Insights

Washington – July 20, 2021: Crowell & Moring’s International Dispute Resolution Group has been included in the 14th edition of Global Arbitration Review's GAR 100, a guide to the top 100 law firms with international arbitration capabilities. GAR is one of the leading journals of public and private arbitration.

Washington – January 2, 2020: Crowell & Moring elected eight lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2020. The firm also promoted seven attorneys to the position of senior counsel, and 26 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s Washington, Los Angeles, and San Francisco offices. The new partners have been promoted from across offices and practice groups, including White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement, Health Care, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Government Contracts, Litigation, and Antitrust.

Washington – August 4, 2017: The American Lawyer has named Crowell & Moring partner Stuart Newberger its “Litigator of the Week” for his role in achieving a federal appellate victory on behalf of victims of terror in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Sudan.

The world has watched in horror as tragedy has unfolded in Israel because of the brutal terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas.  Nothing can compensate for the devastating loss of life, for the trauma suffered by those injured or kidnapped, or for the grief, sorrow, fear, and anger felt by family members.  For the past twenty-five years, American victims or family members have held Iran accountable in U.S. courts for its sponsorship and support of murderous and terrorist acts like those carried out by Hamas in Israel.  The U.S. legal system may again be a vehicle to hold Iran and its proxies to account today.

Business disruptions caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated the importance of including clauses in contracts to appropriately govern the parties’ rights and obligations when such disruptions occur. Even as many U.S. jurisdictions begin the process of loosening the restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the pandemic, it is to be expected that business disruptions will continue. Accordingly, before you enter into any new contracts, you should consider carefully the force majeure and/or hardship clauses you include to address such business disruptions.

Many businesses have issued notices to and/or received notices from a contracting party invoking force majeure, or a similar doctrine to excuse non-performance, based on a COVID-19 related business disruption. However, it is not always clear that the party issuing the notice is permitted to either suspend performance or terminate the contract because of a force majeure event.

The Arbitration Committee of the US Council for International Business (USCIB) and Crowell & Moring LLP are pleased to announce a Mock Arbitration Event for the Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF), taking place on September 16, 2008, at the New York Hilton Hotel , under the theme of " Advocating an International Dispute from Different Cultural and Legal Backgrounds - Bridging the Gap Between the U.S., Europe and the Middle East". This workshop event is designed to engage discussion and debate between the members of the panels and the audience on the unique legal and cultural issues arising from disputes between parties from different legal backgrounds.

In last week’s webinar, we discussed the steps you should consider in evaluating the efficacy of force majeure clauses in your commercial contracts. Join us this week as we look at the issues now that you have more information to position yourself for successful outcomes such as suspending performance, an effective communication cadence and negotiating modified business relationships with counterparties.