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Marney Cheek co-chairs Covington’s International Arbitration Practice Group and also advises clients on international trade matters. Ms. Cheek represents both states and corporate clients in complex international disputes, drawing upon her expertise in public international law, investment, and international trade. She appears as counsel before numerous international tribunals, advises on complex commercial and investment treaty cases, and litigates international law issues in U.S. Courts. Her practice spans a range of jurisdictions and industries. She is recognized as a leading practitioner in Chambers USA and Legal 500.
Ms. Cheek also provides legal and strategic advice on international trade and investment matters. Her trade practice draws upon her experience as Associate General Counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Ms. Cheek routinely counsels clients on a range of implementation and enforcement issues arising under bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, including on topics such as intellectual property, financial services, standards, trade preferences, investment, non-tariff trade barriers, competition, and the environment.
- Advise clients on public international law and investment issues related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- Provide counsel and strategic advice on NAFTA disputes and negotiations.
- Counsel clients on trade enforcement, investment, and market access barriers in China, including Section 301.
- Represent clients on World Trade Organization and FTA enforcement matters, including under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
- Advise a leading industry association on trade and investment barriers in India.
- Advise on disputes under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
- Counsel clients on public international law matters related to natural resources development.
February 8, 2021, Covington Alert
On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military seized control of the government, detaining senior civilian leaders including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. The UN Security Council, G7, and multiple governments condemned the coup and called for the release of civilian leaders. The United States determined that the military’s actions ...
January 28, 2021, Covington Alert
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued a much-anticipated Executive Order announcing plans to strengthen the U.S. Government’s preference for domestically-sourced goods and services, including a proposal to tighten longstanding exceptions to domestic preference requirements. Executive Order 14005 on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of ...
January 27, 2021, Covington Alert
The Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance (or “PRIME Finance”) announced last week a consultation on updates to its arbitration rules (the “PRIME Rules”), which were last updated in 2016 (the “2016 Rules”). The newly proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) will apply to disputes under previously concluded PRIME Finance arbitration agreements, ...
May 17, 2020, Kyiv Post
COVID-19 Tariff Relief
March 25, 2020, Covington Alert
USTR may exclude tariffs on Chinese imports related to COVID-19 response In response to COVID-19, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") announced on March 20, 2020, that it is inviting comments on possible modifications to the list of goods from China subjected to additional tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301 ...
Covington Represents Ukraine in Securing Favorable Ruling Under U.N. Law of the Sea Convention
February 21, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington secured a major ruling for Ukraine in an arbitration against the Russian Federation under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The ruling, issued today by a five-member arbitral tribunal, rejected the majority of Russia’s jurisdictional objections and permits Ukraine’s case to proceed to the merits. “The Tribunal’s ...
January 17, 2020, Covington Alert
On January 15, 2020, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the much-anticipated “Phase One” trade agreement between the U.S. and China. Set to take effect no later than February 14, 2020, the “Economic and Trade Agreement Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China” (the “Agreement”) is the first formal accord ...
December 9, 2019, Covington Alert
On December 6, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice determining that the Digital Service Tax of France (“the DST”) is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Seven Covington Lawyers Named Law360 MVPs
November 22, 2019
WASHINGTON—Law360 has named seven Covington lawyers as MVPs, third most among all firms, in their respective practice areas. The awards single out lawyers from across numerous practice areas based on their success in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals. The Covington lawyers recognized as Law360 MVPs are: Thomas ...
Covington Secures Decisive Victory For Ukraine Before the International Court of Justice
November 8, 2019
WASHINGTON—Covington has secured a decisive win for Ukraine in proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) concerning violations by Russia of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (“ICSFT”) and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial ...
October 21, 2019, Covington Alert
On October 18, 2019, the U.S. Administration announced the launch of a new product-specific exclusion request process for tariffs on approximately $112 billion in Chinese imports that were imposed on September 1, 2019. The exclusion process will close on January 31, 2020, and its requirements are similar to those applicable to the latest exclusion process for an ...
Provisional Measures at the International Court of Justice: Possibilities for Plausibility
October 11, 2019, International Law Weekend: The Resilience of International Law
October 1, 2019, Law360
Law360 covered William Phillips, David Pinsky, Joshua Picker, Marney Cheek, and William Lowery’s representation of Naftogaz, Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company, in its pursuit of documents from Gazprom's Dallas-based oil and gas reserves auditor as the company pursues litigation in the Netherlands to enforce a $2.56 billion arbitral award against the ...
September 18, 2019
📄 Download PDF of Client Alert The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing is the main global mechanism to regulate the access and utilization of biological resources. The agreement entered into force nearly five years ago, on October 12, 2014, as a supplement to the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity Today, 118 countries are a contracting party ...
Can Arbitration be Effective in Resolving Business & Human Rights Dispute?
September 5, 2019, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
Can Arbitration Be Effective in Resolving Business and Human Rights Disputes?
September 5, 2019, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
August 30, 2019, Covington Alert
On August 27 and 29, 2019, the U.S. Administration released notices concerning increases in certain tariffs on Chinese imports, marking the latest escalation in bilateral trade frictions.
August 27, 2019, Global Arbitration Review
Marney Cheek is quoted in Global Arbitration Review regarding Eli Lilly & Company’s victory over a French biotech company that alleged it had misused trade secrets and confidential information. Ms. Cheek says, “We are very pleased that the tribunal acknowledged the innovative and independent work of Lilly scientists. We are delighted with the outcome.”
August 26, 2019, Litigation Daily
Marney Cheek is quoted in Litigation Daily regarding the firm’s win for Eli Lilly & Company against a French biotech company regarding alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. Ms. Cheek says, “We are very pleased that the tribunal acknowledged the innovative and independent work of Lilly scientists. We are delighted with the outcome.”
August 23, 2019
WASHINGTON—Covington has secured a complete victory for our client Eli Lilly & Company against French biotech company Adocia S.A., defeating Adocia’s claims of $1.39 billion for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets in an arbitration before a three-member panel at the American Arbitration Association (AAA). After extensive written submissions and a lengthy ...
June 21, 2019, Covington Alert
Earlier this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process through which companies can request that their products be excluded from duties imposed on $200 billion in Chinese imports under Section 301 of the Tariff Act of 1974 (Section 301). Tariffs on these imports have been in effect since September 2018, and recently increased ...
June 14, 2019
LONDON—The American Lawyer and Legal Week have named Covington its Transatlantic Arbitration Team of the Year. The award focuses on a single case that involved significant lawyering on both sides of the Atlantic and that demonstrated excellence in legal expertise and innovation, project management skills, and teamwork. The publications recognized Covington for ...
Covington Represents Ukraine in Securing Order for Release of Servicemen and Naval Vessels
May 25, 2019
WASHINGTON—Advised by Covington, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs secured a significant victory against the Russian Federation in a dispute arising under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (“ITLOS”), a 21-judge international tribunal based in Hamburg, ordered Russia to release three Ukrainian naval ...
What Will the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Mean for NAFTA and Investor-State Arbitration?
May 16, 2019, GAR Live BITs
May 14, 2019, Covington Alert
On May 13, days after increasing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, the U.S. Administration proposed imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on a new list of $300 billion in Chinese imports. The Administration cited China’s “failure to meaningfully address” problematic intellectual property (IP) practices and its retaliatory responses to U.S. tariffs ...
May 10, 2019, The Law Society Gazette
Investment treaties are agreements between states on the treatment of foreign investment. Many investment treaties, as well as investment chapters of trade agreements, allow foreign investors to bring claims against a host state in international arbitration for violations of the host state’s treaty obligations vis-à-vis that investor and its investments in the ...
May 8, 2019, Covington Alert
On May 8, the U.S. Administration confirmed its intent to increase tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent, effective Friday, May 10, 2019, and establish a process for requesting exclusions from these tariffs. As justification for these actions, the Administration cites the “lack of progress in discussions with China” and ...
April 23, 2019, Commercial Dispute Resolution
Commercial Dispute Resolution mentioned Covington as legal counsel to Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company, advising the company in its victory over the Russian government that illegally expropriated the oil company’s assets in Crimea. David Pinsky described it as “an important day” for the oil company, explaining: “Russia targeted Naftogaz’s ...
The Landmark Diplomatic Protection Cases
April 12, 2019, Special Course on the Judicial Settlement of International Disputes, The Hague Academy of International Law
March 1, 2019
WASHINGTON—Covington secured a major victory on behalf of Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company, NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, in an international arbitration against the Russian Federation. A tribunal sitting at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, in The Hague, concluded that Russia unlawfully expropriated Naftogaz’s assets in Crimea, in violation of Russia’s ...
February 19, 2019, Covington Alert
Late last week, President Trump signed an appropriations bill to keep the government funded. In its Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying this legislation, Congress directed the Trump Administration to establish an exclusion request process for tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports by March 17, 2019, in line with the process provided for prior rounds of ...
December 3, 2018, Covington Alert
On December 1, during a working dinner meeting in Buenos Aires following the G20 Summit, U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to temporarily ease trade tensions as both sides continue negotiating over longer-term solutions to U.S. concerns about bilateral economic relations.
American Society of International Law
November 9, 2018
Marney Cheek has been nominated to serve on the American Society of International Law's Executive Council. The American Society of International Law is dedicated to the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.
October 2, 2018, Covington Alert
On September 30, 2018, the United States and Canada announced the successful conclusion of negotiations that will allow Canada to join the United States and Mexico in signing a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”).
September 18, 2018, Covington Alert
On September 17, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its final list of approximately $200 billion in Chinese imports subject to an additional ad valorem tariff. The final list, which covers 5,745 product categories, will take effect on September 24, 2018.
August 8, 2018
The Trump Administration has released its final list of approximately $16 billion in Chinese imports that will be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff, which will go into effect on August 23, 2018. The Administration has announced that it will provide an opportunity to request that "particular products" subject to the additional duties be ...
July 11, 2018, Covington Alert
Last night, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released a new proposed list of $200 billion worth of products from China that could face an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff. The list covers 6,031 product categories, including a multitude of consumer goods such as luggage, tires, furniture, apparel, mattresses, household goods, components ...
Covington Files Memorial in International Court of Justice on Behalf of Ukraine in Case Against the Russian Federation
June 13, 2018
WASHINGTON—Covington submitted a Memorial to the International Court of Justice on behalf of Ukraine that documents violations of international law by the Russian Federation. The Memorial, accompanied by a substantial evidentiary record, establishes that the Russian Federation has violated the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of ...
May 4, 2018, Covington Alert
The Trump Administration’s senior economic and trade officials held talks with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing, May 3-4. The talks concluded with no agreement, and each side tabled expansive demands that appear well beyond what the other side would be able to accept.
NAFTA: The Next Generation
April 19, 2018, ABA International Section Annual Meeting
April 11, 2018, Law360
Marney Cheek is quoted in a Law360 article regarding issues that could exist under USTR Lighthizer's proposed alternatives to investor-state arbitration in a renegotiated NAFTA. "I think the main problem with his proposed solutions is that they're all limited in scope, and so there's very serious enforcement gaps," says Cheek. Commenting on the fact that ...
April 4, 2018, Covington Alert
On April 3, the Trump Administration proposed a list of approximately 1,300 products originating from China that would bear an additional 25 percent ad valorem import tariff and requested public comments on the list, following the Administration’s determination last month that China’s technology transfer and intellectual property (“IP”) policies are harming U.S. ...
March 23, 2018, Global Policy Watch
March 22, 2018 Earlier today, the administration announced its findings that China’s theft of U.S. technologies and intellectual property (“IP”) have caused at least $50 billion in harm to the U.S. economy per year. In response, President Trump issued an order announcing its intent to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports, curtail Chinese investment ...
March 22, 2018, Covington Alert
Earlier today, the administration announced its findings that China’s theft of U.S. technologies and intellectual property (“IP”) have caused at least $50 billion in harm to the U.S. economy per year.
March 15, 2018, Global Policy Watch
Following the recent U.S. announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States is now poised to implement trade sanctions against China stemming from an investigation of that country’s intellectual property (“IP”) practices. Such sanctions, which could include significant and maybe even ...
March 15, 2018, Covington Alert
Following the recent U.S. announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States is now poised to implement trade sanctions against China stemming from an investigation of that country’s intellectual property (“IP”) practices.
Interstate Arbitration, International Courts, and Investment Arbitration: Is More Interaction Needed?
March 2, 2018, Columbia Arbitration Day
Fashion Brand To Pay $2.3M In Bangladesh Accord Deal
January 23, 2018, Law360
Marney Cheek is quoted in a Law360 article regarding a $2.3 million settlement between labor unions and a global fashion brand over garment factory conditions under the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. “These settlements show that an enforcement mechanism like arbitration can be a critical part of ensuring compliance with the Bangladesh Accord,” ...
Second dispute under Bangladesh accord settles
January 23, 2018, Global Arbitration Review
Marney Cheek is quoted in a Global Arbitration Review article regarding a recent settlement that was reached between labor union federations and a global fashion brand under the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. Cheek, who led the Covington team acting for IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union, says, "The Bangladesh accord arbitrations ...
Covington Helps Secure Historic Settlement in Arbitration Under the Accord on Fire & Building Safety in Bangladesh
January 22, 2018
WASHINGTON—Covington has helped secure a historic settlement on behalf of global union federations, Industrial Global Union and UNI Global Union, in an arbitration under the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a legally binding agreement to create a framework for safe working conditions in the Bangladeshi Ready-Made Garment industry. Signed in ...
What NAFTA Renegotiating Objectives Mean For Arbitration
November 22, 2017, Law360
Marney Cheek is quoted in a Law360 article examining what updated renegotiation objectives for NAFTA mean for investment arbitration. According to Cheek, "The reference in the [investor-state dispute settlement] negotiating objectives to 'U.S. sovereignty' and 'the maintenance of strong U.S. domestic industries' appears to be a euphemism for telling U.S. ...
November 22, 2017, Global Arbitration Review
Marney Cheek is quoted in a Global Arbitration Review article examining the Administration's updated objectives with regard to the reform of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). According to Cheek, the reference in the objectives to finding a “meaningful procedure for resolving investment disputes” echoes the wording used by Congress in the Trade Promotion ...
May 18, 2017, Covington Alert
On May 18, 2017, newly confirmed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally notified Congress that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Trump Administration has indicated that it will request public input on the “direction, focus, and content” of these negotiations, and will publish notice in the ...
May 4, 2017, Covington Alert
Investments in developing economies offer substantial benefits for many reasons, including their growth potential. But they often come with greater economic and political risks. Investment-protection treaties are an important and relatively inexpensive tool to manage some of those risks. Most bilateral and multilateral investment treaties provide foreign ...
December 2, 2016, Global Policy Watch
President-elect Donald Trump made trade policy a key issue in his campaign and has declared his interest in either withdrawing from or renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Government officials from Mexico and Canada have publicly stated that their respective governments are open to renegotiating the treaty. As a result, companies that ...
November 26, 2016, Asia Times
Marney Cheek is quoted in an Asia Times article regarding the use of a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) to defuse Sino-U.S. tension over acquisitions. According to Cheek, “Successful negotiation of a U.S.-China BIT has never been more important.” She continues, “An agreement would provide legal certainty for foreign investors from both countries at a very ...
Industry Rep. Says Food Label ‘Clawback’ Hurts US Trade
April 8, 2016, Law360
Marney Cheek’s remarks made at the American Bar Association’s Annual Intellectual Property Conference are quoted in this Law360 article discussing the overbearing rules that “claw back” food names. According to Cheek, geographical indications often serve as “trade barriers” to geographically descriptive foods that have become generic to consumers, such as ...
US Perspective of TTIP
January-February 2016, CDR News
Marney Cheek is quoted extensively in a CDR article offering a US perspective of TTIP. According to Cheek, “even though the US and EU represent the world’s largest trade and investment relationship, the TTIP has not, to date, received the same level attention in the United States as it has in Europe.” She points out that the “debate over investor-state ...
December 30, 2015, BNA's International Trade Daily
November 24, 2015, Global Policy Watch
Note: This post is the third in a series of posts on the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by Covington’s International and Public Policy lawyers. The final TPP text, which was released on November 5, 2015, is available here. TPP is not expected to enter into force until at least 2016, with the...… Continue Reading
November 17, 2015, Global Policy Watch
Note: This post is the second in a series of posts on the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by Covington’s International and Public Policy lawyers. The final TPP text, which was released on November 5, 2015, is available here. TPP is not expected to enter into force until at least 2016, with the timeline...… Continue Reading
July 23, 2015
LONDON, July 23, 2015 — Covington has launched a new app designed specifically for smart phones and tablets called ‘The Arbitration Handbook’. The app compiles over 90 resources (arbitral rules, treaties, national laws and guidelines) commonly used in international arbitration into one convenient electronic resource, while enabling users to bookmark and ...
Covington’s arbitration app
July 23, 2015, Global Arbitration Review
A piece on our new arbitration app quoting Marney Cheek and Jeremy Wilson and mentioning William Lowery’s and Catherine Karia’s roles in developing the app.
ISDS and TTIP: Why All the Fuss?
June 17, 2015, International Financial Law Review
Marney Cheek was quoted in this article.
India’s Investment Treaties – Will the Government Reject a Core Standard of Investment Protection?
May 18, 2015, Global Policy Watch
Almost all of the more than 3,000 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) in existence offer foreign investors the protection of “fair and equitable treatment” under international law. India’s new draft model BIT does not. In place of the well-established standard of protection, which has been interpreted and applied in hundreds of prior investment arbitrations, ...
April 23, 2015, Global Policy Watch
Recent calls by anti-trade groups to abandon investor-state arbitration (often referred to as “investor-state dispute settlement,” or ISDS) ignore the modern reality of the global economy and conjure images of Chicken Little’s warnings that the sky is falling. Investment flows exceeded $1.45 trillion globally in 2013. Of the billions of dollars in cross-border ...
April 22, 2015, The Hill
Covington's Marney Cheek and John Veroneau wrote this article on Investor-state dispute settlement: "Recent calls by anti-trade groups to abandon investor-state arbitration (often referred to as “investor-state dispute settlement,” or ISDS) ignore the modern reality of the global economy and conjure images of Chicken Little’s warnings that the sky is falling. ...
April 22, 2015, The Hill
December 17, 2014, Covington E-Alert
Standing up for the little guy
September 16, 2014, CDR
Covington partners Marney Cheek and Jonathan Gimblett are featured in this article regarding their representation of Yukos minority shareholders: “The writing is on the wall. Once again, Russia has been held accountable for its actions,” Marney Cheek, a Covington & Burling partner who represented the Spanish investors, tells CDR. Indeed, Jonathan Gimblett, ...
9/11/2014
WASHINGTON, DC, September 11, 2014 — The Stockholm District Court today dismissed the Russian Federation’s jurisdictional challenge to a previous arbitration ruling that ordered Russia to compensate a group of Spanish investors for the losses they suffered when the government expropriated the Yukos Oil Company, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the ...
Yukos award survives Swedish action
September 12, 2014, Global Arbitration Review
The articles above reference the Stockholm District Court dismissing the Russian Federation’s jurisdictional challenge to a previous arbitration ruling that ordered Russia to compensate a group of Spanish investors for the losses they suffered when the government expropriated the Yukos Oil Company, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. The ...
August 4, 2014, Law360
Marney Cheek, Jonathan Gimblett and David Pinsky have authored this article on Russia's threats to retaliate against U.S. and European companies in response to new sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union: "Russian lawmakers’ recent threats to retaliate against U.S. and European companies in response to new sanctions imposed by the United ...
July 11, 2014, Covington Advisory
June 24, 2014, Global Policy Watch
The United States and the European Union are currently negotiating a comprehensive, high standard trade agreement. Launched in 2013, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) seeks to unlock economic growth by further opening the US and EU markets, addressing regulatory barriers that result in significant costs to companies operating or seeking ...
June 2, 2014, Global Policy Watch
This post originally appeared on Investment Policy Central. A U.S.-China bilateral investment treaty (BIT) will serve as the cornerstone for the bilateral economic relationship between these two economic powerhouses for years to come. It puts in place important rules that protect U.S. investors against discrimination and arbitrary treatment, with the United ...
Why A U.S.- China Bilateral Investment Treaty Matters
May 28, 2014, Investment Policy Central
Covington's Marney Cheek has authored a blog post for Investment Policy Central regarding the U.S. - China Bilateral Investment treaty. "A U.S.-China bilateral investment treaty (BIT) will serve as the cornerstone for the bilateral economic relationship between these two economic powerhouses for years to come. It puts in place important rules that protect U.S. ...
April 15, 2014, Covington E-Alert
March 21, 2014, Covington E-Alert
United States and European Union Impose Additional Sanctions in Response to the Crisis in Ukraine
March 18, 2014, Covington E-Alert
US Has Options Beyond Sanctions In Ukraine Response
March 13, 2014, Law360
Covington partner Marney Cheek is quoted regarding potential economic sanctions targeting Russians and Ukrainians responsible for the unrest in Ukraine: “My sense is that the administration is waiting to see the outcome of any referendum regarding the status of Crimea...Sanctions are an appropriate response in the short term. But an ultimate goal, at least after ...
March 6, 2014, Covington E-Alert
TTIP of the iceberg – what the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership means for lawyers on both sides of the Pond
February 14, 2014, Legal Week
Marney Cheek was quoted on investor-state dispute settlement.
Business Unimpressed by Khodorkovsky Release
January 24, 2014, The Moscow Times
Marney Cheek discussed resolving claims of American shareholders in Yukos Oil Company.
November 20, 2013, Covington E-Alert
November 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2013 — The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved a request by the Coalition for Broadcast Investment to relax a long-standing cap on foreign investment in broadcast companies. Covington & Burling represented the coalition in a two-year effort to secure greater opportunities for foreign investment in broadcasting ...
Key Issues for Your Company to Consider in a U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Negotiation
September 19, 2013, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Dispute Resolution Through Arbitration
April 27, 2013, India and the United States – The Evolving Legal Landscape for Cross Border Transactions
One Year Progress
March 15, 2013, One Year Anniversary of KORUS Implementation
Q&A With Covington's Marney Cheek
February 20, 2013, Law360
Marney Cheek was interviewed about the state of the international trade bar and her practice at Covington.
Russia’s Membership in the WTO: An Additional Venue for Business Disputes?
September 21, 2012, 4th Annual ABA Conference on The Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes
Covington Wins Major Victory for Spanish Funds in Claim Against Russia Over Nationalization of Yukos Oil
July 26, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 2012 — An international tribunal ordered the Russian government to compensate a group of Spanish investors for the losses they suffered when Russia seized the Yukos Oil Company, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. The Spanish investors sought compensation under the bilateral investment treaty between Spain and the ...
Stranger in a Strange Land: Ethical and Compliance Challenges in International Disputes
April 20, 2012, ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference
April 20, 2012, Covington E-Alert
Stranger in a Strange Land: Ethical and Compliance Challenges in International Disputes
April 20, 2012, ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference
April 16, 2012, Covington E-Alert
April 11, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2012 — Law360 has named Covington & Burling partner Marney Cheek a recipient of its “Rising Star” award in the international trade category. The award honors attorneys under the age of 40 whose accomplishments in major client matters belie their age, according to Law360. In an April 10 profile of Ms. Cheek, Law360 noted her “expertise ...
Cross-Border Discovery Issues for U.S. Litigants
February 23, 2012, Covington & Burling LLP Webinar
Covington Named a ‘Best Law Firm for Women’ by NAFE
September 13, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 13, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP has been named as one of the nation’s best law firms for women lawyers by the National Association of Female Executives and Flex-Time Lawyers. The firm has won the award every year that the award has been given. The 50 winning firms were selected to the “Best Law Firms for Women” based on their ...
China’s Export Restrictions on Rare Earths, Tungsten, and Antimony and the World Trade Organization
February 22, 2011, Covington E-Alert
December 2, 2010, Covington E-Alert
March 8, 2010, Covington E-Alert
Covington Promotes 10 Lawyers to Partnership
10/1/2009
WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP today announced that ten of its lawyers have been elected to the firm’s partnership effective today. The new partners practice in the corporate, litigation, and regulatory fields. The ten new partners and their practices are as follows: Marney Cheek (International) represents companies and trade ...
USTR Requests Public Comments on SPS and Standards Related Measures That Create Barriers to Trade
September 29, 2009, Covington E-Alert
4/8/2009
WASHINGTON, DC, April 8, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP has secured a major victory in an international arbitration against Russia on behalf of Spanish holders of Yukos American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The decision on jurisdiction, under the rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, is expected to have important implications ...
April 7, 2009, Covington E-Alert
April 1, 2009, Covington E-Alert
February 5, 2009, Covington E-Alert
September 27, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, September 27, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP partner Stuart Eizenstat was recently named a “Leading International Trade Lawyer” by Legal Times as part of that publication’s series profiling the top ten lawyers in particular practice areas. Mr. Eizenstat heads the firm’s international practice. The feature story, published on September 17th, ...
July/August 2007, Trademark World
- Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, International Arbitration (2013-2020)
- Chambers Global, International Arbitration (2016-2020) and Public International Law (2020)
- Law360, International Arbitration MVP (2019)
- Legal 500 US, International Arbitration (2013-2017)
- The Charles F.C. Ruff 2018 Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
- Legal 500 Latin America, International Arbitration (2015)