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The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Recognizes 40 Crowell & Moring Lawyers

Firm News | 4 min read | 10.31.17

Washington – October 31, 2017: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that 40 lawyers have been recognized in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The selected lawyers received strong ratings from their peers in the publication's annual survey.

The following Crowell & Moring lawyers are listed in these locations and practice areas:

Irvine

  • Partner John S. Gibson - Litigation - Antitrust

Los Angeles

  • Partner Kevin B. Kroeker – Health Care Law
  • Partner Janet I. Levine – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Partner Jeffrey H. Rutherford – Criminal Defense: White Collar

New York

  • Partner John J. Sarchio – Insurance Law

San Francisco

  • Partner Gregory D. Call - Commercial Litigation
  • Senior Counsel William A. Helvestine - Health Care Law
  • Partner Mark D. Plevin - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Senior Counsel Terry L. Albertson - Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Partner Richard L. Beizer - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Partner John T. Brennan Jr. - Health Care Law
  • Partner John B. Brew - International Trade and Finance Law
  • Senior Counsel Barry E. Cohen - Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • Partner Christopher A. Cole - Advertising Law
  • Senior Counsel John D. Conner Jr. - Environmental Law
  • Partner Larry F. Eisenstat - Energy Law
  • Partner Clifton S. Elgarten - Insurance Law
  • Partner David J. Ervin - Advertising Law
  • Partner Laura A. Foggan - Insurance Law
  • Partner Kent A. Gardiner - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Partner Eileen M. Gleimer - Equipment Finance Law
  • Partner Alan W. H. Gourley - International Arbitration – Governmental
  • Partner Peter L. Gray - Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Partner Thomas A. Hanusik - Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Securities Regulation
  • Partner Harold J. Heltzer - Tax Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
  • Partner Clifford B. Hendler - Insurance Law
  • Partner Philip T. Inglima - Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Securities Regulation
  • Senior Counsel W. Stanfield Johnson - Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Partner Paul W. Kalish - Insurance Law
  • Partner Thomas A. Lorenzen - Litigation – Environmental
  • Partner R. Timothy McCrum - Natural Resources Law, Mining Law
  • Partner Stuart H. Newberger - Commercial Litigation, Mediation
  • Senior Counsel Richard E. Schwartz - Natural Resources Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Partner Wm. Randolph Smith - Antitrust Law
  • Partner Jeffrey L. Snyder - International Trade and Finance Law
  • Partner John I. Stewart - Technology Law
  • Partner Jeane A. Thomas - Antitrust Law
  • Partner Jennifer N. Waters - Energy Law
  • Partner Scott L. Winkelman - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Partner Clifford J. Zatz - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Best Lawyers compiles its list of recognized lawyers by conducting peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based on nearly 7.3 million detailed evaluations. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

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 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, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, London, and Brussels.

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