Insights

Crowell & Moring's Ounce of Prevention Seminar, hosted by the firm's Government Contracts Group, is featured in a BNA article discussing compliance measures for federal contractors. George Washington University law professor Steven Schooner, who spoke at the conference, discussed key compliance cases to highlight the importance of risk avoidance for contractors.

In the National Law Journal (NLJ) special report "Washington Litigation Departments of the Year," Crowell & Moring was named "Department of the Year" in the "General Civil Litigation" category. For this report, the NLJ editorial team evaluated litigation departments in the nation's capital based on several criteria including biggest wins, revenues, headcounts, and operations. As a result of their research and findings, the team selected six "excellent firms" in this first-ever, Washington, D.C.-based contest. When asked about the firm's key to success, firm chairman and Washington, D.C.-based partner, Kent Gardiner, remarked, "Clients bet on us because we bet on ourselves to win for them, and we collaborate to structure our fees around our ability to achieve success as they define it."

Crowell & Moring LLP Government Contracts Group partner George D. Ruttinger is featured among 10 attorney honorees as a "Champion" by the National Law Journal/Legal Times for his work on numerous pro bono fair housing and civil rights matters. According to the publication, "Champion" attorneys uphold the legal industry's professional mission of public duty. They take on community causes, fight to protect civil liberties and work for ethics in government.

Crowell & Moring LLP Government Contracts Group chair George D. Ruttinger shares about his practice and his most challenging case. He also addresses new changes in Washington, saying, “Recent legislative initiatives have been hostile to government contractors, including amendments to the False Claims Act that facilitate parasitic suits by whistleblowers based upon little more than conjecture regarding alleged fraud. If the pendulum does not swing in the direction of contractors, companies that are contemplating entering the government contracts market will be deterred from doing so, to the detriment of the U.S. government and the taxpayer.”

Chair of Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group George D. Ruttinger and counsel Joseph L. Meadows write about the opportunities to use and present expert evidence in arbitration cases vs. traditional litigation cases.

Government Contracts attorneys George D. Ruttinger and W. Stanfield Johnson are featured in a recent article about the 15 year legal battle between WMATA and the contractors responsible for building Metro's Green Line.