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Firm News 32 results

Firm News | 9 min read | 08.21.25

The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 43 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, One Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 21, 2025: The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 43 Crowell & Moring lawyers as Best Lawyers and 31 lawyers as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The publication also named partner Jason Murray as Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust Law in Los Angeles.

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Firm News | 2 min read | 08.15.25

Ashleigh Kaspari Elected to Lead Colorado Hispanic Bar Association

Denver – August 15, 2025: Crowell & Moring counsel Ashleigh Kaspari was elected president-elect of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) for 2025-2026. She will assume the position of president for the 2026-2027 term.

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Firm News | 3 min read | 06.30.25

Former Microsoft Assistant General Counsel Scott Wise Joins Crowell & Moring

Denver – June 30, 2025: Scott Wise, most recently assistant general counsel for global trade at Microsoft, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s International Trade Group.

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Client Alerts 41 results

Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.12.25

Joint Criminal and Civil Export Controls Enforcement: Lessons from the Cadence Case

On July 28, 2025, Cadence Design Systems Inc. (“Cadence” or “the Company”), a global electronic design automation (“EDA”) technology company based in San Jose, California, agreed to plead guilty in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division (“NSD”) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. Through its guilty plea, Cadence agreed to resolve charges that it committed criminal violations of export controls by selling EDA hardware, software, and semiconductor design intellectual property (“IP”) technology to the National University of Defense Technology (“NUDT”), a Chinese military university on the U.S. Entity List since 2015 due to its involvement in military and nuclear simulation activities. In addition, Cadence simultaneously resolved a civil enforcement action brought by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) related to the same underlying conduct.

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Client Alert | 16 min read | 07.25.25

White House AI Action Plan Seeks to Establish “Dominance,” Boost Innovation, and Scrutinize Regulations

On July 23, 2025, the White House released Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“the Plan”) the Trump Administration’s most significant policy statement on artificial intelligence to date.

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Client Alert | 9 min read | 07.18.25

U.S. Lifts Most Sanctions on Syria in Major Policy Development

On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14312 effectively lifting (or beginning the process of lifting) most of the sanctions on Syria. Executive Order 14312 cites the leadership changes and the policies of the new Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa as the reasons for the removal of sanctions. On the same day, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of State took steps to implement the termination of the program by, among other actions, delisting appropriate individuals and entities from the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List). These actions followed the initial sanctions relief provided on May 23, 2025 by OFAC, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and the State Department.

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Press Coverage 48 results

Press Coverage | 07.31.25

Export Control Violations Cost Cadence US$140 million: Key Lessons For Tech Companies

Lexology Pro

Press Coverage | 06.30.25

Crowell & Moring Lands Microsoft Atty For Int'l Trade Group

Law360

Press Coverage | 06.30.25

Microsoft Assistant GC for International Trade Joins Crowell & Moring In Denver

Corporate Counsel

Publications 13 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 | 12.13.24

Bridging the Guidance Gap: Exploring Criminal Sentencing For The Antitrust Division’s Historical And Renewed Enforcement Of Section 2

Antitrust Magazine

Publication | 10.24.24

The Ups And Downs Of SEC's Now-Dissolved ESG Task Force

Law360

Events 3 results

Event | 05.08.24, 4:30 PM MDT - 7:00 PM MDT

Denver Government Contracts Seminar

Join Crowell & Moring for Our Denver Government Contracts Seminar: Doing Business with the U.S. Government
The U.S. Government is investing more money than ever in new and emerging technologies, through R&D and procurement contracts, Other Transactions, and federal grant funding, even as it continues to spend in traditional aerospace, defense, and construction markets. This is a great opportunity to connect in person and explore the significant legal issues impacting companies in the Denver area doing business with federal, state, and local governments.

Event | 02.27.24, 3:00 PM PST - 3:45 PM PST

Consumer Brands CPG Legal Forum

On February 27, Meshach Rhoades will speak on the panel, "State Action: Complying with a New Environment of Packaging and Chemical Laws.” This discussion will explore packaging proposals centered on recyclability as well as chemical bans that have created new compliance to do’s for CPG companies.

Event | 05.08.23 - 05.11.23

Law Tech Connect- Xponential

Mary-Caitlin Ray will be speaking on "Safeguarding Privacy in the Age of Advanced Tech" at Law Tech Connect as part of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Xponential event in Denver, Colorado. Xponential brings together autonomy industry leaders to discuss the latest in uncrewed technology and how to turn the vision for the next generation of transportation into reality.

Webinars 2 results

Webinar | 09.12.24, 3:00 PM EDT

Practicing Law in the U.S. Space Industry

As commercial entities venture further into space exploration, they will require sophisticated legal advice in order to understand the complex web of regulations governing the industry. These entities hire both in-house counsel and generalist outside counsel who will need to understand the governing frameworks in order to best serve their clients. The space industry involves many areas of law, spanning from corporate law to including niche regulatory expertise. Practicing law in the space industry requires a team effort.

Webinar | 02.24.22, 7:00 AM EST - 8:00 AM EST

Healthcare Transactions: What to Expect in 2022