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Firm News 1319 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 05.01.24

Crowell Continues Corporate Expansion in Chicago

Crowell & Moring announced today that partner Elaine Taussig is joining the firm’s Corporate group and partner Tom Williams is joining the firm’s Corporate and IP groups in Chicago from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg. 

Firm News | 2 min read | 04.30.24

Crowell Files Two Amicus Briefs in Important LGBTQ+ Rights Litigation

Washington – April 30, 2024: Crowell & Moring’s Litigation Group recently filed two amicus briefs in the United States Court of Appeals for the 8thCircuit in opposition to an Iowa law that bans school officials from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students (its “Don’t Say Gay” provision) and requires the removal of certain books from Iowa public school libraries (its “Book Ban” provision).
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Firm News | 2 min read | 04.30.24

Law.com International Names Crowell & Moring’s Doha Office “Middle East Law Firm of the Year – Qatar”

Law.com International named Crowell & Moring as its “Middle East Law Firm of the Year – Qatar” just three years after the firm opened its Doha office.

Client Alerts 5803 results

Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.02.24

DDTC Publishes Proposed ITAR Amendments to Enhance AUKUS Defense Trade

On May 1, 2024, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published a proposed rule that, if implemented, would streamline defense trade between and among Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States in furtherance of the trilateral security partnership (the “AUKUS” partnership). DDTC issued the proposed rule pursuant to new authorities and requirements contained in Section 1343 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 which, in part, directs the Department of State to immediately implement an International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) exemption, subject to certain statutory limitations, for the UK and Australia if State determines and certifies that each has implemented (1) a system of export controls comparable to those of the United States and (2) a comparable exemption from its export controls for the United States. According to DDTC, the proposed rule “prepare[s] for a future exemption” and solicits public feedback “to shape a final rule following any positive certification.”
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.02.24

DOL Issues Final Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for FLSA Exemptions

On April 26, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees Rule (“Final Rule”), which will increase the minimum salary thresholds for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional exemptions under the FLSA.  Effective July 1, 2024, the annual salary thresholds for these “white collar” exemptions will increase to $43,888 (from $35,568) and increase again on January 1, 2025 to $58,656 and the threshold for highly-compensated employees will also increase from $107,432 to $132,964.  Effective July 1, 2025, the methodology will change and these thresholds will increase again (to $58,656 and $151,164, respectively).
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.02.24

EEOC Publishes Final Rule Clarifying Critical Components of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced in a press release its implementation of a Final Rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), published that day in the Federal Register.  The Final Rule fundamentally extended the PWFAs protections, broadly defining what had been ambiguous phrases to expand the scope of individuals qualifying for accommodations, when employees and applicants for employment may seek an accommodation, and how employers should engage with them upon receiving a request for accommodation.
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Press Coverage 3910 results

Press Coverage | 04.29.24

Can This Firm Invest In Only Black Women? This Case Will Decide.

The Washington Post

Publications 1583 results

Events 2033 results

Event | 06.11.24, 8:30 AM CEST - 5:00 PM CEST

Antitrust Unveiled: A Transatlantic View on Recent Trends and Current Developments

Join us for an exciting day of in-depth discussions on the latest developments in antitrust law! Our panel of experts will cover key topics such as:
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Event | 06.11.24 - 06.12.24, 3:00 PM PDT - 7:00 PM PDT

West Coast Government Contracts Seminar - Doing Business with the U.S. Government

Join us for our West Coast Government Contracts Seminar. For your convenience, we are pleased to offer this seminar on two separate occasions—on June 11th in Crowell’s San Francisco office, and on June 12th at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.  We hope that you can make one (or both) of these events.

Event | 05.15.24

“Best Practices for Engaging with Regulators" 2024 Ethics, Compliance and Audit Symposium

The University of California will be hosting the 2024 Ethics, Compliance and Audit Symposium at the Hilton Los Angeles in Universal City.

Webinars 588 results

Webinar | 06.11.24

Consilio Symposium 2024

Ian Schuler will be speaking on the panel, "An Evolving Playbook: Privilege Protection and Logging.” The discussion will explore strategies for identifying privileged materials, including analytic tools and TAR, and approaches to logging privileged materials, including categorical logs and other types.

Webinar | 05.16.24, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Third Thursday: Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants – The Current State of Play and Future Considerations

Please join us for the next edition of Third Thursday – Crowell & Moring’s Labor and Employment Update, a webinar series dedicated to helping our clients stay on top of developing law and emerging compliance issues.

Webinar | 05.15.24, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT

NIST SP 800-171 Transitions to Revision 3: What to Know

As the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) prepares to release its highly anticipated Revision 3 to the security standard required by CMMC and current DoD contracts alike, join Crowell attorneys Evan Wolff and Michael Gruden in a robust discussion with one of the key architects of Revision 3, NIST’s own Senior Computer Scientist, Victoria Pillitteri.

Speaking Engagements 4527 results

Blog Posts 1398 results

Blog Post | 04.26.24

EU Parliament Approves Forced Labor Ban

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Blog Post | 04.23.24

FTC Updates (April 15 – April 19, 2024)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Podcasts 352 results

Podcast | 04.26.24

Fastest 5 Minutes: FAR Part 40, Cyber Reporting, Bid Protest

This week’s episode covers a final rule updating the FAR to add Part 40 on information security and supply chain security, a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing how companies will have to comply with the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, and a bid protest decision involving inadvertent disclosure of source selection information, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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Podcast | 04.24.24

&Motion: EVs and Disinformation – An Update From Pyrra Technologies

&Motion visits with Pyrra co-founder, Bec Jones, to discuss her team’s analysis of data from unmoderated social media sites relating to the EV industry.
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Podcast | 04.12.24

Fastest 5 Minutes: AI Governance, Bid Protests, Software Attestation

This week’s episode covers an OMB memo directing agencies to advance AI governance and innovation, a bid protest involving compliance with the Trade Agreements Act, and an updated Secure Software Development Attestation Form that must be used by certain software producers and suppliers of products containing software, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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