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Firm News 23 results

Firm News | 9 min read | 08.21.25

The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 49 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, One Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 21, 2025: The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 49 Crowell & Moring lawyers as Best Lawyers and 33 lawyers as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The publication also named partner Jason Murray as Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust Law in Los Angeles.

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Firm News | 4 min read | 07.17.25

Crowell & Moring Bolsters California Litigation Group with Two Former Amazon In-House Counsel

San Francisco – July 17, 2025: Crowell & Moring has added two experienced in-house counsel from Amazon to its Litigation Group, expanding the firm’s abilities to serve clients facing complex consumer product liability issues. Clay Marquez, former Senior Corporate Counsel for WW Stores at Amazon, and Meghan McMeel, former Senior Corporate Counsel for Devices at Amazon, join the firm as partners in San Francisco.

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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.

Client Alerts 79 results

Client Alert | 1 min read | 10.03.25

CPSC Commissioner Nominated

After months of anticipation, the Senate has received a nomination for a Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 08.27.25

CPSC Maintains Momentum on eFiling Requirements for Consumer Products

A question often asked by consumer product companies these days is whether the eFiling requirements will go into effect as planned given the political upheaval at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the dismissal of the three Democrat Commissioners. While that is an impossible question to answer with certainty, all signals suggest the requirements will be implemented on schedule for July 8, 2026.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25

When Silence Speaks: How Saying Nothing Led to a Defunct New Jersey Importer Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges for Failing to Report to the CPSC

On August 5, 2025, Royal Sovereign International Inc. (Royal Sovereign), a defunct New Jersey importer of portable air conditioners, pled guilty to one count of willfully violating the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) for its failure to report dangerous defects in portable air conditioners that had been linked to multiple fires and one death. The company also agreed to a civil settlement with the Department of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that included $395,786.48 in restitution to victims and a $16,025,000 civil penalty, which was suspended to $100,000 for inability to pay.

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Press Coverage 39 results

Press Coverage | 07.21.25

Crowell & Moring Scores Amazon Double Hire

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Press Coverage | 07.17.25

Amazon Attys Jump To Crowell & Moring In San Francisco

Law360

Press Coverage | 08.12.21

Allbirds Is One Of The Latest Brands Facing A Lawsuit Over Its Sustainability-Centric Advertising

The Fashion Law

Publications 22 results

Publication | 01.11.21

PREP Act Protections For COVID-19 Vaccine Liability

Pharmaceutical Executive

Publication | 01.01.21

NHTSA Continues Its Focus on Advancing Autonomous Vehicle Technologies

Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law

Publication | 12.17.20

Micromobility Whitepaper

Events 69 results

Event | 04.02.25, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected

Cheryl A. Falvey will speak on "IoT Consumer Products Safety Issues" during the Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected Conference. For additional details and an on demand version of the presentation, please visit here.

Event | 02.20.25

"Women Leaders in Product Safety", 2025 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium

The importance of Consumer Product Safety is a priority shared across stakeholder groups and across product sectors – indeed, it is the thread that ties ICPHSO members together. In the consumer product safety world, all perspectives and voices matter – yet leaders still emerge.

Event | 02.17.25 - 02.20.25

2025 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium

Join Crowell & Moring attorneys for an interactive session on tips and best practices for avoiding common pitfalls in reporting and recalling at the CPSC. This session will be held during the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) Annual Meeting and Training Symposium.

Webinars 23 results

Webinar | 07.30.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

H2 2025: What Retailers/E-Commerce Need to Know

Join us to learn about several significant legal changes in the first half of 2025 that impact retailers/e-commerce in the United States.

Webinar | 05.13.22, 9:00 AM UTC - 5:00 PM UTC

Internet of Things 2022: Everything Is Connected

Webinar | 01.12.22, 8:00 AM EST - 9:00 AM EST

Supply Chain Webinar Series: Torts & Product Liability Issues

A failure to meet safety compliance and regulatory obligations can undo the herculean efforts to surmount supply chain challenges and get products into the US. Our Products Liability and Regulatory Compliance lawyers will discuss the impacts of current efforts by regulators to police product safety at the ports, the expectations of federal safety regulators at the ports and how to use compliance documentation to speed the process when products have been stopped for inspection. Our discussion will cover activities at CPSC, NHTSA, EPA and FDA. The panel will also discuss the challenge of counterfeit products and parts and how safety can be a lever to stop counterfeits. Given the increased costs of shipping, downstream recovery opportunities may help alleviate some of the monetary pressures and our panel will discuss these opportunities as well as the contract clauses that can allocate risks appropriately when things do go wrong.

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