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Irish Voice Names Crowell & Moring’s Christine Hawes to "Irish Legal 100" List

Firm News | 1 min read | 02.08.21

Washington – February 8, 2021: The Irish Voice named Crowell & Moring’s Christine Hawes to the annual “Irish Legal 100” list. The list is a “compilation of the most distinguished legal professionals in the United States who share one common bond: pride in their Irish roots.” The “Irish Legal 100 2020” marks the thirteenth annual edition of the list.

Hawes is a counsel in the firm’s Labor & Employment Group, based in Washington, D.C. Her practice focuses on litigation of individual and class actions arising in all areas of labor and employment law. She provides counseling to clients on a wide variety of employment issues, including personnel policies, non-competition/non-solicitation agreements, employee discipline, pay equity and affirmative action compliance, contract disputes, and alleged retaliation under the False Claims Act, Title VII, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and state whistleblower statutes. Hawes also frequently advises clients on and conducts internal investigations that address employment, ethics, and compliance issues.

According to the Irish Voice, the annual list “includes attorneys, legal scholars and members of the judiciary who have distinguished themselves in their fields of endeavor. Members include United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, [former] Justice Anthony Kennedy, [former] United States Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O’Malley, Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor, CBS News correspondent Erin Moriarty and many more.”

To view the full “Irish Legal 100” list, visit here.

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Crowell & Moring Advises itselectric in $6.5 Million Seed Funding Round

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