Insights

Washington – June 10, 2026: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 19th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts, and partner David (Dj) Wolff, co-chair of the firm’s International Trade Group, has been named a “Leading Partner” in International Trade and National Security.

Washington – June 4, 2026: Crowell & Moring earned 92 individual rankings for 81 attorneys, as well as 48 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2026 guide. The Chambers guide ranks the country’s top law firms and lawyers through in-depth research, client interviews, and feedback from attorneys at peer firms. 

Washington – November 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring ranked nationally in 20 practice areas in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms." In addition, the firm was ranked in 38 metropolitan categories. 

A recent Final Initial Determination (“FID”) from newly appointed Administrative Law Judge Hines confirmed the statutory authority of the International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “Commission”) to investigate the alleged importation of goods incorporating misappropriated trade secrets causing injury to a domestic industry, as held by the Federal Circuit in TianRui Grp. Co. Ltd. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 661 F.3d 1322 (Fed. Cir. 2011).  The ALJ also held that Complainant had proven its domestic industry had been substantially injured despite the fact that its revenue had increased during the same period.  For Crowell’s previous client alert on TianRui, see here.

In InterDigital Commc'ns, LLC v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, No. 2010-1093 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 10, 2013), the Federal Circuit held that the domestic industry requirement of Section 337 can be satisfied by domestic licensing activities standing alone, even if no product covered by the patents-in-suit is manufactured domestically or by a domestic entity. This decision may result in more Non-Practicing Entities ("NPEs") gaining easier access to the U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC"), where injunctive relief in the form of an exclusion order is more readily available than injunctive relief from district courts.

This article heralds an exciting win for the Washington-D.C. based members of Crowell & Moring's Intellectual Property Group. A Virginia federal jury awarded the firm's client, LifeNet, nearly $35 million in damages for LifeCell Corp.'s infringement of a patent improving the preservation of bone and soft-tissue grafts, rejecting LifeCell's invalidity defenses. News of this victory was also highlighted in "Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs," found here.

Crowell & Moring is proud to sponsor ACI’s 14th Annual Practitioners’ Think Tank on ITC Litigation and Enforcement. Key members of the ITC Bench, Senior ITC attorneys, and leading In-House Counsel will spend two days of innovation and interactive discussions on the latest trends and developments in ITC litigation and enforcement. Crowell Partner Katie Clune will discuss the most important section 337 developments of the past year and their impact on ITC practice and procedure.