Insights

Orange County – February 4, 2021: Lawyers of Color named Crowell & Moring’s David Griffith to the “Hot List 2020,” an annual list of “the most dynamic junior- and mid-level lawyers of color who have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing diversity in the legal profession.”

London – January 26, 2021: Crowell & Moring has teamed up with LawWorks, a UK-based nonprofit organization, to expand the firm’s long-standing commitment to social justice and provide high quality legal services to those in need at no cost.

Washington – January 21, 2021: Crowell & Moring is offering clients an array of breaking news updates, in-depth analyses, and forward-looking insights into President Biden’s first 100 days in office.

San Francisco—January 21, 2021: Crowell & Moring is expanding its Litigation and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement groups in San Francisco with the addition of Warrington Parker, a former federal prosecutor and first-chair trial lawyer with more than two decades of experience representing clients in high-stakes civil and criminal litigation and investigations.

Washington – January 13, 2021: Crowell & Moring has released Litigation Forecast 2021: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year. The ninth annual Litigation Forecast focuses on the front page story this year: how the COVID pandemic is transforming litigation from remote depositions to virtual juries and backlogged dockets to new types of cases and opportunities. 

Brussels – January 5, 2021: Karel Bourgeois is joining Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office as a partner in its Antitrust and Competition Group, expanding the firm’s capability to counsel clients on their most complex European competition and state aid matters.

Washington – January 4, 2021: Crowell & Moring elected nine lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2021. The firm also promoted 18 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s Washington, Los Angeles, and New York offices and from across several practice groups, including Advertising & Media, Environment & Natural Resources, Litigation, International Trade, Antitrust & Competition, Government Contracts, and Intellectual Property.

Washington – December 22, 2020: As part of its efforts to address systemic racism, Crowell & Moring is donating a total of $750,000 to two organizations dedicated to the advancement of racial equity, justice, and fundamental human rights – the Equal Justice Initiative and the Lawyers’ Committee forCivil Rights Under Law. In addition, the firm has committed $1 million in pro bono legal services in 2021 to further these causes and launched a Racial Equity Task Force to identify near-term actions and goals to enhance the experience of the firm’s diverse talent.

Washington – December 22, 2020: Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group has been selected as a Law360 2020 Practice Group of the Year. The group was recognized for its “deft navigation this year of politically complex deals,” including efforts to help clients respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and an Affordable Care Act “risk corridors” victory at the Supreme Court. This is the eleventh consecutive year that the group has earned this honor.

Los Angeles – December 22, 2020: The Los Angeles Business Journal has named partner Nicole Janigian Simonian to its 2020 “Thriving in their 40s” list. The feature honors 95 outstanding professionals from various industries “who serve as terrific examples of trusted advisors whose services the businesses of Los Angeles simply cannot do without.” Simonian is co-chair of Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group and serves as the firm’s International Employment and Global Mobility lead.

Washington – December 21, 2020: Crowell & Moring advised Olam International Limited (OIL) in its acquisition of the US-based chile pepper business (CPB) of Mizkan America, Inc., a major maker of condiments and sauces, for US$108.5 million. New Mexico-based CPB is one of the world’s leading suppliers of premium green chiles, jalapeños, and enchilada sauces. This acquisition, conducted through OIL’s subsidiary, Olam Americas Inc., is the first major acquisition for Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), the new operating group created after the reorganization within OIL earlier this year. The transaction is subject to US antitrust regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, which are expected to complete in January 2021

Washington – December 21, 2020: Law360 named Crowell & Moring “Transportation Practice Group of the Year.” Law360 recognized the group for “helping airlines, railroads, and shipping giants navigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and for its work advising automotive and other manufacturers that repurposed their factories to produce ventilators and other medical equipment.”

San Francisco – December 21, 2020: In a novel constitutional case, Crowell & Moring secured a decisive victory for the University of California (UC) by defeating a motion for preliminary injunction which sought to halt the implementation of an Executive Order requiring that all UC students, employees, and faculty working, studying, or living on campus to get a flu shot by November 1. UC was one of dozens of U.S. colleges and universities that implemented a flu vaccine requirement this year, due to the confluence of the 2020-21 flu season and the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington – December 18, 2020: Global Competition Review ranked 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 21st edition of the awards and the 14th consecutive year that the Antitrust & Competition Group has been recognized.

Washington – December 11, 2020: The Financial Times has named Crowell & Moring one of its “Top Five Most Innovative Law Firms” in North America. The FT also recognized firm leaders Ellen Moran Dwyer and Jodi G. Daniel, as well as the firm’s Digital Health Practice and Coronavirus Response team in its 2020 North America Innovative Lawyers report.

Washington – December 9, 2020: BTI Consulting Group named Scott Winkelman a 2020 Client Service All-Star. The award recognizes attorneys who “stand above all the others in delivering the absolute best in client service. Amid all the changes and unexpected events — they stand tallest” in the view of corporate counsel who select the all-star list. This marks the eighth consecutive year that the firm has been recognized in this ranking.

Washington – December 9, 2020: Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group has been selected as a Law360 2020 Practice Group of the Year. The group was recognized for successes in the past year, including efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington – December 4, 2020: Crowell & Moring has been shortlisted for four Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America awards, including “Most Innovative Law Firm in North America.” The firm will also be featured in the law firm leader category in the upcoming 2020 report.

Washington – November 30, 2020: Three members of Crowell & Moring’s International Dispute Resolutions Group will participate in panels in Washington Arbitration Week 2020, a newly launched forum in international arbitration for the Washington, D.C. legal community and the international and foreign community connected to it.  

Washington – November 30, 2020: Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts, International Trade, and Transportation practices have been selected as Law360 2020 Practice Groups of the Year. The teams received the award for accomplishments in the last year, including work done related to the COVID-19 pandemic.