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The Best Lawyers in America 2013 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys

Firm News | 2 min read | 09.04.12

Washington, D.C. – September 4, 2012: The Best Lawyers in America 2013 selected 44 Crowell & Moring LLP attorneys as leaders in their field. Attorneys were selected through peer nominations.

The following 44 Crowell & Moring attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2013, listed by respective practice areas for which they were selected:

Los Angeles

  • Michael L. Cypers - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
  • Janet I. Levine - Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar, Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • John D. Vandevelde - Criminal Defense: White Collar

Orange County

  • Randall L. Erickson - Construction Law
  • John S. Gibson - Litigation - Antitrust

New York

  • Dickerson M. Downing - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
  • Jeffrey A. Smith - Environmental Law

San Francisco

  •      William A. Helvestine - Health Care Law

Washington, DC

  • Terry L. Albertson – Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Richard L. Beizer – Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Timothy M. Biddle – Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • Jeffrey Blumenfeld - Antitrust Law
  • John T. Brennan, Jr.  – Health Care Law
  • John B. Brew - International Trade and Finance Law
  • Barry E. Cohen - Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • Dana Contratto – Energy Law
  • Clifton S. Elgarten - Insurance Law
  • Kent A. Gardiner – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
  • Eileen M. Gleimer – Equipment Finance Law
  • Alan W.H. Gourley - International Arbitration - Commercial, International Arbitration - Governmental
  • Thomas A. Hanusik – Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Regulation
  • Harold J. Heltzer – Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Tax Law
  • Clifford B. Hendler – Insurance Law
  • Philip T. Inglima – Criminal Defense: White Collar, Securities Regulation
  • W. Stanfield Johnson – Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Paul W. Kalish – Insurance Law
  • Arthur N. Lerner – Antitrust Law, Health Care Law
  • Robert A. Lipstein – International Trade and Finance Law
  • Andrew Marks – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration - Commercial, Litigation - First Amendment, Mediation
  • R. Timothy McCrum – Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • Richard McMillan, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
  • Thomas C. Means – Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • David E. Menotti - Environmental Law
  • Stuart H. Newberger - Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration - Commercial, International Arbitration - Governmental, Mediation
  • Mark D. Plevin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law
  • Steven P. Quarles – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • Richard E. Schwartz –Litigation - Environmental, Natural Resources Law
  • Wm. Randolph Smith – Antitrust Law
  • Jeffrey L. Snyder – International Trade and Finance Law
  • John I. Stewart, Jr.  – Technology Law
  • Jeane A. Thomas - Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust
  • Jennifer N. Waters – Energy Law
  • Scott L. Winkelman – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Clifford Zatz – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with nearly 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, Anchorage, London, and Brussels.

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