Insights

Matthew F. Ferraro, the former senior counselor for cybersecurity and emerging technology to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. A trusted advisor to leaders across government and industry, Ferraro brings over a decade of experience helping clients address complex regulatory matters at the intersection of advanced technology, national security, and crisis management.

This invitation is extended to our friends and colleagues in environment, energy, and sustainability, and related fields from across industry, government, and nonprofit sectors. This is the second in our Green Roof series of gatherings, intended to help foster connections and conversation amongst attendees.

Jurisdiction and admissibility are the gatekeepers of investor-State arbitration —determining if the dispute can be heard at all. From whether an investment qualifies under a treaty to whether a claim falls within the right time frame, these questions go to the very heart of what tribunals can and cannot decide. To what extent jurisdictional issues in investment arbitration have been influenced by standards, general principles and even case law stemming from public international law and the ICJ in particular? This panel, moderated by Ian Laird, will explore the evolving — and often contentious — terrain of jurisdiction and admissibility in ISDS.

Join Crowell at Law-Tech Connect and AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Houston, where industry experts focus on how changes in technology, policy, safety, and society are shaping the uncrewed systems and robotics industry. Co-located at XPONENTIAL, Law-Tech Connect is designed to connect and inform all those involved in uncrewed and autonomous systems in a one-day session focused on the intersection between technology and legal issues.

These ESG claims were purported to be overstated, misleading, or false and unsubstantiated. While these early cases focused on false advertising and consumer protection law violations, recent cases have focused more on misleading ESG funds and investment products, net-zero targets, and carbon-neutral claims, sometimes coordinating claims across jurisdictions including the EU, UK, Australia, and the U.S.

We invite you to join the Health Care Group at Crowell for our Health Care Opportunities, Oversight, Policy, and Strategy (HOOPS) Summer Webinar Series. 

Federal climate policy in the United States is undergoing significant turmoil. But what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic? The European Union continues to pursue policies that address climate change, including through reporting requirements and carbon trading and border taxes. European judges are also seeing more and more litigation related to these and other policies, meaning that court cases are increasingly playing a role in shaping the future direction of European climate policy.