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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 | 5 min read | 08.06.25

Leading Health Care Practices Combine to Provide Comprehensive Counsel to Clients at a Time of Tremendous Change Across the Industry

Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
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Firm News | 4 min read | 07.17.25

Crowell & Moring Bolsters California Litigation Group with Two Former Amazon In-House Counsel

San Francisco – July 17, 2025: Crowell & Moring has added two experienced in-house counsel from Amazon to its Litigation Group, expanding the firm’s abilities to serve clients facing complex consumer product liability issues. Clay Marquez, former Senior Corporate Counsel for WW Stores at Amazon, and Meghan McMeel, former Senior Corporate Counsel for Devices at Amazon, join the firm as partners in San Francisco.
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Client Alerts 898 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25

Faster Audits, More ADR: IRS Rolls Out Significant LB&I Changes

On July 23, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued interim guidance for Large Business & International Division (“LB&I”) audit procedure. The IRS announced three major changes: (1) the Acknowledgement of Facts Information Document Request (“AOF IDR”) will be eliminated; (2) Accelerated Issue Resolution (“AIR”) applies to Large Corporate Compliance (“LCC”) cases; and (3) the IRS must conduct additional review before denying a taxpayer’s request to participate in the Fast Track Settlement (“FTS”). These changes reflect the IRS’s continued push to make its examinations “more efficient and current.”
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25

When Silence Speaks: How Saying Nothing Led to a Defunct New Jersey Importer Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges for Failing to Report to the CPSC

On August 5, 2025, Royal Sovereign International Inc. (Royal Sovereign), a defunct New Jersey importer of portable air conditioners, pled guilty to one count of willfully violating the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) for its failure to report dangerous defects in portable air conditioners that had been linked to multiple fires and one death. The company also agreed to a civil settlement with the Department of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that included $395,786.48 in restitution to victims and a $16,025,000 civil penalty, which was suspended to $100,000 for inability to pay.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.05.25

Attorney General Issues New Guidance to Federal Agencies Concerning its Interpretation of “Unlawful Discrimination”

On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued new guidance to all federal agencies entitled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (“Guidance”). The Guidance purports to “clarif[y] the application of federal antidiscrimination laws to programs or initiatives that may involve discriminatory practices, including those labeled as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (‘DEI’) programs.” It declares that “[e]ntities receiving federal funds . . . must ensure that their programs and activities comply with federal law and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or other protected characteristics,” and identifies a series of “‘Best Practices’ as non-binding suggestions to help entities comply with federal antidiscrimination laws and avoid legal pitfalls.” The Guidance is the most comprehensive articulation of the Administration’s view of what constitutes unlawful DEI released since President Trump’s Executive Order, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, issued on January 21, 2025.
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Press Coverage 594 results

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Events 395 results

Event | 04.29.25 - 04.30.25, 8:00 AM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT

ACI 9th Advanced Summit on Food Law Regulation, Compliance and Litigation

Crowell is an associate sponsor of the American Conference Institute (ACI) Advanced Summit on Food Law Regulation, Compliance and Litigation in Chicago April 29-30.

Event | 04.10.25, 8:00 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

The Masters Conference Legal - 2025 Washington, D.C.

Going Back to the Basics - Custodial Interviews & Supervised Collections: Building a Defensible Foundation for eDiscovery

Despite advances in eDiscovery technology, custodial interviews and supervised collections remain essential to a defensible and efficient discovery process. This panel will explore why over-reliance on self-collections and search-term-only strategies can lead to incomplete data, increased costs, and court sanctions. Our experts will walk through best practices for conducting effective custodial interviews, identifying and preserving key data sources, and leveraging collaborative workflows that reduce risk and enhance review accuracy. Attendees will gain practical insights on integrating interviews with real-time collections, using tools like screen sharing, documenting workflows for defensibility, and addressing common client objections. Whether you're in-house, outside counsel, or a service provider, this session will help you elevate your approach to ESI identification, preservation, and collection.

Event | 04.02.25, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected

Cheryl A. Falvey will speak on "IoT Consumer Products Safety Issues" during the Internet of Things 2025: Everything Is Connected Conference. For additional details and an on demand version of the presentation, please visit here.

Webinars 98 results

Webinar | 07.30.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

H2 2025: What Retailers/E-Commerce Need to Know

Join us to learn about several significant legal changes in the first half of 2025 that impact retailers/e-commerce in the United States.

Webinar | 06.17.25, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Consilio Symposium 2025: Law Firm Data Insights and Governance: Data, Data Everywhere!

Data, data everywhere and not a drop to drink! Now more than ever, law firms are sitting atop veritable dragon hoards of data, both their clients’ and their own. If properly governed and leveraged, the potential benefits of this data abound, but so do risks and challenges, if it is not. In this program, a panel of senior law firm professionals will discuss potential benefits of effective data governance and leverage, including increased efficiency, intelligence, and understanding, and potential challenges, including managing privacy, policies, and people.

Webinar | 04.30.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT

ESG & State Attorneys General: Why State AGs Matter and Recent State and Multistate ESG Enforcement Activity

This presentation will provide an overview of recent AG ESG enforcement activity, enforcement trends, and explain how and why AG ESG priorities are important to business of all types. 

Speaking Engagements 636 results

Blog Posts 867 results

Blog Post | 03.24.25

FTC Blog Updates March 10 – March 14

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 03.19.25

Taking Aim at Humphrey’s Executor: Trump Fires the FTC’s Democratic Commissioners

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 03.17.25

FTC Updates (February 3- 21, 2025)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Podcasts 63 results

Podcast | 06.16.25

Lightning Round: The Impact of SCOTUS’ Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services Decision

Rebecca Springer and Kimberley Johnson share an overview of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services and what it means for employers and anti-discrimination litigation moving forward. The Lightning Round podcast is Crowell’s biweekly rundown on developments and trends in the Labor and Employment space.
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Podcast | 12.04.20

Fastest 5 Minutes: EO 13950, Commercial Item Contracting, and Service Contract Act Enforcement News (December 4)

This week's episode covers updates on Executive Order 13950 (“Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”), commercial item contracting, Service Contract Act enforcement, artificial intelligence, and key personnel, and is hosted by partner Peter Eyre and counsel Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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Podcast | 11.30.20

All Things Protest: The Latest on Key Personnel (November 2020)

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Olivia Lynch and Rob Sneckenberg are joined by colleague Michael Samuels to discuss recent developments in GAO’s Key Personnel case law.
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