Insights

Chicago – April 23, 2024: Laura Lydigsen, co-chair of Crowell & Moring’s Intellectual Property Department, and Jason Stiehl, managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office, have been named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2025 list of Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys. The list features 92 attorneys shaping Chicago's legal landscape from high-stakes litigation to precedent-setting appellate rulings.

London – April 15, 2025: Emma Wright, a market leading lawyer representing prominent technology companies and governments on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, has joined Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP as a partner in its Privacy and Cybersecurity Group in London. Wright will advise clients on regulatory matters and complex technology procurements with a regulatory or government interface.

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2025 edition has recognized 18 practice areas and nine lawyers in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels and Doha offices. In addition, Crowell is one of only two firms in Qatar to receive Legal 500’s “Client Satisfaction” distinction.

Irvine – April 7, 2025: The Daily Journal has named Crowell & Moring’s Kent B. Goss and Jon Gurka as Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California in 2025. The annual list recognizes California lawyers who have made significant contributions to intellectual property law over the past year.

Brussels – March 25, 2025: Chambers and Partners has ranked five Crowell & Moring practice groups and nine individual lawyers in the Chambers Europe 2025 guide.

New York – March 25, 2025: Crain’s New York Business named Crowell & Moring partner Sarah Gilbert to its Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys 2025 list. The honorees named by the publication “are a talented cohort, shaping precedent and advocating for their clients across industries and issues. They exercise the law in manifold ways: upholding contractual rights for major banks, negotiating settlements, defeating securities litigation, challenging questionable Medicaid reimbursement methodologies and more. Our honorees are also active in pro bono work and in industry associations.”

Los Angeles – March 11, 2025: The Daily Journal recognized Crowell & Moring’s victory in Mass v. The Regents of the University of California as one of the “Top Verdicts of 2024.”

Washington – March 11, 2025: Foreign Investment Watch named Crowell & Moring partner Caroline Brown to its list of Top Advisors 2025. The list recognizes the “top advisors who provide advice and counsel concerning foreign investment and national security in the U.S. and abroad.” This is the second consecutive year that Brown has been ranked.

Washington – March 7, 2025: The Burton Awards honored Crowell & Moring partner Joanna Rosen Forster, counsel Jacob Canter and Derick D. Dailey, and associate Matt Menezes with Law360’s Distinguished Legal Writing Award for their article discussing a Supreme Court ruling and its impact on social media companies. The award will be presented at a gala reception at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Monday, May 19.

Washington – March 4, 2025: Crowell & Moring has launched Crowell GovCon Strategies, a new consultancy providing integrated business and legal solutions to guide companies through the strategy, pursuit, and execution of federal procurements.

Crowell & Moring has launched Transportation Law: Moving Forward, a new blog focused on legal issues and industry insights for the transportation sector. Transportation Law: Moving Forward will cover regulatory, litigation, and policy developments impacting the full range of the transportation industry, from air to land to sea.

Brussels – February 1, 2025: Dr. Anna Gergely has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group, bringing three decades of experience advising on regulatory issues.

New York – February 24, 2025: Crowell & Moring counsel Derick D. Dailey has been named one of the “57 Most Influential Black Lawyers in the Northeast” by the Northeast Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA) at its 57th Regional Convention in Boston. This award acknowledges Black attorneys whose contributions have left a lasting influence on both the legal profession and their communities.

Washington – February 21, 2025: Missouri health care providers will be able to resume abortion care after a Jackson County Circuit judge temporarily blocked the Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) last week. The TRAP restriction, Missouri’s abortion facility licensure requirement, had been left in place in a previous ruling and prevented providers, like Planned Parenthood, from resuming care, despite the state’s voters’ enacting an amendment on November 5, 2024, to enshrine a right to reproductive freedom in the Missouri Constitution. With this ruling, Missouri becomes the first state in the nation to restore abortion access after a total ban.

Washington – February 18, 2025: Chambers and Partners has ranked 12 Crowell & Moring practice groups and 17 individual lawyers in the Chambers Global 2025 guide.

Los Angeles – February 7, 2025: The Los Angeles Business Journal named Crowell & Moring partners Emily Kuwahara and Nicole Janigian Simonian to its 2025 Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys list. The list honors lawyers who are “impactful on the legal scene while serving as trusted advisors in the L.A. region.”

Washington – February 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring partner Tyler O’Connor testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on expanding domestic American energy production.