Eight Crowell & Moring Lawyers Ranked In PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook

Washington, D.C. - March 27, 2008: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that eight lawyers have been recognized in the annual PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook. In addition, the Brussels and Washington, D.C. offices have each ranked in three practice areas.

In the USA nationwide category for best practices and attorneys, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook listed the following rankings:

Competition/Antitrust (Recommended)

In the District of Columbia category for best practices and attorneys, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook listed the following rankings:

Competition/Antitrust (Recommended)

• Partner Wm. Randolph Smith (Recommended)

Corporate/M&A (Recognized)

Environment (Leading)

• Partner Ridgeway M. Hall Jr. (Highly Recommended)
• Partner Thomas "Tim" C. Means (Recommended)
• Partner Steven P. Quarles (Highly Recommended)
• Partner Richard E. Schwartz (Recommended)
• Partner Ellen Steen (Recommended)

In the Belgium category for best practices and attorneys, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook listed the following rankings:

Intellectual Property (Recommended)

• Partner Kristof Roox (Highly Recommended)

Life Sciences (Highly Recommended)

• Partner Kristof Roox (Leading in the category of Life Sciences: Intellectual Property)

Telecoms and IT (Recommended)

• Partner Thomas de Meese (Recommended)

Crowell & Moring is a full-service law firm with more than 400 lawyers practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, 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 California, New York, London, and Brussels.