What Crowell & Moring does

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., founded in 1979 when 53 lawyers departed a large national firm to build a collaboration-focused practice. Today the firm operates with 700+ lawyers across 13 offices on three continents — covering Washington, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Orange County, San Francisco, Brussels, London, Doha, and Singapore — providing full-service legal capabilities spanning litigation, regulatory, corporate and transactional, intellectual property, government contracts, international trade, healthcare, antitrust, privacy and cybersecurity, and aviation matters.

The firm operates a platform-plus-services model in which traditional legal services are augmented by proprietary technology. Client-facing platforms include Connect with Crowell (client portal), Crowell Compass (interactive 50-state survey maps available by subscription), RegUP (customized regulatory monitoring dashboard), and Crowell on Call (24/7 attorney access). Internal tools include Crowell Collaborate (legal project management and matter financial alerts), Crowell Captivate (data warehouse analytics on Azure Synapse/Power BI), and CrowellKM (curated knowledge management). Crowell monetizes through hourly billing, alternative fee arrangements (flat fees, contingency, holdbacks), subscription services, and legal secondments, with partner-led enterprise business development targeting Fortune 500 companies, government contractors, life sciences and healthcare firms, international trade clients, and transportation/aviation businesses.

Name

Crowell & Moring

Legal name

Crowell & Moring LLP

Website

https://crowell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Crowell & Moring is an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. with 700+ lawyers across 13 offices, providing full-service litigation, regulatory, corporate, and IP counsel to Fortune 500 enterprises, government contractors, life sciences, and international trade clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for legal services provided by attorneys and professional staff. Standard law firm billing model.
2. Alternative Fee Arrangements: Value-based billing agreements including flat fees, performance bonuses, partial or total contingency fees, and client satisfaction holdbacks. The firm offers creative approaches beyond billable hour.
3. Legal Secondments: Placement of firm attorneys with client organizations for extended periods where the attorney works dedicated to client's needs, providing deep access to firm's expertise.
4. Subscription Services: Client-facing subscription services including Crowell Compass Remote Worker Survey Service providing ongoing access to interactive maps and compliance reports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Crowell & Moring is an international law firm delivering full-service legal representation across litigation, regulatory, corporate, intellectual property, government contracts, international trade, antitrust, healthcare, privacy and cybersecurity, and aviation matters. The firm supplements traditional legal services with proprietary client-facing platforms such as Crowell Compass and RegUP subscription services, Connect with Crowell client portal, and Crowell on Call 24/7 attorney access.

Product overview

Crowell & Moring is a full-service international law firm operating as a platform-plus-services model rather than a technology product company. The firm offers legal services across multiple practice areas, supplemented by proprietary internal tools (Crowell Collaborate for legal project management, Crowell Captivate for data analytics, CrowellKM for knowledge management) and client-facing solutions (Connect with Crowell client portal, Crowell Compass interactive survey maps, RegUP regulatory monitoring dashboard, and Crowell on call 24/7 attorney access). These tools are internal firm capabilities and client service enhancements rather than standalone commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crowell Compass
• RegUP
• Crowell on Call

Quantifiable outcome

• Recovered $23.3 million jury verdict for C3.ai in trade secret case
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Blue MarginminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with Crowell's Innovation and Talent and Inclusion teams to develop firmwide utilization and diversity, equity, and inclusion reporting using Azure Synapse Analytics and Power BI. Built data warehouse and deployed reporting suite improving visibility into productivity and diversity metrics.
• Sente AdvisorsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWorked with Crowell Innovation and Digital Health teams to rebuild RegUP, a proprietary solution for delivering real-time legal updates to clients. Used no-code platform to create more flexible and cost-effective solution.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mayer Brown: Mayer Brown is an international law firm of similar size (~1,500 lawyers) with strong regulatory, litigation, and government-facing practices, plus comparable office footprint across the US, Europe, and Asia. Closely aligned with Crowell & Moring's full-service, government-and-corporate positioning.
• Eversheds Sutherland: Eversheds Sutherland is a global law firm of similar size with strong regulatory, energy, and government-facing practices, plus comparable US/Europe/Asia footprint. Direct peer in international trade and government contracts work.
• Reed Smith: Reed Smith is a global law firm of similar scale (~1,500 lawyers) with strong litigation, regulatory, and international trade capabilities, and a similarly distributed US/UK/Asia footprint. Direct comparable in practice areas and partnership model.
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath: Faegre Drinker is a full-service international law firm of similar size with comparable regulatory, healthcare, and government-facing practices. Often ranked in the same AmLaw 100-150 band as Crowell & Moring, making it a strong size-and-mix peer.
• K&L Gates: K&L Gates is a global law firm of similar size (~2,000 lawyers) with a comparable full-service model, strong regulatory and government contracts practices, and a similar mix of US and international offices. Closely matched in practice mix and partnership scale.
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: BCLP is a global law firm of similar size with comparable cross-border M&A, litigation, and regulatory practices. Formed via a similar US-UK combination, making it a structural and scale peer.

Broad incumbents

• Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is a global law firm of comparable size (~2,800 lawyers) with deep regulatory, government, and international trade practices. It is a strong comparable given Crowell & Moring's similar focus on government contracts, healthcare, and cross-border matters, though at a larger scale.
• DLA Piper: DLA Piper is one of the largest global law firms with extensive cross-border transactional and litigation capabilities. Comparable in international reach, although larger and more corporate-transaction focused than Crowell & Moring's regulatory-leaning mix.
• Sidley Austin: Sidley Austin is a much larger AmLaw 10 global firm with strong healthcare, antitrust, and government-facing practices. Comparable in practice areas, though at significantly greater scale and brand recognition than Crowell & Moring.

Regional players

• Covington & Burling: Covington & Burling is a Washington, D.C.-headquartered global law firm with premier government, regulatory, healthcare, and international trade practices. Highly comparable given shared DC base and policy/regulatory orientation, though Covington is significantly larger and more selective in its practice mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Crowell_Moring
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGXxJbqMOaAs41wdcYy9u3w
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10905

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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