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Firm News 4 results

Firm News | 4 min read | 06.26.25

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2025

Washington – June 26, 2025: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 18th 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.
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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.

Firm News | 4 min read | 06.24.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2024

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.
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Client Alerts 14 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.25.25

EU Adopts the Largest Ever Trade Countermeasures Against the U.S. to Apply if EU-U.S. Trade Negotiations Fail

On July 24, the European Commission announced the imposition of new EU countermeasures in response to U.S. tariffs further to an agreement reached among EU Member States. These measures are adopted through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1564 and take the form of additional customs duties on U.S. products as well as export restrictions for certain EU products. In total, these measures concern about EUR 93 billion ($109 billion) worth of customs duties, the highest volume of bilateral trade caught by the EU so far. The EU countermeasures are set to enter into force as of August 7.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 06.24.25

CBP Issues First Comprehensive Guide to Modifying a Withhold Release Order (WRO)

On June 2, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued its first ever Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) and Finding Modifications Guide (“Guide” or “the Guide”). The Guide serves as a roadmap for importers facing a possible WRO or Finding due to allegations of forced labor in the supply chain of their goods imported into the U.S. It provides guidance on information to be included in a modification petition, identifies possible cases in which CBP might request additional information, and provides resources for importers facing a WRO or Finding.
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Client Alert | 14 min read | 11.01.24

Protectionist Trade Policies in the New Administration: A Question of Degree

Regardless of what happens in the U.S. elections on November 5, one theme is clear – protectionist policies in international trade are here to stay. To some extent, the key difference between the trade policies of a Harris administration and a second Trump Administration may be one of degree. Vice President Harris is expected to continue the more cautious, incremental approach to trade policy favored by the Biden Administration. A second Trump administration, on the other hand, is expected to pick up where it left off and aggressively use the trade tools at its disposal to try to reset and renegotiate trade relationships with many of the U.S.’s trading partners—particularly those countries with whom the U.S. has a trade deficit.
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Press Coverage 21 results

Press Coverage | 05.30.25

Trumps Tariffs Reinstated By Appeals Vourt

San Diego Scripps

Press Coverage | 04.01.24

CBP Stats Show Persistent Problem Areas Under UFLPA

Compliance Week

Publications 5 results

Publication | 01.14.22

Fixing the Gray Areas in a Green Supply Chain

IndustryWeek

Events 7 results

Event | 04.28.25 - 05.01.25

ABA 2025 ILS Annual Conference

The American Bar Association's 2025 International Law Section (ILS) Annual Conference is a gathering of hundreds of attorneys from around the world designed to allow attendees to learn from experts who will address legal issues in various program tracks.

Event | 11.19.24 - 11.21.24

Roundtable Discussion on Forced Labour and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains – London and Brussels Sessions

Please join Crowell for an interactive roundtable event to discuss critical developments surrounding Forced Labour and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains with a focus on regulatory updates (UK, EU, US & Global); comparative perspectives of laws/regulations; and supply chain mapping challenges. 

Event | 02.08.24, 9:30 AM +04 - 5:30 PM +04

Global Legal Customs Association (GLCA) Conference 2024

Aurifer Middle East and Global Legal Customs Association (GLCA) to host the GLCA Conference 2024. The conference, which is part of the programme of the GLCA Annual Meeting held in Dubai (UAE), organised under the sponsorship of Aurifer Middle East this year, will feature a hybrid (in-person and online) scientific session on February 8, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. GST.

The conference will consist of six panels covering the major developments and latest trends in the global customs and international trade landscape. The broad range of topics covered during the scientific session include EU customs reform, customs compliance in UAE free zones, international trade sanctions, and the impact of bans on UAE banks for trade with Russia. Conference attendants will also have the opportunity to hear about business experiences in relation to the use of new technologies for customs clearance, track and trace, and compliance.

Crowell and Moring Partner David Stepp will speak on the panel “International Trade Sanctions: Russian, American and European perspectives.”

Webinars 17 results

Webinar | March 27, 2025

Challenges and Opportunities for Health Care Companies in a Changing Global Trade Environment

Please join Crowell Global Advisors for a roundtable discussion with health care industry and international trade experts on President Trump’s trade policy and how it affects players in the health care industry. 

Webinar | February 4, 2025, and February 11, 2025

Trump Administration and Trade: Two-Part Webinar Set

Join Crowell’s International Trade and Government Affairs attorneys as they explore the anticipated Trump Administration’s tariffs and their implications along with new customs and trade remedy issues facing importers.

Webinar | 02.02.24, 8:55 AM EST - 12:20 PM EST

North Carolina Bar Association: Red Flags: Navigating the Hurricane (2024 Corporate Counsel Section CLE)

International trade and foreign investment laws are changing quickly, particularly as a result of the heated political environment in Washington, D.C., and rising tensions between the U.S. and China. Even companies that are traditionally out of the flood plain need to heed the potential for a 100-year flood!

Speaking Engagements 26 results

Blog Posts 14 results

Blog Post | 02.27.23

Continued Pain In The Retail Sector: Coming Enforcement Of Forced Labor Laws

Crowell & Moring’s Restructuring Matters

Blog Post | 06.17.22

CBP Issues its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Operational Guidance for Importers

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 06.13.24

Global Trade Talks: Forced Labor - Mitigating Risk in Auto Industry and Other Sectors

Global Trade Talks is a podcast that shares brief perspectives on key global issues on international trade, current events, business, law, and public policy as they impact our lives. In this session, hosts and International Trade Practice Leaders Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff talk with Crowell lawyers David Stepp and Simeon Yerokun about Uyghur Forced Labor law and its recent application to the auto industry.
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