Insights

Los Angeles – January 31, 2022: Los Angeles Business Journal named Crowell & Moring partners Nicole Janigian Simonian and Emily Kuwahara to its 2022 “Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys” list. The list recognizes the significant achievements of minority attorneys who are “considered to be particularly impactful on the legal scene while serving as trusted advisors in the LA region.”

Washington – January 26, 2022: Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group has been named a Practice Group of the Year for 2021 by Law360. This marks the fourth year the group has been recognized by the publication with this distinction.

(Richmond, VA – January 27, 2022) – The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) is pleased to announce it has named Google general counsel Halimah DeLaine Prado to its board of directors. 

New York – January 27, 2022: Crowell & Moring secured a significant victory - a preliminary injunction against patent infringement through trial - on behalf of Lonza Walkersville, Inc., against Adva Biotechnology Ltd. in a case involving point-of-care cell-therapy technology.

London – January 25, 2022: Law.com International has shortlisted Crowell & Moring’s Caroline Stevens, senior director in the firm’s London and Doha offices, in the Crisis Management category of the Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards 2022.

Washington – January 13, 2021: The Institute for Well-Being in Law is hosting an inaugural conference to press for systemic change in the legal profession so that well-being is a core component of professional success. 

Washington — January 12, 2022: Crowell & Moring has published Litigation Forecast 2022: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year. The tenth-annual Litigation Forecast focuses on the intersection of technology, litigation, and intellectual property, including significant changes to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board process, the impact of Google v. Oracle on copyright, new developments in the biopharma space, shifting FTC enforcement strategies, and more. The Litigation Forecast provides forward-looking insights from leading Crowell & Moring lawyers to help legal departments anticipate and respond to challenges that might arise in the year ahead.

Washington – January 3, 2022: Crowell & Moring elected 13 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2022. The firm also promoted seven to the position of senior counsel and 19 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s London, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices and from across several practice groups, including Advertising & Media; Antitrust & Competition; Corporate; Energy; Environment & Natural Resources; Government Contracts; Health Care; Technology & Intellectual Property; International Dispute Resolution; Litigation; Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation; and Privacy & Cybersecurity.

Los Angeles – December 23, 2021: The Los Angeles Business Journal has named partners Jennifer Romano and Emily Kuwahara to its 2021 “Thriving in their 40s” list. The list highlights the “top 100 Los Angeles professionals,” and is based on “a demonstration of impact made on the profession and on the Los Angeles community.”

New York – December 21, 2021: The Legal Aid Society of New York recognized counsel Preetha Chakrabarti and associate Suzanne Giammalva among the recipients of the 2021 Pro Bono Publico Awards (Manhattan section) for their exceptional service to The Legal Aid Society and its clients.

New York – December 21, 2021: Crain’s New York Business named Crowell & Moring partners Sarah Gilbert & Jennifer Grady to its annual Notable Women in Law feature.  Nominees are assessed for exceptional professional achievements, pro bono work or involvement in community organizations, and demonstrated leadership.

Washington – December 15, 2021: Global Competition Review once again recognized Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in its annual “GCR 100” – the leading ranking of the world’s competition policy law and economics practices. This year marks the 22nd edition of the awards and the 15th consecutive year that the Antitrust & Competition Group has been recognized.

Los Angeles, CA – December 14, 2021: Harley-Davidson, Inc. and AEA Bridges Impact Corp. (ABIC), a special purpose acquisition company with a dedicated sustainability focus, announced on December 12 that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement under which ABIC will combine with LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle division, to create a new publicly traded company. Crowell & Moring advised Kymco Capital and Kwang Yang Motor Co. Ltd. (KYMCO) in its strategic investment in LiveWire.

Orange County – December 8, 2021: The Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law (OCCDL) has named Crowell & Moring’s Orange County Office as a 2021 “Top Diverse Legal Organization for DEI in OC” and named Eric Fanchiang and Matthew Troncali to its list of 2021 “Top Young Diverse Lawyers in OC.” The coalition honors legal organizations and young diverse attorneys who provide excellent legal services and work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Orange County community.

San Francisco – December 6, 2021: Crowell & Moring represented BayWa Venture GmbH, the investment and collaboration arm of BayWa AG (BYW:Xetra) in its investment in the Israeli start-up YoFix Probiotics’ $3.5 million second financing round.  YoFix Probiotics produces alternatives to milk and dairy products such as yogurt and porridge, using oats, lentils, sunflower seeds, sesame and coconut in place of milk.  YoFix Probiotics is BayWa Venture’s third investment in the field of alternative proteins so far this year.  The transaction was led by senior counsel Mark Kass (Washington) with support from partner Jon O’Connell (San Francisco) and counsel Matt Pelnar (San Francisco).

London—December 6, 2021:  Crowell & Moring is expanding its financial services capabilities in London with the arrival of a highly-regarded derivatives team. The team is recognized for their deep experience advising global investment banks and private equity funds on a range of complex structured finance and derivatives transactions in the U.S., UK, and European markets.

Washington – December 3, 2021: The Washington Council of Lawyers presented Crowell & Moring public service partner Susan M. Hoffman with the Presidents Award for Public Service at a ceremony on December 2, 2021. The award recognizes Hoffman’s dedication to public service and pro bono causes over the past three decades.

Washington – December 2, 2021: Crowell & Moring has been named a finalist for the 2021 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards in the “Innovation in Racial Justice” category for its efforts in “effecting change in the legal industry to combat racial injustice and inequity.”