Insights

Chicago – February 3, 2025: World Trademark Review again recognized Crowell & Moring as a top trademark firm in its 2025 guide. Crowell received the highest ranking—gold—in the Belgium national ranking, and in Illinois for enforcement and litigation, and prosecution and strategy. The firm also achieved “Recommended” status in the International category and silver in the U.S. National category, and earned recognition as a top firm in California.

Crowell & Moring ranked nationally in 21 practice areas in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” In addition, the firm was ranked in 36 metropolitan categories.

LATINA Style, Inc. honored Crowell & Moring partner Meshach Rhoades and her foundation, the Latinas First Foundation, with the 2024 Community Award. The award was in recognition of the “outstanding contributions and significant positive impact on the LATINA community through… innovative projects, programs, and initiatives that address local needs and challenges.”

L.A. Times B2B Publishing honored Crowell & Moring’s Chahira Solh and Tiffany Aguiar at the 2024 Orange County Inspirational Women Forum & Leadership Awards. Solh was named a finalist in the Executive: Midsize Company category and Aguiar was named a finalist in the Rising Star category. The awards recognize professionals who demonstrate “exemplary leadership qualities within their companies and impacted change across OC communities over the past two years.”

Crain’s Chicago Business has named partners Laura Lydigsen and Virginia Wolk Marino to its 2024 “Notable Women in Law” list. The series profiles women lawyers in top roles across Chicago who have handled significant matters, mentored others, and made notable contributions to their communities.

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity has selected Sima Namiri-Kalantari as a member of its 2024 class of Fellows. In addition, associates Roy Abernathy and Ashleigh Kaspari have been named to the LCLD 2024 class of Pathfinders.

Rafi Azim-Khan has joined Crowell & Moring to lead the firm’s Digital Law practice in Europe and advise clients on cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, e-commerce and advertising and marketing matters.

Crowell & Moring ranked nationally in 20 practice areas in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” In addition, the firm was ranked in 39 metropolitan categories.