Seven Crowell & Moring Attorneys Ranked in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook

Washington, D.C. - April 12, 2007: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that seven lawyers have been recognized in the annual PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook. In addition, the Brussels office was ranked in three practice areas, and the Washington, D.C. office ranked in four practice areas.

In the firm's Brussels office, Intellectual Property Group partner Kristof Roox is listed as "highly recommended" in Intellectual Property and as "leading" in Life Sciences. Thomas De Meese, partner and member of the firm's Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice area, is listed as "recommended" in Telecommunications. The Brussels office was also ranked as "highly recommended" for Life Sciences, "recommended' for Intellectual Property and "recognized" for Telecommunications.

In Washington, D.C., partner and chair of the firm's Environment & Natural Resources Group Steven P. Quarles is listed as "highly recommended" along with partners Ellen Steen, Ridgway M. Hall and Richard E. Schwartz, who are also listed as "recommended" in the Environmental practice area. Firm partner and Antitrust Group chair Wm. Randolph Smith is listed as "recommended" in Competition and Antitrust. The D.C. office is ranked as "highly recommended" in Environment and Telecommunications, "recommended" in Competitive Antitrust and "recognized" in Corporate/ M&A.

PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook provides law firm and individual recommendations by practice in more than 90 jurisdictions worldwide. The recommendations are based on independent research from in-house counsel, interviews with private practitioners and submissions received from law firms. You can view the country chapters and recommendations online at: http://whichlawyer.practicallaw.com/which/countryList.do.

Crowell & Moring LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 350 lawyers practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, corporate, intellectual property and more than 40 other practice areas. More than two-thirds of the firm's lawyers regularly litigate disputes on behalf of 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 founding the nation's leading victims of terrorism practice.