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Covington & Burling LLP


In an increasingly regulated world, we have an exceptional ability to navigate clients through their most complex business problems, deals and disputes. 

Our distinctively collaborative culture allows us to be truly one team globally, drawing on the diverse experience of lawyers and advisors across the firm by seamlessly sharing insight and expertise. 

What sets us apart is our ability to combine the tremendous strength in our litigation, investigations, and corporate practices with deep knowledge of policy and policymakers, and one of the world’s leading regulatory practices. 

This enables us to create novel solutions to our clients’ toughest problems, successfully try their toughest cases and deliver commercially practical advice of the highest quality.

In an increasingly regulated world, we have an exceptional ability to help clients navigate their most complex global business problems. Covington professionals take a holistic approach to deals, disputes, investigations, and policy challenges—whether they are centered within a particular country or have international implications.

We use our extensive insight about the workings of governments around the world to provide practical business advice. Through our “Mini State Department,” our clients benefit from the experience of our more than 120 former government officials, diplomats, and regulators, who work seamlessly with our teams of litigators, regulatory lawyers, and deal makers.

Now in our tenth decade, the firm's good work and good works have continued. Today, the firm numbers more than 1,000 lawyers in 12 offices. Those lawyers and their practices are extraordinarily diverse, obviously more so than at the firm's creation almost 100 years ago. But importantly, the traditions handed down by the firm's founders—excellence, tolerance, integrity, and a commitment to public service and professionalism—endure today.

Partner
Through more than a decade of experience in private practice and positions within the FDA and on the Hill, Wade Ackerman has acquired unique insights into the evolving legal and regulatory…
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Senior Advisor
Christopher Adams advises clients on matters involving China and the region. A non-lawyer, Mr. Adams recently served as the Senior Coordinator for China Affairs at the Treasury Department.…
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Associate
Kathryn Arnold’s litigation practice focuses on representing corporate clients in white-collar defense and complex civil matters.
Ms. Arnold represents pharmaceutical companies, biotechs,…
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Of Counsel
Dennis Auerbach is of counsel to the firm, focusing principally on financial, white collar, valuation and bankruptcy litigation. Most recently, he represented the owners of a California…
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Associate
Kara Leibin Azocar is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office.  She is a member of Communications and Media practice group.  Ms. Azocar counsels clients on a broad range of legal…
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Of Counsel
Rasmus Berglund specializes in advising international companies on their global employee equity and benefits offerings. His practice includes the design, implementation and operation of a…
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Senior Adviser
CCongressman Howard Berman advises clients on a wide range of foreign affairs and domestic policy matters, including defense and national security issues, intellectual property,…
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Senior Advisor
Sophie Bertin is a former senior official who served as Head of Unit in the “Financial Crisis” Task Force within the Directorate-General for Competition at the European Commission. At DG…
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Associate
Eli Best is a litigator who focuses on employment matters and other civil litigation.
Mr. Best has experience at the trial and appellate levels and in administrative proceedings. He…
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Associate
Brianne Bharkhda is litigator who represents a variety of clients in high-stakes patent litigation and product liability actions. Ms. Bharkhda has experience representing clients at all…
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Partner
A distinguished counselor and litigator, Raymond Biagini has risen to national prominence in a number of high-profile tort cases, defending commercial and government contractors in:

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Partner
Kevin Coates advises clients on critical antitrust matters drawing on his extensive public sector experience in the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission ("DG COMP…
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Associate
Calvin Cohen is an associate in the Government Contracts and Data Privacy and Cyber Security practice groups.
While in law school, Mr. Cohen successfully represented an indigent plaintiff…
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Of Counsel
M. Michael Cole counsels and advises large and small employers across multiple industries on the full spectrum of labor and employment law matters, with a particular emphasis on California…
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Partner
Miranda Cole is a partner based in Covington's Brussels and London offices. She specialises in competition law (merger control, abuse of dominance, vertical and collaborative arrangements…
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Associate
Perrin Cooke is an associate in the firm's Washington, DC office and a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations, Election and Political Law, and Public Policy practice groups.…
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Of Counsel
Aaron Cooper is of counsel in the firm’s Public Policy and Government Affairs Practice Group.  His practice focuses on developing and implementing short and long term policy objectives in…
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Associate
Uttara Dukkipati is an associate in the firm’s financial institutions and futures and derivatives practice groups. She assists clients with regulatory and compliance matters involving the…
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Associate
Alexis Dyschkant is an associate in the government contracts practice. She has experience in state and federal bid protests, litigation involving government contractors, and counseling…
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Partner
As a partner in Covington’s employee benefits practice group, Mike Francese focuses on counseling clients in matters arising under their employee benefit plans and executive compensation…
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Partner
Simon Frankel is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on copyright and trademark disputes, with an emphasis on the technology and consumer products sectors. He is chair of…
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Partner
Louise Freeman focuses on complex commercial disputes, and co-chairs the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group.
Described by Legal 500 as “one of London’s most effective partners,” Ms…
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Partner
Scott Freling divides his practice between working with civilian and defense contractors on traditional government contracts matters and representing buyers and sellers, including a number…
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Associate
Rachel L. Fried is an associate in both the Litigation and the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice groups. She focuses on insurance coverage matters, and has experience…
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Associate
Gregory Frischmann is an associate in Washington, DC with a specialization in banking regulation and financial privacy.  He is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions and Privacy and…
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Partner
Jason Goldberg leads the firm’s entertainment, sports and media practice in China. As one of only a handful of true entertainment lawyers currently practicing in China, Mr. Goldberg advises…
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Partner
Corinne Goldstein counsels clients on US export controls, economic sanctions, and anti-boycott programs. She advises leading companies in the financial services, oil and gas, pharmaceutical…
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Senior Counsel
Corinne Goldstein counsels clients on the application to their worldwide operations of U.S. economic sanctions, export controls, and anti-boycott programs. She has particular expertise…
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Associate
Kate Goodloe helps clients navigate a broad range of privacy, cybersecurity, technology and communications issues.
Ms. Goodloe represents clients in privacy-related litigation, enforcement…
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Associate
Nikhil V. Gore's practice in the international and financial institutions groups focuses on complex international disputes, cross-border financial investigations, and other contentious…
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Of Counsel
Deon Govender focuses his practice on project development and corporate and project finance transactions across Africa, with particular emphasis on southern Africa. His experience ranges…
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Of Counsel
Richard Hertling provides regulatory and legislative advice and guidance and lobbying to a diverse set of clients in a range of industries. He joined the firm after more than 27 years of…
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Partner
Timothy Hester is a partner who concentrates in the field of antitrust litigation and antitrust counseling matters.  In recent years, he has handled a series of major antitrust litigation…
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Partner
Charlotte Hill is a financial services and regulation partner in the London office.  She specialises in advising financial institutions on regulatory and commercial matters.
Ms. Hill has…
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Associate
Lily Hines focuses her practice on licensing and other commercial transactions related to intellectual property and technology. She also has considerable background providing intellectual…
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Associate
Pierre Hines provides counseling, investigation, and litigation services to government contractors – particularly those in the defense, healthcare, and information technology industries. He…
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Senior Counsel
Lawrence Hobel advises domestic and international clients on policyholder coverage and complex environmental matters and litigation.
According to the latest edition of Chambers USA, sources…
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Associate
Jenny Konko’s practices focuses on advising clients at the intersection of financial services regulation and policy.
Ms. Konko advises banks, fintech companies, and other financial…
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Associate
Jason Kornfeld is an associate in the corporate group of the firm’s San Francisco office. He represents companies with respect to financings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate…
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Associate
Jeff Kosseff is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office.  He is a member of the Communications & Media and Privacy & Data Security practice groups. Before becoming a lawyer…
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Senior of Counsel
Carlo Kostka is a senior of counsel member of Covington’s global corporate finance practice. In advising clients, Mr. Kostka draws on a career spanning over twenty years in the finance…
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Senior Advisor
Ambassador Karel Kovanda is a senior public policy advisor in Covington’s EU Public Policy Practice Group. A former diplomat and non-lawyer, Ambassador Kovanda has a wealth of experience,…
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Partner
Adem Koyuncu is double qualified as a lawyer and medical doctor and a partner in our Brussels and Frankfurt office. He is a chair of the firm's "Food, Drug & Device" practice group and…
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Special Counsel
Eitan Levisohn's practice is focused on advising banks and financial services firms on enforcement matters before federal and state agencies, as well as providing regulatory counsel to…
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Special Counsel
Scott Levitt has twenty years of experience representing policyholders in numerous types of insurance coverage claims. These matters include cyber-risk, mass tort, asbestos, silica, mixed…
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Associate
Philip Levitz is a litigator with extensive and diverse trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He has successfully briefed and argued…
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Partner
Frederic Levy, co-chair of the Government Contracts Practice Group, is one of the nation’s leading suspension and debarment lawyers, focusing his practice on the resolution of complex…
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Associate




Jason Levy advises companies on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA.  Mr. Levy’s has significant…
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Associate
Teresa Lewi represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes relating to numerous types of claims, including first-party property and business interruption, cyber, asbestos,…
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Associate
Mona Mehta is an associate in the firm’s Washington office.  Her practice focuses on white collar defense and litigation.
Representative Matters
Defending individuals in a criminal…
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Associate
Anna-Shari Melin is a member of the Life Sciences and Health Care practice in Brussels.  She studied German Constitutional, Criminal, and Civil Law with an emphasis on International Private…
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Associate
Yurij Melnyk advises and represents clients in intellectual property matters, particularly copyright and trademark litigation and counseling, as well as in insurance coverage disputes.…
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Associate
Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses is an associate in the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.
Ms. Oberschelp de Meneses advises companies on European data protection law, with a…
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Attorney
Antonio Michaelides advises clients in heavily regulated sectors on a broad range of cross-border corporate governance and transactional matters in both Europe and the Middle East. He has…
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Partner
David Miles has extensive experience structuring, advising on, and executing complex, high value financing transactions. He advises clients on a broad array of financing matters, including…
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Partner
Mark Plotkin advises a globally diverse client base on U.S. national security, data privacy, and financial services matters; he is the only attorney in the United States ranked by Chambers…
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Associate
Tom Plotkin regularly advises clients on labor and employment matters, including leave, wage and hour, discrimination, and whistleblower. He also assists in drafting and reviewing…
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Special Counsel
Eve Pogoriler's practice focuses on communications and media.  She advises media and communications clients in a variety of transactional, regulatory, and rulemaking matters and counsels…
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Partner
Robyn Polashuk focuses her practice on the licensing and distribution of television networks and programming content across a variety of platforms, including cable and satellite, IPTV,…
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Associate
Agnieszka (Aga) Polcyn is an associate in the London office of Covington & Burling, having previously worked in the Brussels office of the firm. Her practice focuses on European and…
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Partner
Kevin Poloncarz represents a broad range of clients on policy, regulatory, litigation, commercial, and enforcement matters involving air quality, climate change, and clean energy. He has…
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Associate
Meena Sharma is an associate in the International Trade and CFIUS/National Security practice groups.  Ms. Sharma’s practice covers international trade and investment, economic sanctions,…
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Associate
Shailee Diwanji Sharma is a litigation associate in the firm’s New York office.
Representative Matters


Representation of an individual in an insider trading investigation by the…
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Associate
Sari Sharoni’s practice combines privacy litigation and advisory work on state and federal privacy and data security laws, federal copyright and trademark law, and analogous state laws.
Ms…
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Senior Of Counsel
Steven Shaw is senior of counsel in the firm’s Washington, DC office and a member of the Government Contracts Practice Group.  He is also active in litigation matters, specializing in civil…
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Partner
Richard Shea is chair of Covington’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. Mr. Shea is widely regarded as the nation’s leading authority on cash balance, pension equity,…
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Associate
Nicholas Shepherd is an associate in the firm’s Brussels office, where he is a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group, advising clients on national and international…
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Partner
Jeremy Wilson is a partner in Covington’s London office and co-chair of the firm’s International Arbitration practice. Mr. Wilson advises and represents parties in price review disputes,…
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Partner
Sarah L. Wilson is a litigation partner and former federal judge whose practice focuses on litigation and investigations. Ms. Wilson chairs the firm’s Product Safety Practice Group. She…
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Partner
Kurt Wimmer is the U.S. chair of our Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice, and is past chair of the Privacy and Information Security Committee of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust…
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Associate
Lauren Wiseman is a member of the firm’s Corporate practice group and focuses on media, technology, and intellectual property transactions.
Education
New York University School of Law, J.D…
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Associate
Robin Wolfenden is an associate in the employment practice group in the London office who joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2008. Ms. Wolfenden advises multinational companies on…
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Associate
Matthew G. Wood advises companies and financial institutions on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions,…
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