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Firm News 27 results

Firm News | 11 min read | 06.05.25

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2025

Washington – June 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring earned 80 rankings for 71 lawyers, as well as 43 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2025 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.

Firm News | 2 min read | 06.20.24

D.C. Bar Names John McCarthy the Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year

Washington – June 20, 2024: The D.C. Bar named Crowell & Moring partner John McCarthy the 2024 Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year. The award is presented to a lawyer for “their excellence, achievement, and commitment to providing legal services to the District’s low-income and/or disadvantaged individuals and/or organizations serving such individuals.”
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Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.
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Client Alerts 143 results

Client Alert | 1 min read | 05.05.25

DoD Releases IP Guidebook

On May 1, 2025, the Department of Defense announced the release of the long-anticipated 81-page Intellectual Property Guidebook for DoD Acquisition, which is aimed primarily at assisting acquisition professionals to develop, execute, and manage IP strategies that support functional area requirements and objectives across program life cycles. The Guidebook also provides guidance on the implementation of IP laws and regulations, describes operational challenges related to IP, and promotes industry partnerships. Crowell will provide more details regarding the Guidebook and its potential impacts in the coming days.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.05.25

First Round of FAR Rewrites Released

On May 2, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (“OFPP”) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) issued the first round of promised FAR rewrites—to Parts 1, 34, and 52—alongside a guidance memorandum for agencies subject to the FAR, Deviation Guidance to Support the Overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR Council Deviation Guidance”). The Office of Management and Budget also released a guidance memo, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“OMB Guidance”), that addresses the proposed implementation roadmap for the FAR overhaul. These initial FAR revisions follow the April 15, 2025 Executive Order (“EO”), Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, which we previously reported on here.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.17.25

Federal Circuit Affirms COFC Decision Limiting Infringement Damages to Copies of Software Actually Used Rather Than Made

In Bitmanagement Software GMBH v. United States, Case No. 23-1506 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) denied the appeal of Bitmanagement Software Gmbh (Bitmanagement) challenging the Court of Federal Claims’ (COFC) $154,400 damages award, and denying its demand for $85 million in damages resulting from the Navy’s infringement of Bitmanagement’s software copyright.  The Federal Circuit affirmed the COFC’s (1) use of a hypothetical negotiation approach to compute damages; and (2) decision to award damages using a “per use” rather than a “per copy” approach.
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Press Coverage 11 results

Press Coverage | 01.18.16

5 Things Contractors Should Care About in 2016

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Publications 12 results

Events 11 results

Event | 10.08.19, 4:00 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: A Practicum in Government Contracts Data Rights

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the next installment of our Government Contracts Breakfast Series. All of the sessions will be held in Northern Virginia and focus on issues most important to government contractors. Our next sessions are described below.
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Event | 02.13.19, 3:00 AM EST - 5:00 AM EST

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: Intellectual Property in U.S. Government Contracting

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the launch of our Government Contracts Breakfast Series. All of the sessions will be held in Northern Virginia and focus on issues most important to government contractors. Our February session is described below.
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Event | 11.28.18, 3:00 AM EST - 5:30 AM EST

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: Other Transaction Authority

Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the launch of our Government Contracts Breakfast Series. All of the sessions will be held in Northern Virginia and focus on issues most important to government contractors. Our third session is described below.
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Webinars 9 results

Webinar | 01.22.25, 12:00 PM EST - 1:00 PM EST

GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contractor Teaming Arrangements

Please join Crowell & Moring attorneys Michael Samuels, Liam O’Reilly, Sarah Styles, and John McCarthy for a webinar regarding GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contractor Teaming Arrangements (“CTAs”). 

Webinar | 02.23.22, 8:00 AM EST - 9:00 AM EST

Small Business Webinar Series: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Status

Crowell & Moring will address individually small business size and each status that can be claimed in federal government contracting. We’ll cover: the eligibility requirements for each status; the certification process (if any); discussion of regulatory and statutory changes as well as any significant caselaw from 2021; and coming developments in 2022. 
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Webinar | 01.20.22, 8:00 AM EST - 9:00 AM EST

Key Provisions of the FY 2022 NDAA

Join Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts and Privacy & Cybersecurity attorneys for a webinar discussion of key provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 that will impact government contractors and critical infrastructure providers.  Topics addressed in the FY2022 NDAA that will be covered in our webinar include among others: 
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Speaking Engagements 54 results

Blog Posts 6 results

Blog Post | 02.25.22

Revised SBA Regulation on SDVOSB Surviving Spouse Provides New Timeline for Spousal Control

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 12.20.19

So Little Time — Challenging Insufficient Proposal Revision Response Times

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 03.28.16

State Trade Secrets Claim Cannot Be Re-Litigated in Federal Court

Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends