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Firm News 32 results

Firm News | 4 min read | 06.24.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2024

Washington – June 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 17th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.
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Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 04.02.24

The Los Angeles Times Honors Chahira Solh and Tiffany Aguiar in 2024 OC Inspirational Women Leadership Awards

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.”

Client Alerts 114 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.16.24

Boring Holes in the Patent Thicket: FTC Supports USPTO’s Proposed Rule Requiring All Terminally-Disclaimed Patents to Fall Together

The USPTO has proposed a rule rendering a patent unenforceable if it is disclaimed over another patent that is subsequently found invalid.  The FTC filed a comment letter in support of the USPTO’s proposed rule, noting that “the proposed rule would reduce the costs incurred by potential competitors challenging weak patents or defending against assertions of patent claims that are obvious variants of a single invention.”
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 06.25.24

Major American Music Labels Sue Generative AI Music Platforms in First Case of Its Kind Over AI Audio

Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group., represented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), have sued online music AI generators, Suno AI (“Suno”) and Udio AI (“Udio”), for alleged copyright infringement, accusing them of replicating their artists’ music using AI technology. The Suno complaint is filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the Udio complaint is filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  The lawsuits also target Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. The RIAA is asking for damages amounting to up to $150,000 per infringing song, which could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. 
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.20.24

Level Up or Level Out: EU and US Regulators Step Up Enforcement Activity against Video Game Platforms and Their Impacts on Children

On May 14, 2024, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (the “ACM”) revealed that they were fining Epic Games 1,125,000 Euros for violating “professional diligence,” following ACM’s 2023 finding that the developer of Fortnite created an environment that pressured children into make purchases in its video game. In issuing the fine, the Decision declared that “ACM is making it known that unfair treatment of children in the digital world is particularly grave and will be dealt with severely.” 
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Press Coverage 41 results

Publications 23 results

Publication | 05.22.24

EU: Assessments Under European Legislation: GDPR vs. The AI Act

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Events 6 results

Event | 11.15.23, 1:00 PM EST - 2:00 PM EST

2023 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference

Jason Stiehl will moderate the breakout session "Third-Party Wiretapping, VPPA, and Deanonymization Litigation: A Moving Target for Brands" at the 2023 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference.

Event | 11.07.22 - 11.09.22, 7:00 PM EST - 7:00 PM EST

ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference

Preetha Chakrabarti, partner, will be a co-panelist at the 2022 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference. In her session, "Promoting ESG Performance: Risks and Rewards," she will explore the risks companies face with marketing and advertising ESG claims. As the largest advertising, marketing, and promotion law conference in the U.S., this event brings together top in house counsel from major brands, leading practitioners from America's foremost law firms, and important regulators to discuss key legal and regulatory advertising, marketing, and privacy topics.
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Event | 04.04.22 - 04.09.22, 8:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT

ABA 2022 Annual Antitrust Law Spring Meeting

The Annual Spring Meeting of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law is the world's largest meeting of competition and consumer protection professionals. The Spring Meeting brings together all segments of the global competition and consumer protection community - enforcement officials, private attorneys, in-house corporate counsel, academics, judges, economists, and business people - to share knowledge about all aspects of competition and consumer protection law.
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Webinars 11 results

Webinar | 06.11.24, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT

Let’s Talk All Things MoCRA – Is Your Company Prepared?

The FDA will begin to enforce the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)’s facility and product registration requirements on July 1, 2024. Companies should initiate steps to implement compliant systems now. Is your company prepared? 

Webinar | 01.25.23, 9:00 AM EST - 10:00 AM EST

Cases Show Real-World Laws Likely Apply In Metaverse

Endless articles rattle on about the brave new world of the metaverse, as if it’s an unprecedented step for commercial and social life. As lawyers, however, we know that there is precedent for everything. This presentation looks at the legal precedent that will likely inform the development of metaverse law. We will look at virtual-world cases involving both common law and federal law. We’ll also look at the pockets where virtual-world caselaw has yet to be developed and consider what types of precedent will fill those gaps. Finally, we’ll discuss what this all means for practitioners who hope to guide their clients in the metaverse.
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Webinar | 12.09.21, 7:30 AM EST - 8:45 AM EST

ESG Survey: Environmental Performance and the Stakes for Your Business

Businesses are under increasing pressure to measure, improve, and disclose their environmental performance to investors, to consumers, and to regulators. And their efforts are reaching into every area of their operations, as are the risks and opportunities that follow. 
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Speaking Engagements 40 results

Speaking Engagement | 06.21.24

Fundamentals of Trademark Law in Global Marketplace 2024, New York, NY

Trademark law continues to challenge as impactful recent case law, administrative updates and the need for an increasingly global outlook when practicing trademark law evolves the practice.
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Blog Posts 25 results

Blog Post | 06.12.24

FTC Updates (June 3-7, 2024)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 05.30.24

FTC Updates (May 13 – May 24, 2024)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Blog Post | 04.23.24

FTC Updates (April 15 – April 19, 2024)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer