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Crowell & Moring LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings

Government > Government contracts Tier 1

The practice at Crowell & Moring LLP continues to maintain one of the deepest benches in the country, covering the full range of public procurement priorities for clients, with accomplished litigators, counsellors, or strategic partners in False Claims Act investigations, M&A and transactions, bid protest litigation, or costs related matters. The team represents relevant clients across a number of industries including the defense, aerospace, healthcare, and IT industries, from Fortune 500 clients to mid and small sized businesses. The practice is led by the trio of Peter Eyre, Daniel Forman, and Stephen McBrady. Eyre specializes in suspension and debasement proceedings, as well as complex international investigations and M&A. Forman is a bid protests expert, and McBrady is viewed as a go-to litigator in the team. Nicole Owren-Wiest leads the government contract cost accounting practice, maintaining both and advisory and a litigation practice. All practitioners are based in Washington DC.

Antitrust > Merger control Tier 2

Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation Tier 2

Crowell & Moring LLP stands out for its regulatory knowledge and experience with NAD cases, combined with expertise in transactions, litigation and government policies. The Washington DC-based team has defended a significant number of class actions, including the defense of Molson Coors in connection to a dispute regarding the labeling of a new product; the case was led by Christopher Cole, who shares the leadership of the department with David Ervin and Holly Melton, who is based in New York. Ervin focuses on representing clients in their agency, content and media relationships; Melton is an expert of false advertising litigation matters and consumer class actions. Lauren Aronson, who specializes in claim substantiation and FTC regulation compliance, is noted.

Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) Tier 3

Strengthened by its June 2021 merger with intellectual property boutique Brinks Gilson & Lione, the team at Crowell & Moring LLP has a collective team of over 100 lawyers, advising major clients in the retail, education, food and tech sectors on the development and protection of their global trademark portfolios. The group is led in Chicago by veteran trademark attorney Andrew J. Avsec and Howard Michael, who specializes in the implementation of trademark enforcement programs. Experienced trademark litigator Jeffery Handelman is another key team member, along with Virginia Wolk Marino, who provides counsel on strategic filing to clients in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences areas. All lawyers mentioned work in Chicago.

Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory Tier 3

Crowell & Moring LLP combines in-depth federal and state regulatory expertise with knowledge of product risk, advertising and media ecosystems. Highly active in the litigation space, especially in attorney general and FTC investigations, as well as NAD and NARB cases, the Washington DC-based team led by David Ervin engages in transactional and counselling work. Of particular note is the firm's work on the negotiation of agency, sponsorship and entertainment agreements, endorsement and licensing deals, and advice on loyalty program launches and marketing and promotional campaigns for brands and publishers. Lauren Aronson is noted for her expertise in social media, native advertising, telemarketing, right of privacy and publicity.

Antitrust > Cartel Tier 4

Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense Tier 5

Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)