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Firm News 45 results

Firm News | 1 min read | 11.05.25

Crowell & Moring Represents Farcast in $5 Million Strategic Investment and Expanded Commercial Partnership With Telesat

 San Francisco – November 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring represented Farcast, a San Francisco-based startup pioneering advanced satellite User Terminals, in connection with an expanded commercial relationship and a $5 million equity investment from Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators. Under the agreement, Telesat will also appoint a member of the Farcast board of directors to support the company’s alignment with the strategic goals of the Telesat Lightspeed program.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 10.24.25

Crowell Represents Möbius Industries in $3.8 Million Pre-Seed Funding Round

New York – October 9, 2025: Crowell & Moring represented Möbius Industries, a pioneer in “urban mining,” in a $3.8 million pre-seed funding round. The financing was led by Outlander VC, with participation from Mana Ventures, GoAhead, Entropy Industrial, EWOR, E14, Plug and Play, Thursday Ventures, and a group of strategic angel investors.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 06.30.25

DataBahn.ai Raises $17M Series A To Advance Security-Native Data Pipelines

DataBahn.ai, a leader in AI-powered, security-native data pipeline platforms for modern enterprises, has secured $17 million in Series A funding led by Forgepoint Capital, with participation from S3 Ventures and GTM Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $19 million. Crowell represented Forgepoint Capital, a leading venture capital firm that partners with transformative cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and infrastructure software companies protecting the digital future, in the transaction. The investment will accelerate DataBahn.ai’s product roadmap for agentic AI—autonomous agents that automate data engineering tasks—and support global expansion as the company cements its position as a trusted foundation for enterprise data pipelines. Already trusted by Fortune 50 and Global 2000 organizations, DataBahn.ai’s technology has helped customers reduce telemetry processing costs by over 50%, automate most data engineering workloads, and eliminate blind spots across SIEM, observability, and AI pipelines.

Client Alerts 31 results

Client Alert | 5 min read | 09.16.25

Bucking the Odds: Why Technology Companies Should Embrace Software Patents Today

Although the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Alice v. CLS Bank and its progeny affected the issuance and enforcement of software patents and led to a major shift in U.S. patent policy, software patents still have value today and such protection therefore should be pursued.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 03.26.25

Preparing for the Potential Sale of Your Business

Deciding that it might be time to explore a sale of a family or founder owned business can be an intimidating task, but what can make it even more daunting is being unprepared for what comes next. This article sets forth the high-level steps that should be taken early on ahead of any merger or acquisition event (whether it be assets sale, equity sale, merger, or otherwise) for such businesses to ensure as smooth of a sale as is possible. Some of the items below are steps to take to protect your business, others are proactive steps that potential buyers will generally want to see, but all are generally best market practices.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.17.25

SEC Issues No-Action Letter Clarifying Accredited Investor Verification Under Rule 506(c)

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter providing interpretive guidance on the verification of accredited investor status in offerings conducted pursuant to Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. Rule 506(c) permits issuers to engage in general solicitation or advertising in private offerings, provided that all purchasers are accredited investors and the issuer takes “reasonable steps” to verify the accredited status of all investors. The no-action letter introduces a streamlined approach, stating that, absent contrary indications known to the issuer, reliance on sufficiently high minimum investment thresholds—coupled with specific written representations from purchasers—may satisfy the verification requirement.
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Press Coverage 8 results

Press Coverage | 06.28.16

The 24 Firms GCs Love the Most

Law360

Press Coverage | 03.09.15

DOL Wins Rule-Making Battle, But Deference Rift Lingers

Law360
Washington, D.C.-based partner and member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Group, Tom P. Gies, comments on a U.S. Supreme Court decision that states the Department of Labor and other agencies don't need notice-and-comment rule-making to change interpretive regulations. The decision underscores a split among the justices on precedent requiring judicial deference to agencies' interpretations of their own rules.
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Press Coverage | 02.09.15

10 Tricky Questions To Test Your Employment Law

Law360
Washington, D.C.-based Labor & Employment Group partner, Thomas P. Gies, is quoted in a Law360 article which touches on the diverse areas of employment law. When asked about whether or not the nation can have a "zero tolerance" policy for employee marijuana use, Gies explains, "It's a real dilemma, and I’m getting a lot of questions about that." Simply put, the fact that marijuana remains illegal at the federal level generally puts the law on the employer's side.
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Publications 3 results

Publication | 01.31.15

Regulatory Forecast 2015: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year

a Crowell & Moring LLP publication

Publication | 09.25.14

The Top 10 Issues for M&A Involving Government Contractors

The Deal Pipeline

Events 8 results

Event | 05.21.25, 5:00 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT

HealthTech Growth and Exit Strategy Summit

As a founder who has built a thriving HealthTech company, you understand the value of strategic foresight. Whether you're exploring acquisition opportunities, considering a merger, planning a recapitalization, or contemplating a sale, your next move demands careful orchestration to maximize business value and optimize personal outcomes.

Event | 05.29.24, 6:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT

Crowell & Moring and The Ember Company Present: The FIRESIDE

Join Crowell & Moring and The Ember Company for The FIRESIDE: Where top investors and leading consumer founders will debate key strategies for growth in today’s fundraising environment. Hosted in Crowell’s Manhattan offices, The FIRESIDE is an opportunity to engage directly with top-tier consumer investors, successful founders who have scaled their companies to $50M+, and renowned fundraising experts.

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 | 12.08.23, 1:00 PM EST

Female Founder Workshop: How do You Structure Effectively for Raising Pre-seed and Seed Capital?

Please join Crowell attorneys Alexa La Barbiera and Justin Lurie for an informative workshop discussing how to effectively structure your business for raising pre-seed capital, hosted by Female Founder House. 

Speaking Engagements 13 results

Speaking Engagement | December 4 - 6, 2023

HealthTech Investor Summit