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Washington – June 4, 2026: Crowell & Moring earned 92 individual rankings for 81 attorneys, as well as 48 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2026 guide. The Chambers guide ranks the country’s top law firms and lawyers through in-depth research, client interviews, and feedback from attorneys at peer firms. 

Washington – August 20, 2025: The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 44 Crowell & Moring lawyers as "Best Lawyers." 

In Wake Chapel Church, Inc. v. Church Mutual Insurance Company, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a $1.1 million jury verdict in favor of a policyholder, reaffirming that under North Carolina law insurers cannot defeat all-risk coverage by pointing to a postulated inherent defect or other excluded cause if a covered peril also contributed to the loss.