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The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Recognizes 46 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Two Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Firm News | 4 min read | 08.20.20

Washington – August 20, 2020: The 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has named two Crowell & Moring lawyers – Laura A. Foggan and Paul W. Mourning– as a "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective categories and regions. The publication also recognized 46 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and nine lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on a peer-review evaluation in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

The following Crowell & Moring lawyers are included:

Best Lawyers

Irvine

  • Partner Clayton S. Friedman - Advertising Law

Los Angeles

New York

  • Partner Kathy Hirata Chin - Health Care Law
  • Partner Kelly T. Currie - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Counsel Marsena Farris - Health Care Law
  • Partner Stephanie Marcantonio - Health Care Law
  • Partner Brian T. McGovern - Health Care Law
  • Partner Holly A. Melton - Advertising Law
  • Partner Paul W. Mourning - Health Care Law
  • Partner Rebecca Monck Ricigliano- Criminal Defense: White-Collar

San Francisco

  • Partner Gregory D. Call - Commercial Litigation
  • Partner Mark D. Plevin - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law

Washington, DC

  • Counsel Lauren Aronson - Advertising Law
  • Partner John T. Brennan, Jr. - Health Care Law
  • Partner John B. Brew - International Trade and Finance 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 Cheryl A. Falvey - Advertising Law
  • Partner Christopher Flynn - Health Care Law
  • Partner Laura A. Foggan - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance
  • Partner Kent A. Gardiner - Antitrust Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Partner Alexis J. Gilman - Antitrust Law
  • 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, Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
  • Partner Harold J. Heltzer - Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
  • Partner Clifford B. Hendler - Insurance Law
  • Partner Philip T. Inglima - Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Securities Regulation
  • Partner Shawn R. Johnson - Antitrust Law
  • Senior counsel W. Stanfield Johnson - Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Partner Elliott P. Laws - Environmental Law
  • Partner Thomas A. Lorenzen - Litigation - Environmental
  • Partner R. Timothy McCrum - Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
  • Partner Stuart H. Newberger - Commercial Litigation, Mediation
  • Partner Teresa Stanek Rea - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Partner Wm. Randolph Smith - Antitrust Law
  • Partner Jeffrey L. Snyder - International Trade and Finance Law
  • Senior counsel John I. Stewart, Jr. - 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 “Ones to Watch”

Los Angeles

New York

  • Associate Robert B. Kornweiss - Commercial Litigation
  • Associate Michael A. Sabino - Insurance Law
  • Associate Lisa Nicole Umans - Commercial Litigation

Washington

  • Associate Jillian Ambrose - Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Associate Benjamin Christoff - Intellectual Property Law
  • Associate Brian C. Lewis - Antitrust Law
  • Associate Nimrah Najeeb - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Associate Christopher Pinto - Health Care Law

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Firm News | 1 min read | 03.11.25

Crowell & Moring Represents Nuclear Energy Startup Atomic Alchemy in its Acquisition by Oklo

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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