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Firm News 5 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 07.17.25

Crowell & Moring Bolsters California Litigation Group with Two Former Amazon In-House Counsel

San Francisco – July 17, 2025: Crowell & Moring has added two experienced in-house counsel from Amazon to its Litigation Group, expanding the firm’s abilities to serve clients facing complex consumer product liability issues. Clay Marquez, former Senior Corporate Counsel for WW Stores at Amazon, and Meghan McMeel, former Senior Corporate Counsel for Devices at Amazon, join the firm as partners in San Francisco.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 07.17.25

Kent Goss Named to Los Angeles Business Journal 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys List

The Los Angeles Business Journal has named Crowell & Moring partner Kent B. Goss to its 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list. The list recognizes the top litigation lawyers in the Los Angeles region who have achieved outstanding professional successes and contributions to the community.

Firm News | 6 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.

Client Alerts 68 results

Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.15.26

Kansas Federal Court Applies “Selective Enforcement” Theory to Reject DTSA Claim

A Kansas federal court held that inconsistent enforcement of trade secret rights can defeat a claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). In Edelman Financial Engines, LLC v. Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC, No. 2:23-cv-02515-HLT (D. Kan. June 5, 2026), the court applied a selective enforcement theory, holding that when a company does not consistently pursue legal remedies against similarly situated former employees, that inconsistency can be affirmative evidence that it failed to protect its trade secrets. While the selective enforcement theory has appeared in academic hypothetical discussions, the decision appears to be one of the clearest judicial applications of a “selective enforcement” theory in a trade secret case.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.11.26

Synthetic Performers, Real Consequences: Implications of Trailblazing New York AI Ad Law

On December 11, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed S.8420-A/A.8887-B into law. This first-in-the-nation legislation, called the New York AI Synthetic Performers Disclosure Law, is intended to protect consumers and promote transparency in the age of AI advertising. This law represents a meaningful shift in the legal landscape for AI advertising. For the first time in any U.S. jurisdiction, the mere use of an AI-generated human likeness in a commercial advertisement triggers an affirmative disclosure obligation. The practical implications are significant, particularly for e-commerce retailers, digital advertisers, and agencies that have integrated AI-generated human imagery into high-volume creative workflows.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.10.26

FTC Issues Five-Year Strategic Plan: What Businesses Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, setting out the agency’s enforcement priorities and operational objectives for the next five years under Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. The plan reaffirms the FTC’s commitment to vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws “without fear or favor.” Critically for businesses, the plan returns the phrase “without unduly burdening legitimate business activity” to the agency’s mission statement, signaling a commitment to ending what the agency characterizes as overregulation of businesses that compete fairly and deal honestly with consumers. Despite this business-friendly framing, the plan signals robust enforcement across consumer protection, antitrust, and emerging technology — areas that will directly affect in-house counsel’s compliance planning over the coming years.
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Publications 7 results

Publication | 01.15.25

Consumer Products: Microplastics Are Ubiquitous. So, Increasingly, Are the Class Action Suits They’re Spawning

In August 2024 judge’s decision to dismiss a major class action claim against bottled water makers will likely do little to stem the flow of microplastics litigation in the year ahead, says Meshach Rhoades, managing partner of Crowell & Moring’s Denver office.
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Publication | 01.15.25

Health Care: Plaintiffs’ Bar Is Taking a Page From the Retirement Plan Playbook

A nascent trend is forming in the world of health care class actions. Plaintiffs’ attorneys are taking the excessive-fee concept pioneered in retirement plan litigation and applying it to self-funded corporate health insurance plans.
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Publication | 01.15.25

Privacy: Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Test Theories To Bring Claims Against Companies Using Customer Data

After a surge in privacy class action lawsuits in 2024, San Francisco-based Crowell & Moring partner Kristin Madigan says she expects to see more of the same in the year ahead, as plaintiffs’ lawyers continue testing out new legal theories to bring claims against any company that collects, uses, or sells customer data.
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Events 1 result

Event | 04.02.25, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected

Cheryl A. Falvey will speak on "IoT Consumer Products Safety Issues" during the Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected Conference. For additional details and an on demand version of the presentation, please visit here.

Webinars 3 results

Webinar | 06.10.26, 12:30 PM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT

The Next Frontier — Surveillance & Personalized Pricing

 Join Crowell partners Joanna Forster, Toni Michelle Jackson, and Jordan Ludwig for a focused discussion on the risks your business faces and the concrete steps you can take now — from reviewing your pricing practices and privacy policies to managing risks. 

Webinar | 07.30.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

H2 2025: What Retailers/E-Commerce Need to Know

Join us to learn about several significant legal changes in the first half of 2025 that impact retailers/e-commerce in the United States.

Webinar | 06.11.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Section 230: Implications for Digital Platforms, Online Businesses and E-Commerce

Section 230 was enacted as part of the United States Communications Decency Act (CDA), providing immunity to interactive computer service providers for third-party content. Known as “the 26 words that created the internet,” this statute is responsible for the development of the modern internet as we know it. 

Speaking Engagements 12 results

Blog Posts 146 results

Blog Post | 04.25.26

White House National AI Policy Framework Calls for Preempting State Laws, Protecting Children

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 04.21.26

FTC Blog Updates (April 13 – 17, 2026)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 04.14.26

The Hidden Recall Risk in Your Licensing Agreement: What California’s Assembly Bill 2462 Could Mean for Your Business

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Podcasts 2 results

Podcast | 05.12.25

Let's Talk FCA: Growing FCA Risks Amidst "America First" Trade Policy

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Podcast | 04.30.25

Global Trade Talks: Tariffs Overview and Update

Crowell hosts Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff speak with Daniel Cannistra as he helps our listeners understand the current tariff landscape and discusses some best practices for how to navigate. 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.
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