Crowell & Moring Receives Seventh Consecutive 100 Percent Rating on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2017 Corporate Equality Index

Washington, D.C. – December 13, 2016: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that for the seventh consecutive year, the firm has earned a perfect score of 100 percent in the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, which 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 Place to Work for LGBT Equality.”

"Crowell & Moring is extremely proud to be recognized again with a top 100 percent rating,” said Angela Styles, Crowell & Moring chair. “This distinction reflects Crowell & Moring's dedication to fostering diversity and commitment to the LGBT community.”

The HRC Foundation's CEI evaluates companies and law firms in five categories: nondiscrimination policies, LGBT recruitment efforts and employment benefits, demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBT diversity and inclusion, public commitment to LGBT equality, and responsible citizenship.

The full CEI report can be downloaded from the HRC website by clicking here.

About Crowell & Moring

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, Anchorage, London, and Brussels.