About Us
Our founders aspired to create a different kind of law firm when they launched Crowell & Moring in 1979. From those bold beginnings, our mission has been to provide our clients with the best services of any law firm in the world through a spirit of trust, respect, cooperation, collaboration, and a commitment to giving back to the communities around us.
Today, Crowell lawyers are as passionate about the firm and its role in helping clients to advance their ambitions as the firm’s founding partners were 45+ years ago. Our conviction that diverse teams are the key to truly innovative thinking and outcomes is at the heart of our differentiated approach to client service. That’s why many of the world’s leading companies turn to us for their mission-critical needs. Drawing on significant government, business, and industry experience, the firm advises clients on complex litigation, regulatory and policy, intellectual property, and corporate and transactional matters. Crowell & Moring partners with clients to capitalize on opportunities, mitigate risk, and deliver value based on their definition.
We are incredibly proud of the fact that we still serve many of the same clients today who have been with us from day one. Our commitment to and investment in our client relationships has guided our strategic growth. We have continued to diversify our practice mix to reflect the dynamic business environment and expanded our footprint in the U.S. and in international markets to support our global client base.
As legal professionals, we have the privilege and opportunity to use our skills to forge change well beyond our firm community, and at Crowell, we have a proud and storied history of living that commitment through our pro bono public service efforts. We are determined to live out our values to the fullest extent possible, to act more than we speak, and to remain steadfast in finding new and innovative ways to bring about meaningful change for our community and the people we serve.
The Crowell & Moring community believes that its mission and greatest success requires us to be genuinely diverse and meaningfully inclusive. We know that real work yet remains for us to achieve our best self. Crowell & Moring stands with all who embrace true equity as an imperative, and who are committed to the intentional actions we must take to achieve it.
- Named to The American Lawyer’s 2021 A-List
- Ranked 78 on the 2023 American Lawyer ranking of the highest grossing law firms
- Named to Bloomberg Law's 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework
- Named a "Top Five Most Innovative Law Firm in North America" and shortlisted for Innovative Lawyers Awards in four categories by Financial Times
- Consistently recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers Europe, and Chambers Global as leading lawyers and practice groups based on feedback from clients and peers
- Consistently honored by Law360 for Practice Groups of the Year, including for our Government Contracts, International Trade, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Transportation groups
- Named to “Pro Bono Hot List” by The National Law Journal
- Recognized by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law with the Robert F. Mullen Pro Bono Award
- Awarded a 100 percent rating by Human Rights Campaign on LGBTQ+ workplace equality issues for 12 consecutive years
- Achieved Mansfield Certification Plus, confirming both consideration and achievement of established representation goals
- Recognized by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity as a “Top Performer and Compass Award” Winner
- Recognized by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance for having a diverse partner class consisting of 50 percent or more women for four years
- Received the "2024 Alliance Impact Award" from the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance
- Consistently ranked as one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother/Seramount
- Named BTI Consulting Group to “Client Service A-Team” list and a “Most Recommended Law Firm”
- Consistently ranked in Legal 500 US, Legal 500 UK, and Legal 500 EMEA
- Consistently recognized by World Trademark Review as a top trademark firm in both U.S. and Belgium national rankings
- Recognized by the Qatar Business Law Forum as International Law Firm of the Year
- Ranked by Global Competition Review in "GCR 100" for 16thconsecutive year
- Named by Global Investigations Review to "GIR 100" for eight consecutive years
- Named one of Latin America’s Top Law Firms by Latinvex
- Recognized by Washington Business Journal as one of the Most Philanthropic Law Firms
- Sixteen lawyers named Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers”
- Named in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence: Most Admired Law Firms 2024
- Recognized by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity as Top Performer and Compass Award Winner
- Individual lawyers recognized for their accomplishments by Law360, The American Bar Association, The American Lawyer, Chambers, City & State New York, Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York Business, The Daily Journal, DCA Live, The Deal, Foreign Investment Watch, The Hill, The International Legal Technology Association, International Tax Review, Legal 500 UK, Latinvex, TimesOC, Lawyers Alliance for New York, L.A. Times B2B Publishing, Managing IP, The National Journal, The National Association of Women Lawyers, The Recorder, The Los Angeles Business Journal, Inner City Law Center, Seramount, The Washington Lawyers’ Committee, IAM, Chambers USA 2024, Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, Human Rights First, Law Awards, Savoy, Los Angeles Times, and Orange County Business Journal
What else sets us apart?One day many years ago, someone left a rubber duck in the rather serious fountain that stands in the reception area of our Washington, DC office. Over the years, the duck population has grown, along with our sense of humor—and belief that sophisticated, complex law need not be practiced in an ivory tower. Rather, it happens with both feet firmly planted on the ground. |  |
