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Firm News 39 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 | 3 min read | 03.04.25

Crowell & Moring Launches Crowell GovCon Strategies

Washington – March 4, 2025: Crowell & Moring has launched Crowell GovCon Strategies, a new consultancy providing integrated business and legal solutions to guide companies through the strategy, pursuit, and execution of federal procurements.

Firm News | 1 min read | 12.03.24

Washingtonian Names Five Crowell & Moring Partners to 2024 “Top Lawyers” List

Washington – December 3, 2024: The Washingtonian has named five Crowell & Moring partners to its 2024 “Top Lawyers” list, featuring the D.C. area’s best legal talent.
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Client Alerts 259 results

Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.18.25

Crowell’s DEI and Civil Fraud Initiative

Underscoring the Administration’s intention to eradicate DEI preferences and mandates, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (Initiative) to be co-led by DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and Fraud Section. In response, Crowell launched its own DEI and Civil Fraud Initiative to support clients in managing the heightened risks associated with this new enforcement landscape.
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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 | 5 min read | 02.24.25

Administration’s DEI Rollback Efforts Paused by Federal Judge

Late on Friday, a federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction pausing certain elements of the Trump Administration’s two recent executive orders (“EOs”) addressing “illegal DEI programs.” The two EOs, Exec. Order 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (the “J20 Order”) and Exec. Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (“J21 Order”), contain a number of provisions that, among other things, direct the federal government to dismantle “illegal DEI programs” within federal agencies and federal contractors. Please refer to our prior alert on these EOs for a full breakdown of the provisions in each.
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Press Coverage 63 results

Publications 26 results

Publication | 09.12.22

Ethics Corner: Ethical, Legal Considerations For Remote Work

National Defense Magazine

Events 17 results

Event | May - December 2024

The Masters Institute in Government Contracting

The Masters Institute in Government Contracting is a specially conceived, advanced program in government contracting. Crowell is proud to be part of the Masters’ program faculty which is hosted and organized by Federal Publications Seminars.

Event | 05.09.23 - 05.10.23, 7:15 AM EDT - 12:15 PM EDT

39th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar—Government Contracting Amidst a Global Shake-Up

In this challenging world, government contractors are facing many opportunities and new risks. Join us for our Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) where our experienced practitioners will be providing insight in a variety of areas, including accounting, cost & pricing, bid protests, claims, cross-border considerations, cybersecurity, False Claims Act enforcement, government IP, mergers & acquisitions, small business issues, and more.

Event | 06.25.19, 4:00 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts Breakfast Series: Understanding DOJ’s New Compliance Guidance

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 June session is described below.
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Webinars 9 results

Webinar | 03.24.22, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT

Navigating the Landscape of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Under the American Rescue Plan Act

Join us for a webinar discussion of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s new final rule on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The final rule governs the state, local, and Tribal governments’ eligible uses of the $350 billion dollars of funds available under ARPA and imposes regulatory requirements on these recipients, which are flowed down to subrecipients and contractors. Our webinar will help contractors navigate the SLFRF, and cover the following key areas:
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Webinar | 11.10.21, 10:00 AM EST - 11:00 AM EST

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate: Recent Developments and Answering Common Questions

Please join us on Wednesday, November 10 at 3 pm EST, for a follow-up presentation on the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate.  The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has issued additional guidance and certain federal agencies have elaborated on their policies for implementing the new federal requirements.  Our webinar will discuss key developments that have arisen in recent weeks, challenges that contractors are facing, and common questions.  We hope you will join us.  If there are particular topics or questions you would like us to address, we encourage you to reach out to any of the presenters in advance.
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Webinar | 03.10.20, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

COVID-19 Roundtable Discussion: Practical Guidance for Legal Departments, Business Leaders, and Boards

Please join us for a webinar that will discuss some of the key business and legal issues that companies are navigating in connection with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its cross-jurisdictional impacts. Topics will include supply chain disruption, labor and employment, employee mobility, commercial contracts, government contracts, health care, insurance coverage, privacy, crisis management and continuity of operations, and more. 
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Speaking Engagements 75 results

Blog Posts 21 results

Blog Post | 03.23.20

OMB Releases Guidance on Contract Performance Issues Impacted by COVID-19

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 05.29.18

Changes to the Size and Socioeconomic Status Recertification Regime Lead to Questions and Confusion

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 04.13.18

After Fraudulent Activity in SAM, GSA Implements New Registration Requirements

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 195 results

Podcast | 06.20.25

Fastest 5 Minutes: FCPA Developments

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Podcast | 06.06.25

Fastest 5 Minutes: DOD Memos Impacting Procurement

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Podcast | 05.21.25

Fastest 5 Minutes: DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Priorities, Army Transformation

This week’s episode covers a SBA notice relating to the mentor-protégé program, an Army memo about its transformation strategy, revisions to DCSA Form 328, DOD’s Software Fast Track Initiative, and revisions to DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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