Firm Summary
Crowell & Moring
One of the younger Biglaw firms on the block, Crowell & Moring was formed in 1979 when its founder took more than 50 attorneys with him after Jones Day tried to oust him. Today, the firm has more than 550 lawyers in 12 offices around the world. Two-thirds of those lawyers are litigators, and the firm is world-renowned for representing Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes disputes and government-facing matters. The balance of the firm’s attorneys work on a wide range of transactional, regulatory, and investigations matters. Crowell & Moring has a reputation for a light-hearted sense of humor—with a famou rubber duck mascot to prove it.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Crowell & Moring
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 547
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall +102
Partner +54
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match
- Hours Required
- 2,000 - 2,200
- Top Feeder Schools
- George Washington University Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Virginia Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.6
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 11%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 11%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 26%
- Promotion Rate
- 6%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Antitrust, Contract, Intellectual Property
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- AGC Chemicals Americas Inc., Centene Corporation, General Motors Corporation
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 15 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 2 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Adoption aid
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course, exam expenses
- $10K salary advance
Superstars
William H. Frankel
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Chicago office, Frankel is co-chair of Crowell & Moring’s Patent and ITC Litigation Group. The Best Lawyers in America named Frankel its 2022 Copyright Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago.
Monty Cooper
Counsel
Counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, Cooper is a member of the firm’s Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation and Environment & Natural Resources groups. He also serves as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ (ABA-SEER) Equity and Inclusion Taskforce and received the “ABA-SEER Chair Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Section” for his leadership and work on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce.
Laura Foggan
Partner
Foggan is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and chair of the firm’s Insurance/Reinsurance Group. In 2021, Benchmark Litigation named Foggan to its “Top 250 Women in Litigation” list for the seventh consecutive year.
Terry Rea
Partner
Read is a partner in the firm’s Washington D.C. office and vice chair of its Intellectual Property Group. Managing IP has named Rea to the 2021 edition of its “Top 250 Women in IP” list.
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