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Firm News | 1 min read | 11.07.19

Crowell & Moring Partner Robert Meyers Appointed to the EPA's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee

Washington – November 7, 2019 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has appointed Crowell & Moring partner Robert Meyers to serve on the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee for a two-year term, ending in August 2021.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 11.06.19

WomenInc. Names Crowell & Moring a Top Law Firm for Women

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.”
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Firm News | 2 min read | 11.05.19

Crowell & Moring Earns 48 Practice Area Rankings from U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers

Washington – November 5, 2019: U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers has ranked Crowell & Moring in 48 practice areas in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” rankings. The firm has seven practices ranked nationally in Tier 1 and 18 total at the national level. It also has 30 practice areas ranked regionally, including at least one in every U.S. office: Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County.  The rankings received are:
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Firm News | 1 min read | 11.05.19

Global Investigations Review Names Crowell & Moring’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group to “GIR 100” Fifth Year in a Row

Washington – November 5, 2019: Crowell & Moring’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group has been named to the Global Investigation Review’s 2019 “GIR 100” list, which honors the world’s leading firms for corporate investigations. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the firm has been recognized for this honor.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 11.01.19

Crowell & Moring’s London Office Launches Women’s Leadership Initiative Chapter

London – November 1, 2019: Crowell & Moring’s London office launched its chapter of the firm’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) this week with an inaugural breakfast event held under the banner of ‘helping talented women to flourish and achieve their potential.’
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Firm News | 4 min read | 10.31.19

Crowell & Moring Client Walter Lomax Compensated $3 Million for 39 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

Washington – October 31, 2019 – Walter Lomax spent nearly four decades in prison for a murder he did not commit before being released in 2006. With the help of Crowell & Moring, Mr. Lomax’s conviction was overturned in 2014 and he finally won public exoneration for that murder. Yesterday, the Maryland Board of Public Works granted the compensation petition that Crowell & Moring presented on Mr. Lomax’s behalf and awarded Mr. Lomax over $3 million in compensation for his wrongful incarceration--the highest amount ever awarded to a wrongfully convicted person in the state’s history.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 10.30.19

Scott L. Bittman Receives Cornerstone Award for Pro Bono Work from Lawyers Alliance for New York

New York – October 30, 2019: Lawyers Alliance for New York recognized Scott L. Bittman, counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Intellectual Property Group in New York, with the 2019 Cornerstone Award. This award honors individuals and institutions that have provided outstanding pro bono legal services to nonprofit groups that are improving the quality of life for low-income New Yorkers. 
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Firm News | 2 min read | 10.24.19

The New York Law Journal Names Partner Glen McGorty a Distinguished Leader

New York – October 24, 2019 – The New York Law Journal recognized Glen G. McGorty, managing partner of Crowell & Moring’s New York office, as a 2019 “Distinguished Leader” at the New York Legal Awards ceremony on Wednesday at Tribeca 360 in New York. The award honors attorneys in leadership roles who have achieved impressive results in the past year.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 10.24.19

The New York Law Journal Names Partner Ilana Lubin a Rising Star

New York – October 24, 2019 – The New York Law Journal recognized Ilana Lubin as a 2019 “Rising Star” at the New York Legal Awards ceremony on Wednesday at Tribeca 360 in New York. The award honors the region’s most promising lawyers, age 40 and younger, who have “established a record of accomplishments and demonstrated that they are top contributors to the practice of law and their communities.”
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Firm News | 5 min read | 10.23.19

Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against DHS in Public Charge Case

Washington – October 23, 2019: A federal judge halted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing its controversial “public charge” rule, a policy change that advocacy groups assert would have disproportionately blocked immigrants of color from obtaining permanent resident status and inhibited immigrant workers and foreign students from extending or changing their visa status.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 10.22.19

Fifth Member of U.S. Congress Requests Global Magnitsky Investigation into Kuwaiti Officials

Washington–October 22, 2019–Crowell & Moring announced today that Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Fla., has become the fifth member of U.S. Congress to request a Global Magnitsky investigation into Kuwaiti officials over charges of human rights violations against Marsha Lazareva, an Orthodox Christian business leader who spent 474 days in a Kuwait prison on false charges.
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Firm News | 3 min read | 10.17.19

Corporate Counsel Recognizes Ellen Dwyer for Innovative Leadership

Washington – October 17, 2019: Corporate Counsel and InsideCounsel recognized  Ellen Moran Dwyer, chair of Crowell & Moring’s executive committee, for her innovative leadership Wednesday at its  2019 “Women, Influence and Power in Law” awards dinner at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 10.10.19

Forbes Names Crowell & Moring to List of America's Top Corporate Law Firms

Washington – October 10, 2019 – Forbes magazine listedCrowell & Moring as one of the “Top Corporate Law Firms in America."
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Firm News | 2 min read | 10.09.19

Legal 500 Recommends Crowell & Moring as a Top UK Law Firm in Asset Based Lending

London – October 9, 2019: Crowell & Moring has been listed among the top UK law firms in The Legal 500 UK 2020 for its work in asset based lending.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 10.04.19

LITIGATION NOTE: Crowell & Moring Client Agilent Successfully Rebuts Preliminary Injunction Because Patent Likely Invalid

New York – October 4, 2019: In October 2018, plaintiff Waters Corporation filed for a preliminary injunction against Crowell & Moring’s client, Agilent, for it to cease selling InstantPCTMreagent, which is used during the development of biopharmaceuticals or biologics. Oral arguments were held last December. On Friday, September 20, 2019, the District of Delaware denied Waters’ motion for a preliminary injunction. 
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Firm News | 1 min read | 09.24.19

Crowell & Moring’s Ian Laird Launches Book in Shanghai

The Business Guide to Trade and Investment—Volume II—International Investment has been translated into Chinese and was unveiled at a panel discussion held by the International Law Institute, International Chamber of Commerce and the Landing Law office on September 23 in Shanghai.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 09.20.19

Crowell & Moring Listed Among BTI Consulting Group’s "Most Feared Law Firms in Litigation" Honor Roll

Washington – September 20, 2019: BTI Consulting Group has named Crowell & Moring to its 2020 “Most Feared in Litigation” Honor Roll.
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Firm News | 4 min read | 09.20.19

Super Lawyers Recognizes 82 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Across United States

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)
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Firm News | 3 min read | 09.18.19

Crowell & Moring’s New York Office Adds Former DOJ Litigator Starling Marshall

New York – September 18, 2019 – S. Starling Marshall is joining Crowell & Moring’s New York office as a partner in the firm’s Tax and Litigation groups, strengthening the firm’s ability to help clients resolve tax disputes with the federal government and its civil trial capabilities in New York.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 09.03.19

Crowell & Moring Achieves Mansfield 2.0 Certification

Washington – September 3, 2019: Crowell & Moring has achieved Mansfield 2.0 Certification status for 2019. The Mansfield Rule measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered women, lawyers of color, and LGBTQ+ lawyers — at least 30 percent of the candidate pool — for significant leadership and governance roles in the firm (for example, practice group leaders and management board) as well as promotions to equity partner and senior-level lateral hiring.
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