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Washington – June 8, 2023: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in seven practice areas in the 16th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel R. Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts. The firm’s full rankings can be viewed here.

Chicago – May 5, 2023: Crowell & Moring was honored for its 20thyear of sponsoring Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s Corporate Work Study Program in Chicago. Fifteen milestone sponsors were honored at ¡VIVA!, Cristo Rey’s annual gala on May 4. The event raises funds for financial aid for students, extracurricular programming, and faith formation.

If your company isn’t on the metaverse yet, don’t wait for it. Because your customers are already there.

With the emergence of the “metaverse,” the global marketplace is experiencing unprecedented digital transformation, and brands are tuning in. This type of digital platform provides new opportunities for global companies to connect with their consumers. At the same time, it also offers a new opportunity for unauthorized brand exploitation and infringement. As companies seek to expand their presence in the metaverse, brands have been increasingly interested in how to protect their existing intellectual property from trademark infringement in the virtual world while also obtaining new metaverse-related trademark protection for their own brands.