Crowell & Moring honored at 2026 Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law Awards Gala. September 30, 2026 The Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law recognized Crowell & Moring and three of its attorneys, partner Chahira Solh and associates Kari Ferver and Isabella Ordorica-Toailoa, at its 2026 Awards Gala, held on September 22 at the UC Irvine Langson Museum. The firm received the Legacy Award, honoring its sustained contributions to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and the Orange County community. Solh received the Bridgebuilder Award, which recognizes attorneys who have made a significant impact in fostering the success of others. Ferver and Ordorica-Toailoa each received Top Lawyers Awards for outstanding contributions in their areas of practice and to the community. Solh, who chairs Crowell's Executive Committee and serves on the firm's Management Board, is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Group. She advises clients on all aspects of antitrust law, including litigation and government enforcement actions, joint venture analysis, merger control, and affirmative recovery opportunities. Ferver is a member of the firm's Antitrust and Competition Group. She represents clients in complex antitrust and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on the health care sector, including matters involving alleged anticompetitive agreements, price fixing, and other restraints of trade. Ordorica-Toailoa practices in the firm's Antitrust and Competition and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement groups. She advises clients in complex antitrust litigation and DOJ criminal investigations. About Crowell & Moring LLP Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, and MENA. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex regulatory and policy, litigation, transactional, and intellectual property issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service, as well as its comprehensive programs and initiatives to advance the professional and personal development of all members of the Crowell community.

Crowell & Moring adds former EPA attorney Michele Knorr to Environment & Natural Resources Group. September 23, 2026 Crowell & Moring announced today that Michele Knorr, a former attorney in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of General Counsel, has joined the firm as senior counsel in its Environment & Natural Resources Group, where she will advise clients on agricultural technology and chemical regulatory issues. During her tenure at the EPA, Knorr advised the agency on matters involving agriculture, crop protection products, endangered species, environmental justice, and energy efficiency programs, including Energy Star. She also collaborated closely with the U.S. Department of Justice to represent the EPA in litigation and helped negotiate agreements with regulated entities and other key stakeholders. Earlier in her career, Knorr developed a strong technical foundation in environmental science through roles as a scientist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, an environmental specialist with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, and a laboratory chemist. "Michele is a talented and highly respected agrochemical and FIFRA regulatory attorney, and her arrival immediately strengthens our ability to counsel clients navigating this complex regulatory space," said Kirsten L. Nathanson, co-chair of Crowell's Environment & Natural Resources Group. "Her firsthand experience inside EPA's Office of General Counsel, paired with her scientific background, gives our clients a rare combination of regulatory insight and technical fluency. She is going to be an outstanding resource for our agricultural technology, chemistry, and farming sector clients." "Crowell has built an esteemed environmental practice, especially the team's work in the FIFRA and crop protection regulatory space," said Knorr. "I am looking forward to putting my experience to work for the firm's clients and collaborating with the entire team at Crowell to provide outstanding counsel to our clients." Knorr earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Towson University, a Master of Arts in Natural Resources from Ball State University, and her Juris Doctor with an emphasis in Environmental Law from the University of Baltimore School of Law. About Crowell & Moring LLP Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, and MENA. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex regulatory and policy, litigation, transactional, and intellectual property issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service, as well as its comprehensive programs and initiatives to advance the professional and personal development of all members of the Crowell community.

Crowell & Moring adds senior DOJ, FTC attorneys to antitrust practice. Sep 16, 2026, 09:00 ET WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Crowell & Moring announced today the addition of two senior antitrust attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the firm's Antitrust and Competition Group. Rebecca Valentine joins Crowell as a partner in Washington, D.C. from the DOJ Antitrust Division's Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace (DIA) Section. Ryan Harsch will join the firm as a senior counsel in New York from the FTC's American Competition Enforcement Division and Northeast Regional Office. Valentine and Harsch will enhance Crowell's ability to advise clients on critical transactional, litigation, and counseling matters. Their recent enforcement agency experience will offer clients valuable first-hand strategic insight into merger reviews and investigations across an increasingly complex, unpredictable, and, at times, aggressive enforcement landscape. "We're thrilled to bring more antitrust-focused government experience to Crowell, as companies face an increasingly complex merger review process that often involves layers of scrutiny at multiple levels of government spanning various regional jurisdictions," said Dan Sasse, partner and chair of Crowell's Antitrust and Competition Group. "Becky's substantial body of work opposite government contractors and heavy industrial companies at DOJ complements Ryan's FTC experience, as we prioritize expanding and modernizing our service offerings with well-rounded attorney experience tailored to clients' evolving needs." "Becky and Ryan bring sophisticated enforcement experience that will be invaluable to government contractors navigating transactions, collaborations, and other business decisions under heightened antitrust scrutiny," said Addie Cliffe, partner and co-chair of Crowell's Government Contracts Group. "Becky's deep knowledge of the defense, aerospace, and industrial sectors, combined with Ryan's broad FTC perspective, will strengthen our ability to help clients anticipate risk, address complex regulatory questions, and pursue their business objectives." During her decade at DOJ, Valentine reviewed major corporate mergers, developing antitrust frameworks to guide the agency's investigations from inception through deposition and routinely coordinating with international and state enforcers. While Valentine dealt most extensively with federal government contractors in the defense, industrials, and aerospace sector, her representative matters spanned across sectors, including health care and consumer packaged goods. "Given my sector experience, joining Crowell - a firm that is home to premier government contracts and antitrust practices - is a perfect fit and a natural next step," Valentine said. "I've seen firsthand the challenges that companies have when they are operating in an uncertain antitrust landscape, and I look forward to helping clients think through tough consolidation, collaboration, and exemption questions that arise in this environment." Harsch joined the FTC in 2015, where he handled the full merger investigation process, led complex non-merger investigations, and litigated merger challenges through trial and appeal as part of the Bureau of Competition. His practice focused on antitrust investigations and enforcement in industries spanning healthcare, technology platforms, and industrial and consumer products. "I'm grateful to be joining a team with such a diverse array of government and private sector experience as part of Crowell's Antitrust and Competition Group," Harsch said. "I'm excited to integrate my FTC experience into the firm's deep breadth of multifaceted antitrust capabilities for companies in all sectors." Additional growth in the Antitrust and Competition Group is expected in the coming weeks. About Crowell & Moring Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, and MENA. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex regulatory and policy, litigation, transactional, and intellectual property issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service, as well as its comprehensive programs and initiatives to advance the professional and personal development of all members of the Crowell community. SOURCE Crowell & Moring LLP