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In the National Law Journal (NLJ) special report "Washington Litigation Departments of the Year," Crowell & Moring was named "Department of the Year" in the "General Civil Litigation" category. For this report, the NLJ editorial team evaluated litigation departments in the nation's capital based on several criteria including biggest wins, revenues, headcounts, and operations. As a result of their research and findings, the team selected six "excellent firms" in this first-ever, Washington, D.C.-based contest. When asked about the firm's key to success, firm chairman and Washington, D.C.-based partner, Kent Gardiner, remarked, "Clients bet on us because we bet on ourselves to win for them, and we collaborate to structure our fees around our ability to achieve success as they define it."

Tom Hanusik, chair of Crowell & Moring's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group, and the firm are cited as representing Ralph Lauren Corporation in the unprecedented parallel non-prosecution agreements announced with the SEC and DOJ resolving allegations concerning violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in Argentina. Coverage of this agreement has been reported in the New York Times, Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal, Corporate Crime Reporter [4.22.13]; [5.8.13], Financial Times [sub. req.], and other major media outlets.

Chair of the firm's White Collar & Regulatory Group and Washington, D.C.-based partner, Tom Hanusik is profiled in Law360's "Practice Leader Q&A" series. In the article, he describes the most challenging case he's worked on and why the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act needs to be better clarified.

Commenting on the appointment of Mary Jo White as the next Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Washington, D.C.-based partner, and member of the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group, Thomas Hanusik highlights White's "'incredible intellect and unparalleled gravitas,'" and agrees that her "'integrity is beyond question.'"