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Latinvex Names Crowell to List of Latin America's Top Law Firms of 2022

Firm News | 2 min read | 03.31.22

Washington – March 31, 2022: Latinvex has named Crowell & Moring as one of Latin America’s Top Law Firms of 2022. Overall, the firm is listed among the top 50 global firms ranked for their legal work in Latin America. For the individual categories, the firm ranked second in Labor, sixth in Trade & Sanctions, sixth in Aviation, 24th in Arbitration, and 25th in Corporate/M&A. Latinvex also named Crowell & Moring partner Ian A. Laird as one of Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers and partner Nicole Janigian Simonian as one of Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers in 2021.

Latinvex, a leading publisher of business and legal news about the region, made its selections based on a combination of factors, including value, prominence and scope of work, and client and peer references. To see the full list of Latin America’s Top Law Firms, visit here.

Crowell & Moring represents clients in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as others with business interests in the region, on a variety of trade and investment issues and international policy and regulatory concerns. The firm regularly represents multinational companies on international employment and compliance issues, also advising clients on issues under international and regional trade conventions, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, and bilateral free trade agreements between the United States and Colombia, Panama, and other countries. Crowell & Moring has advised clients on sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption/anti-bribery and customs/import issues in many Latin American countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.

The firm works closely with its international policy and regulatory affairs affiliate, C&M International, to represent clients whose interests require the cooperation of government agencies and international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Justice, and national governments throughout the region. The firm works with clients on prospects for trade with and investment in Cuba, helping clients adhere to the laws of the U.S. and Cuba, build the right relationships, and gain market entry by providing practical, solutions-oriented legal guidance and advisory services.

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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....

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