The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 54 firm lawyers as “Best Lawyers” and 32 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
The publication also named Crowell & Moring chair Philip T. Inglima as the Criminal Defense: White-Collar “Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, D.C.; Christopher A. Cole as the Advertising Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, D.C.; and Holly A. Melton as the Media Law “Lawyer of the Year” in New York City.
The following Crowell & Moring lawyers are included:
Best Lawyers in America
Chicago
- Partner William H. Frankel – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Partner Jeffrey A. Handelman – Trademark Law
- Partner Brad Lane – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Partner James P. Naughton – Patent Law
- Partner Mark H. Remus – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- Partner James R. Sobieraj – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
Denver
- Partner Meshach Y. Rhoades – Food and Beverage Law
Indianapolis
- Partner Sanders N. Hillis – Patent Law
Los Angeles
- Partner Renée Delphin-Rodriguez – Health Care Law
- Partner Jason C. Murray – Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust
New York
- Partner Kelly T. Currie – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Partner Kathy Hirata Chin – Health Care Law
- Partner Stephanie Marcantonio – Health Care Law
- Partner S. Starling Marshall – Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Partner Holly A. Melton – Advertising Law, Media Law
- Partner Paul W. Mourning – Health Care Law
- Partner Rebecca Monck Ricigliano – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
San Francisco
- Partner Gregory D. Call – Commercial Litigation
- Partner Mark D. Plevin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law
- Senior counsel J. Daniel Sharp – Commercial Litigation
Washington, DC
- Partner Michael K. Atkinson – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Partner Troy A. Barsky – Health Care Law
- Partner David B. Blair – Tax Law
- Partner John T. Brennan, Jr. – Health Care Law
- Partner John B. Brew – International Trade and Finance Law
- Partner Christopher A. Cole – Advertising Law
- Partner Larry F. Eisenstat – Energy Law
- Partner Clifton S. Elgarten – Insurance Law
- Partner David J. Ervin – Advertising Law
- Partner Cheryl A. Falvey – Advertising Law
- Partner David J. Fischer – Tax Law
- Partner Christopher Flynn – Health Care Law
- Partner Laura A. Foggan – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- Partner Kent A. Gardiner – Antitrust Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Partner Alexis J. Gilman – Antitrust Law
- Partner Eileen M. Gleimer – Equipment Finance Law
- Partner Peter L. Gray – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Partner Thomas A. Hanusik – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
- Partner Clifford B. Hendler – Insurance Law
- Partner Philip T. Inglima – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Securities Regulation
- Partner Shawn R. Johnson – Antitrust Law
- Partner Elliott P. Laws – Environmental Law
- Partner Thomas A. Lorenzen – Litigation – Environmental
- Partner Michael D. Mann – Corporate Compliance Law, Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
- Partner Kris D. Meade – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Partner Kirsten L. Nathanson – Litigation – Environmental
- Partner Stuart H. Newberger – Commercial Litigation, Mediation
- Partner Anthony G. Provenzano – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Partner Teresa Stanek Rea – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- Partner Wm. Randolph Smith – Antitrust Law
- Partner Jeffrey L. Snyder – International Trade and Finance Law
- Partner Jeane A. Thomas – Antitrust Law
- Partner Scott L. Winkelman – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Partner Clifford J. Zatz – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
Chicago
- Counsel Emily Kappers – Intellectual Property Law
- Counsel Andrew McElligott – Intellectual Property Law
- Counsel Joshua P. Smith – Commercial Litigation
- Associate Adam D. Sussman, Ph.D. – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Los Angeles
- Counsel Raija Horstman – Commercial Litigation
- Counsel Angel Prado – Antitrust Law
New York
- Counsel Robert B. Kornweiss – Commercial Litigation
- Practice Innovation & Knowledge Attorney Jessica L. Itzkowitz – Commercial Litigation
- Counsel Lisa Nicole Umans – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Commercial Litigation
Washington
- Counsel Jillian Ambrose – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Counsel Laura J. Mitchell Baker – Commercial Litigation
- Counsel Sarah Bartle – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Counsel Luke Bresnahan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Counsel Stephanie L. Crawford – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Associate Matthew David – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Counsel Elizabeth Dawson – Environmental Law
- Counsel Alexis Victoria DeBernardis – Antitrust Law
- Counsel Carina C. Federico – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Counsel Brandon C. Ge – Health Care Law
- Partner Kelly Hightower Hibbert – Health Care Law
- Counsel Justin Kingsolver – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
- Counsel Brian C. Lewis – Antitrust Law
- Counsel Eduardo Mathison – Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Associate Rukiya Mohamed – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Technology Law
- Associate Eleanor Moran McWaters – Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Counsel Nimrah Najeeb – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Counsel Christopher Pinto – Health Care Law
- Counsel Joe Records – Health Care Law
- Counsel Michael E. Samuels – Government Relations Practice
- Counsel Roma Sharma – Health Care Law
- Associate Adam J. Singer – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Counsel Kieran J. Tuckley – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
The Best Lawyers in America lists are compiled annually based on a peer–review evaluation in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. To view the full methodology, visit here.
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