Crowell & Moring Receives Eighth Consecutive 100 Percent Rating on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2018 Corporate Equality Index

Washington – November 9, 2017: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that for the eighth consecutive year the firm has earned a 100 percent score in the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation that rates companies based on their corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workplace equality. The perfect score places Crowell & Moring on the HRC Foundation’s list of “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.”

“Crowell & Moring is strongly committed to fostering diversity and creating a culture of inclusion across our firm. We are proud to be recognized once more by the Human Rights Campaign for our efforts to support LGBT workplace equality,” said Philip T. Inglima, chair of the firm’s executive committee. “It is through attracting and retaining diverse talent that we can best serve our clients and build a law firm community that better reflects the communities we serve.”

The HRC Foundation's 2018 CEI rated 127 law firms and 609 businesses overall in the report, which evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBT community.

For more information on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, or to download the full report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.

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, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, London, and Brussels.