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Firm News 8 results

Firm News | 8 min read | 08.15.24

The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 15, 2024: The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 42 Crowell & Moring lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 29 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
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Firm News | 3 min read | 01.10.24

Crowell & Moring Releases Litigation Forecast 2024: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year

Washington – January 10, 2024: Crowell & Moring has published Litigation Forecast 2024: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year. The 12th-annual Litigation Forecast focuses on trends in intellectual property, regulatory and other U.S. litigation, with special coverage of supply chain recovery and international litigation.
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Firm News | 3 min read | 11.03.23

Crowell & Moring Earns 59 Rankings in 2024 “Best Law Firms” Report

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.

Client Alerts 4 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.08.24

EPA’s Busy April for CERCLA and PFAS:
New CERCLA Authority, an Enforcement Escape Hatch, and the Continued Search for Viable Cleanup Technologies

On April 19, 2024, EPA signed the highly anticipated final rule designating two types of PFAS as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”).  At the same time, David M. Uhlmann, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of the EPA, released an enforcement policy memorandum that provides “direction to all EPA enforcement and compliance staff about how EPA will exercise its enforcement discretion under CERCLA in matters involving PFAS, just as EPA exercises enforcement discretion regarding other hazardous substances.”  This alert summarizes key points from the enforcement policy and flags various uncertainties that lie ahead. 
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Client Alert | 7 min read | 01.10.23

IRS Issues Guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Vehicle Provisions and Treasury Releases White Paper on Forthcoming Critical Minerals and Battery Guidance

On December 29, 2022, the IRS released new guidance on whether vehicles qualify for tax credits under the clean vehicle provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”). At the same time, Treasury released a much-anticipated White Paper describing the Administration’s planned approach to assessing whether vehicles meet the critical mineral content and battery processing requirements of the IRA.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.20.22

Small Changes to NEPA Rules Expected to Have Major Impacts on Federal Environmental Reviews of Infrastructure Projects

On April 20, the Biden Administration published final changes to the rules governing how federal agencies consider the environmental impacts of their proposed actions, returning to previous standards that required consideration of indirect and cumulative effects of a proposed action. Although the rule changes may appear minimal, encompassing modifications to two specific regulatory subsections and updates to two definitions, the changes could be significant in how agencies consider impacts on environmental justice communities or effects of climate change from proposed federal actions, including federal agency authorizations and approvals for energy, transportation, and other infrastructure projects. 
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Press Coverage 15 results

Publications 7 results

Publication | 03.11.24

Sackett: Back On The WOTUS Carousel

Trends

Publication | 01.10.24

Environmental: Litigating the Biden Climate Agenda

Litigation Forecast 2024
When it comes to environmental laws and regulations, the only question is when—not if—the courts will be asked to resolve contentious issues. Such is the case with a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, under the Clean Air Act, to limit the greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuel-fired power plants.
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Publication | 12.28.21

Top ESG, Environmental Issues for Business in 2022

Bloomberg Law

Events 2 results

Event | 05.14.15 - 04.14.15, 8:00 AM UTC - 6:00 PM UTC

A&WMA/EPA Colloquium — Waste Information Exchange

The Air & Waste Management Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in partnership with The Horinko Group and Crowell & Moring present the First Annual A&WMA/EPA Colloquium — Waste Information Exchange. This one day conference was modeled after the highly successful Information Exchange — Air program, which will be celebrating its 40th year of operation in 2015. With high level government and industry panelists, this conference will foster collaboration and provide the latest information on waste regulations, remediation, and new technology. Topics to be covered include: EPA Priorities; Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Vision; Sustainable Materials Management; Hazardous Materials Transportation; and Cleanup Completion.
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Event | 09.04.13, 12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

Changes in U.S. Chemical Law

Earlier this summer, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the Senate that could have profound implications for companies that manufacture or import consumer or industrial products that are made using routine chemical products, such as coatings, paints, adhesives, and insulators, among others.  The bill, dubbed the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013, could become a game-changer for a large swath of the manufacturing sector.  Among the bill’s key features are the following:
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Webinars 4 results

Webinar | 05.21.24, 12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT

Climate Change in 2024: Inflation Reduction Act and Other Key Developments

Coming off of the hottest year on record, policymaking and enforcement are becoming increasingly important in our country’s ongoing quest to balance environmental protection with consumer and industry interests. The infrastructure legislation and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 are both seen as major steps forward for U.S. federal climate law and our efforts to reduce emissions. On the heels of those bills have been a series of pieces of guidance – related both to the implementation of those bills as well as agency guidance, including the SEC’s finalized climate disclosure rule.

Webinar | 01.12.23, 8:00 AM EST - 9:30 AM EST

What Will the New Year Bring for Government Contractors?

As 2023 rolls in, what changes can government contractors expect? What will be the focus of the US Government? How should contractors prepare?
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Webinar | 03.24.21, 5:55 AM CDT - 6:40 AM CDT

2nd Energy and Environmental Law Conference

Partner Amanda Berman will be presenting the session "Regulatory Roulette: The State of Play Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Other Major Environmental Statutes" at 10:45 am on Wednesday, March 24th.
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Speaking Engagements 4 results

Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 05.26.21

Biden’s Environmental Justice Push and Its Impact on Retailers’ ESG Considerations

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer