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Crowell & Moring Partner Nicole Janigian Simonian Named One of Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers

Firm News | 1 min read | 10.19.21

Los Angeles – October 19, 2021: Latinvex has for the second consecutive year named Nicole Janigian Simonian, co-chair of Crowell & Moring’s International Trade practice and International Employment and Global Mobility Lead, as one of Latin America's Top 100 Female Lawyers.

According to Latinvex, the criteria for selection was a combination of factors, including recent track record on major deals and business, prominence of firm in Latin America, and rankings by third parties such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and M&A data from Refinitiv. The list is developed by Latinvex’s editorial and research staff using data from their annual survey of international law firms, as well as publicly available data.

Simonian has over 20 years of experience working as a strategic advisor for a wide range of clients, from emerging growth to Fortune 100 companies, on their market entry and global business expansion throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Her practice covers a wide range of international compliance and regulatory issues throughout the supply chain, including cross border transactions, investigations, international trade, and global mobility.

In addition to her day to day legal practice, she co-hosts the Global Trade Talks—a podcast that shares brief perspectives on key global issues on international trade, current events, business, law, and public policy.

Latinvex publishes daily news and weekly analysis on Latin America business and provides extensive coverage of Latin America's legal, technology, and energy sectors.

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Firm News | 1 min read | 03.11.25

Crowell & Moring Represents Nuclear Energy Startup Atomic Alchemy in its Acquisition by Oklo

March 11, 2025: Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced on March 5, 2025 that it has closed the $25 million acquisition of Crowell client Atomic Alchemy Inc. (“Atomic Alchemy”), a leading innovator in radioisotope production. Oklo intends to use this strategic acquisition to establish a more reliable domestic supply chain for high-value radioisotopes critical to healthcare, research, and defense sectors and provides synergies to Oklo’s fuel recycling and nuclear energy businesses. Demand for radioisotopes is expected to increase significantly over the next decade, while global supply struggles to keep pace due to aging reactor infrastructure and a fragmented global supply chain, which at present is dominated by countries outside the United States. Atomic Alchemy intends to be a low-cost U.S. radioisotope producer that can provide a secure and domestic supply of radioisotopes to U.S. companies commercializing innovative radioisotope applications. With its proprietary VIPR® technology, Atomic Alchemy is building the first scalable production facility to provide a reliable, sustainable source of high-value radioisotopes. Using a vertically integrated model and fuel recycling, in partnership with Oklo, Atomic Alchemy is transforming isotope production to address global shortages, support critical applications, and strengthen national security. The core deal team included Samuel Holland Edwards, Jon O’Connell, Justin Lurie, and Ryan Flynn....