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Firm News 99 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 09.16.26

Crowell & Moring Adds Senior DOJ, FTC Attorneys to Antitrust Practice

Washington – September 16, 2026: Crowell & Moring announced today the addition of two senior antitrust attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Group. Rebecca Valentine joins Crowell as a partner in Washington, D.C. from the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace (DIA) Section. Ryan Harsch will join the firm as a senior counsel in New York from the FTC’s American Competition Enforcement Division and Northeast Regional Office.

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Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26

Crowell & Moring Earns Top Honors in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 Edition, with Two Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 20, 2026: The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 57 of the firm's attorneys in its 2027 edition, a testament to the firm's deep bench of legal talent across practices and offices nationwide. In addition, 29 attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list, recognizing outstanding attorneys earlier in their careers.

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Firm News | 4 min read | 07.22.26

Crowell & Moring Marks Six Months of Legora Integration with Transformative Results Across Global Platform

Washington, D.C. – July 22, 2026 – Crowell & Moring LLP today shared results from its firmwide integration of Legora as a collaborative AI platform. Crowell has realized significant gains in opportunities to deliver for clients across practices and jurisdictions.

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Client Alerts 189 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.23.26

Nail in the Coffin for Construction Adhesive Deal: Lessons from the FTC's Successful Challenge of Henkel's Acquisition of Liquid Nails

The FTC notched a recent win in federal court, securing a permanent injunction halting the combination of the two dominant brands of construction adhesives, Loctite and Liquid Nails. In the recently unsealed decision, the court focused on the extensive head-to-head competition between the parties and the importance of brand equity in siding with the FTC, offering important lessons for merging parties.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.10.26

European Commission Publishes Landmark Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses by Dominant Companies

On 3 September 2026, the European Commission adopted new Guidelines on the application of Article 102 TFEU to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings. The Guidelines follow a public consultation on a draft published in August 2024 and reflect substantial stakeholder feedback. They replace the Commission's 2008 Guidance on enforcement priorities (which ceases to apply 30 days after publication of the new guidelines in the Official Journal) and represent the most significant reset of the Commission's Article 102 enforcement framework in nearly two decades. The Commission's stated aim is to set out principles and operational guidance, enhance legal certainty, and help companies self-assess their exclusionary-abuse risk.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.02.26

Filed, Not Forgotten: FTC Signals Antitrust Scrutiny of Patent Application Acquisitions in Biologic Drug Markets

Enbrel (etanercept) is one of the best-selling biologic drugs in the United States, approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious inflammatory conditions. Etanercept was launched as Enbrel in 1998 as a treatment for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, and was later approved to treat additional inflammatory diseases including plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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Press Coverage 173 results

Press Coverage | 09.16.26

Crowell & Moring Adds Ex-DOJ, FTC Antitrust Attys In DC, NY

Law360

Press Coverage | 09.16.26

Senior enforcers depart for Crowell

Global Competition Review

Press Coverage | 08.05.26

What Is David Ellison’s Breaking Point?

Variety

Publications 58 results

Publication | 07.30.26

No-Poach Agreements and Employee Restrictions — How Government Contractors Can Spot and Mitigate Antitrust Risk

Westlaw Today

Publication | 06.09.26

A Look At The Court's Next Steps In Live Nation Antitrust Case

Law360

Publication | 04.29.26

What To Know About Proposed EU Industrial Accelerator Act

Law360

Events 22 results

Event | 10.08.26, 8:30 AM CEST - 4:45 PM CEST

Seventh EU Competition Law Conference

Join us for the Seventh EU Competition Law Conference - hosted by Crowell & Moring, King’s College and The Competition Law Center. This year's conference offers an authoritative and comparative Europe–US perspective on the latest developments in competition law.

Event | 03.26.26, 12:00 PM EDT

15th Annual Crowell & Bates White Luncheon

Please join us on Thursday, March 26 during the 2026 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting for lunch.

Event | 05.13.25, 1:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Crowell and GWU Competition Law Center Host Sixth Annual Antitrust and Tech Conference

On May 13, 2025, Crowell & Moring and The George Washington University Competition Law Center hosted the Sixth Annual Antitrust and Tech Conference, which provided a platform for discussing pivotal issues in antitrust policy at this time of transition in leadership.

Webinars 37 results

Webinar | 06.02.26, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

The Return of Fuel Surcharges: Antitrust Lessons from the Past Relevant Again

Fuel surcharges have been utilized to respond to rising or unstable fuel prices and can be an effective hedge against global market conditions. But as the past has shown, fuel surcharges can and do draw heavy scrutiny from antitrust regulators and private litigants alike. This webinar will provide an overview of the lessons learned from the wave of fuel surcharge-related antitrust investigations and lawsuits from the early to mid-2000s and will give practical tips and advice on how to apply those lessons to today’s environment. Topics to Be Covered

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Webinar | 06.17.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Robinson-Patman Act Class Actions: Litigation Trends, Enforcement Risks, and Economic Perspectives

The Class Action & Private Litigation Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Antitrust Section is hosting a virtual program on June 17 at 12 p.m. EST exploring the growing interest in Robinson-Patman Act (“RPA”) class actions amidst renewed FTC enforcement. Our panel of experienced antitrust litigators and a leading economist will examine why RPA claims present significant challenges for class certification, the procedural and substantive hurdles both plaintiffs and defendants face, and the implications for private litigation from recent developments in FTC’s enforcement of the RPA.

Webinar | 06.04.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Antitrust Risks in A Trade War

Our webinar will discuss antitrust risks that can arise as companies grapple with whether and how to adjust their pricing to respond to tariffs being imposed around the world.