Chambers Ranks Nine Lawyers and Five Practice Groups in 2017 Global Guide

Washington, D.C. – March 22, 2017: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that it has secured 10 rankings for nine individual lawyers in the Chambers Global 2017 guide. Five practice areas were also ranked in the guide, including competition/antitrust, international trade, energy, and litigation. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community.

The following practice groups and lawyers were ranked:

USA

Competition/Antitrust

• Partner Wm. Randolph Smith (Band 3)

Energy: Electricity: Regulatory & Litigation (Band 4)

• Partner Larry F. Eisenstat (Band 1)
• Partner Richard Lehfeldt (Band 4)

International Trade (Band 4)

• Partner John B. Brew (Band 2)
• Partner Jeffrey L. Snyder (Band 2)
• Partner Cari N. Stinebower (Band 3)

Litigation

• Partner Jeane A. Thomas (Band 2)

Belgium

Competition/European Law (Band 6)

• Partner Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte (Foreign Expert for Spain)
• Partner Sean-Paul Brankin (Band 6; Foreign Expert for UK)

International Trade/WTO (Recognized Practitioner)

Global-Wide

International Trade/WTO (Band 4)

Chambers and Partners ranks lawyers and law firms around the world, covering 185 jurisdictions. Its researchers conduct in-depth interviews with lawyers and clients and makes selections based on satisfaction, professional ability, and reputation. The Chambers Global 2017 guide can be accessed online here.

No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Bars of, or any courts in, the jurisdictions in which the lawyers are admitted to practice.

About Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust Group

Crowell & Moring's Antitrust Group is recognized as one of the leading practices in the United States and around the world. Clients engage the firm to help navigate their most complex competition law issues, including: international merger control; private damages actions; cartel investigations and litigation; government investigations; and counseling and compliance.  The group’s approximately 80 lawyers routinely represent industry-leading companies in some of the largest and most complex mergers and acquisitions in recent history – including successful DOJ clearance of AT&T’s $67 billion acquisition of DIRECTV, one of the 20 largest transactions of all time – as well as in both affirmative recovery and defense-side antitrust litigation. The firm’s antitrust litigators have achieved major results, including ongoing defense of United Airlines, DuPont, CSX, leading health care distributor Owens & Minor, and Blue Cross plans, as well as the recovery of tens of millions of dollars for clients including Oracle and Motorola. 

About Crowell & Moring’s Energy Group

Crowell & Moring’s Energy Group lawyers and other professionals focus on power generation, renewable energy, transmission, market access and operations, distributed energy, energy storage, climate and environmental markets, and energy litigation and dispute resolution. The group provides value-based services directed at helping clients navigate the constantly changing regulatory landscape; secure successful outcomes in transactional matters; obtain federal and state permits and environmental approvals; understand energy markets; mitigate performance risks; resolve federal and state investigations; and litigate major disputes.

About Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group provides regulatory, dispute resolution, investigation, policy and litigation counsel on emerging trade issues worldwide. The group is recognized for its top international trade practices for export controls, sanctions, customs, and trade litigation matters, including antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguards. Additionally, the group works closely with the firm's other core practices to provide a broad spectrum of client services and to publish their proprietary journal, This Month in International Trade.

About Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group

Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group is known for handling high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation. The group’s litigators handle numerous types of disputes, including fraud, breach of contract, business tort, class action, and financial services litigation. With a powerful group of trial lawyers located across the United States and Europe, we handle litigation across a variety of industries, including health care companies, hotels and hospitality, financial services, transportation (auto, railroad, and airlines), telecommunications, and chemical manufacturing, among others.

About Crowell & Moring LLP

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with approximately 500 lawyers representing clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory, and transactional matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity. The firm has offices in Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, London, and Brussels.