Selman – Recognized Practitioner

Healthcare (Band 5)

Insurance: Insurer

  • Partner Mark D. Plevin – Band 2

Litigation: General Commercial (Band 5)

  • Partner Gregory D. Call – Band 5
  • Senior Counsel Michael A. Kahn – Band 5
  • Senior Counsel Douglas W. Sullivan – Band 5

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2)

  • Partner Janet Levine – Band 1
  • Partner Jeffrey H. Rutherford – Band 2

In the District of Columbia category for best practices and lawyers, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Antitrust (Band 4)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Band 3)

Environment (Band 2)

  • Partner Thomas A. Lorenzen – Band 5
  • Partner Kirsten L. Nathanson – Band 5
  • Partner Richard E. Schwartz – Band 3

Healthcare (Band 2)

  • Partner Troy A. Barsky – Up & Coming
  • Partner John T. Brennan Jr. – Band 1
  • Partner Christine M. Clements – Recognized Practitioner

Insurance: Insurer (Band 1)

  • Partner Laura Foggan – Band 2
  • Partner Clifford B. Hendler – Band 2
  • Partner Deirdre G. Johnson – Band 4
  • Partner Paul W. Kalish – Band 2

Intellectual Property: Litigation (Band 4)

Litigation: General Commercial (Band 4)

  • Partner Kathleen Taylor Sooy – Band 2

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 3)

Tax

  • Partner Harold J. Heltzer – Band 4

In the New York category for best practices and lawyers, Chambers USA listed the following rankings:

Antitrust

  • Partner Olivier N. Antoine – Band 5

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Recognized Practitioner)

Chambers and Partners ranks lawyers and law firms around the world, covering 185 jurisdictions. Its researchers conduct in-depth interviews with lawyers and clients and makes selections based on satisfaction, professional ability, and reputation. The Chambers USA 2017 guide can be accessed online here.

No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Bars of, or any courts in, the jurisdictions in which the lawyers are admitted to practice.

About Crowell & Moring LLP

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with approximately 500 lawyers representing clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory, and transactional matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity. The firm has offices in Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, London, and Brussels.

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