2025 Vault Rankings
At a Glance
“Quality of work/clients; most attorneys are putting in great effort.”
“I'm learning a lot, my team treats me like a person, the clients are interesting, and the money is better than my old firm.”
“Working with great colleagues who treat you like a human being; great substantive work for junior attorneys.”
“Not as much name recognition as other firms.”
“Predictability of work stream (often either very busy or not very busy).”
“The hours.”
About Crowell & Moring
Founded 44 years ago, Crowell & Moring has 675 lawyers in the United States, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, and Asia. The firm’s attorneys draw on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience to provide clients solutions to complex litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, and corporate and transactional issues. The firm’s mascot, a rubber duck, is prominently displayed in each office as a mark of the firm’s sense of humor and a reminder to everyone not to take themselves too seriously.
Making Noise
When Jones Day tried to oust Eldon “Took” Crowell and his team of government contract lawyers in 1979, he left with a bang, taking with him a group of more than 50 attorneys, or two-thirds of the firm’s Washington, DC, attorneys—an event The Washington Post referred to as “The Split.” The new firm specialized in negotiating large government contracts for corporations. Took Crowell was considered one of Washington’s keenest experts on government contracts, and his clients included Boeing, United Technologies, Honeywell, IBM, Northrop, and Lockheed. Crowell served as chair of the firm until 1984. A decade later, Rosemary Collyer became chair of the firm and the first woman to lead a major Washington, DC, law firm. She later served as a senior judge on the District Court for District of Columbia and the Chief Justice of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Multi-Faceted
Crowell & Moring offers legal services on a wide range of litigation, regulatory, arbitration, and transactional matters for clients of all sizes, from major corporations to startups and private individuals. The firm advised on one of the world’s largest telecommunications mergers. It represents governments and corporations in international arbitration matters. More than just a law firm, Crowell is home to C&M International, which provides international trade and investment consulting services. The firm’s litigation practice is active in federal, state, and appellate courts; administrative tribunals; and before arbitration panels throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and South America. It represented the Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation in its suit against two global financial institutions; the case yielded the largest bankruptcy settlement, valued at over $4 billion, in U.S. history at the time.
Crowell & Moring boasts a first-rate government contracts group, which has received a top ranking by Chambers USA since the ranking was established. The group has an impressive 40-year history of managing contract formation issues and strategies, bid protests, contract interpretation and performance disputes, post-performance audits, and fraud investigations.
Consulting the Crystal Ball
While the legal industry has long been playing catch-up in the world of social media, Crowell has been leading the pack. The firm’s content branches from blogs (focusing on international trade, data law, government contracts, and health) and podcasts (discussing government contracts, bid protests, and the False Claims Act) to a YouTube Channel featuring webinars, as well as typical LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. The firm also puts out Litigation and Regulatory forecasts every year via digital magazines aimed at predicting the future of litigation and regulatory law.
News & Awards
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government is obligated to pay more than $13 billion to health insurers that sold consumer policies on public exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, a hard-fought victory for Maine Community Health Options, a client of Crowell & Moring.
- Crowell & Moring secured victory for Marriott International in a high-profile jury trial, in an action involving TravelPass’s antitrust claims alleging a conspiracy between hotels regarding the bidding for online hotel branded keywords and Marriott’s counterclaims alleging trademark infringement and false advertising claims.
- Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust Group served as counsel for AT&T in its $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, and United Technologies’ $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins.
- Bloomberg Law’s 2023 DEI Framework Member List (3rd consecutive year).
- Best Law Firms for Women & Diversity - 13th consecutive year, Hall of Fame member—Seramount
- Corporate Equality Index 100% Score - 13th consecutive year—Human Rights Campaign
- Mansfield 6.0 Plus Certification—The Diversity Lab
- National Legal Aid and Defenders Association (NLADA) 2023 Beacon of Justice Award
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, DC 20004-2595
Phone: (202) 624-2500
Chair: Philip T. Inglima
Hiring Partners: Dj Wolf and Astor Heaven
Total No. Attorneys (2024):
500 - 750
No. of Partners Named 2023:
16
Billable-Hour Requirement:
2,000 or 1,900
Base Salary (2024)
1st year: $205,000
2nd year: $215,000
3rd year: $240,000
4th year: $275,000
5th year: $305,000
6th year: $330,000
Summer Associate: $3,942/week
Lynn Herron
Assistant Legal Talent Acquisition Director
(202) 624-2500
legalrecruiting@crowell.com
General Recruiting Email: legalrecruiting@crowell.com
No. of U.S. Offices: 7
No. of International Offices: 4
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Orange County, CA
San Francisco, CA
Denver, CO
Brussels
London
Shanghai
Doha
Advertising & Media
Antitrust
Aviation
Corporate
Energy
Environment & Natural Resources
Government Affairs
Government Contracts
Health Care
Insurance/Reinsurance
Intellectual Property
International Litigation and Arbitration
International Trade
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Tax
White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement
*See firm website for complete list of practice areas and industries.