Crowell & Moring Partners Preston L. Pugh and Keith J. Harrison Named to Savoy’s List of “Most Influential Lawyers”

Washington – August 8, 2024: Savoy named Crowell & Moring partners Preston L. Pugh and Keith J. Harrison to its 2024 list of “Most Influential Lawyers.” According to the publication, this award honors powerhouse lawyers “whose legal prowess and commitment to excellence inspire the highest levels of corporate and legal leadership.”

Pugh is a trial lawyer and co-chair of Crowell’s False Claims Act practice.  A former Assistant U.S. Attorney who has successfully tried several federal cases, Pugh is also a three-time appointed corporate compliance monitor, and a former head of investigations and commercial litigation at GE Healthcare.  Clients rely on him for advice in complex government and internal investigations, high-stakes litigation matters, significant regulatory enforcement issues, substantial reputational concerns, and the implementation of remedial measures and compliance programs.  He is recognized in the defense bar and enforcement community for his work in the development of corporate compliance policy.  In 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought his input into the development of its whistleblower incentives pilot program. In 2022, he served as one of the “experts in corporate ethics and compliance” that DOJ consulted in announcing policy reforms in its “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies” memo (the September 2022 “Monaco Memo”). He is a voting member of the ABA Criminal Justice Section Council, a member of the board of the NYU Program and Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, and a published author, having recently co-authored the first-ever chapter on the False Claims Act in the the Global Investigations Review Guide to Compliance.

Harrison is a partner in Crowell’s Litigation Group, a former New York City prosecutor, and a seasoned trial lawyer with a track record of winning big cases for major industry-leading companies. Examples of such cases include: recently securing breach of contract wins for one of the nation’s largest health plans, achieving arbitration awards of $120 million and $660 million; gaining dismissal with prejudice of a $1.5 billion False Claim Act case for one of the largest U.S. airlines; and winning a month-long jury trial on one of the key biotech patents for the blockbuster drug Humira®. Harrison’s practice focuses on complex trial, arbitration, and investigations representing companies in highly regulated industries, including health care, pharmaceutical, tech, defense contracting, and aviation. He is chair of Crowell’s Public Service Practice, where he oversees the firm's pro bono program. He has led the firm’s 16-year pro bono effort to secure the freedom of Crosley Green, a man who has spent more than three decades in prison for a murder he did not commit. The hard-fought case continues today and has been featured on CBS 48 Hours, Washington Post, Florida Today, and other top media. Harrison is a former co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Group and was twice elected to Crowell’s Management Board.

To view Harrison and Pugh’s profiles, click here.

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