Insights

Washington – August 20, 2026: The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 57 of the firm's attorneys in its 2027 edition, a testament to the firm's deep bench of legal talent across practices and offices nationwide. In addition, 29 attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list, recognizing outstanding attorneys earlier in their careers. 

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." 

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.

Washington – August 15, 2024: The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 42 Crowell & Moring lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 29 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”

Washington – June 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 17th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.

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.

Washington – August 17, 2023: The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 47 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 41 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”

Washington – June 1, 2023: Crowell & Moring earned 82 rankings for 68 lawyers across 48 categories, as well as 37 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2023 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.

Washington – August 18, 2022: The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 54 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 32 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”

Washington – August 19, 2021: The 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 53 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 13 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.” The publication also named partner William H. Frankel the Best Lawyers 2022 Copyright Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Chicago.

Washington – November 6, 2019: WomenInc. Magazine named Crowell & Moring to its “Top 100 Law Firms for Women” list. The list, published in the magazine’s 2019 fall issue, recognized law firms that showed their “inclusive, equitable and sincere commitment to advancing opportunities for women.”

Washington – September 20, 2019: Super Lawyers has recognized 82 Crowell & Moring lawyers as leaders in their field in Southern California, Northern California, New York Metro, and Washington, D.C. The lawyers listed below were named in the corresponding issues of 2019 Super Lawyers Magazine, the Super Lawyers 2019 "Rising Stars" Edition, or the Super Lawyers 2019 Women’s Edition. Lawyers were identified through a peer nomination process and listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected.Los Angeles (Southern California)

Washington – August 16, 2019: The 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has named threeCrowell & Moring lawyers – Laura A. Foggan, W. Stanfield Johnson, and R. Timothy McCrum – as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective categories and regions. The publication also recognized 49 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers."

Washington – October 15, 2018: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has recognized 82 firm lawyers as leaders in their field in Southern California, Northern California, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s lawyers listed below were named in Super Lawyers 2018, the Super Lawyers 2018 "Rising Stars" Edition, or the Super Lawyers 2018 Women’s Edition. Lawyers were identified through a peer nomination process and listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected.Los Angeles (Southern California):

Washington – August 8, 2018: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that it has been named by Working Mother for the seventh consecutive year as one of the “Best Law Firms for Women.” The firm is ranked among 60 U.S. law firms recognized for their commitment to retaining and promoting women lawyers; their policies in the advancement of women; and for implementing work-life balance initiatives.

Washington – October 31, 2017: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has recognized 79 firm lawyers as leaders in their field in Southern California, Northern California, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s lawyers listed below were named in Super Lawyers 2017, the Super Lawyers 2017 "Rising Stars" Edition or the Super Lawyers 2017 Women’s Edition. Lawyers were identified through a peer nomination process and listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected.

Washington, D.C. – October 13, 2015: Crowell & Moring LLP partner and co-chair of the firm's Advertising & Product Risk Management Group, Cheryl A. Falvey, testified on October 8 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The hearing, "Consumer Product Safety and the Recall Process," was heard before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security, and focused on product safety and the recall process at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Washington, D.C. – May 19, 2015: Crowell & Moring LLP partner and co-chair of the firm's Advertising & Product Risk Management Group, Cheryl A. Falvey, testified today before the U.S. House of Representative's Energy and Commerce Committee. The hearing, "Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission," was heard before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade. It focused on legislation authored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) to require a study of the mandatory safety standards for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs) proposed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Speaking before Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), U.S. Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot F. Kaye, and other members of the committee, Falvey, who served as the general counsel of the CPSC from 2008 until 2012, focused her testimony on the legal framework currently in place to protect consumers from risks of injuries from ROVs. Her testimony outlined the processes that the CPSC will need to follow in order to make voluntary standards into mandatory law.