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September 4, 2020, Covington Alert

It has been over twenty years since the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention came into force, over a decade since the enactment of the UK Bribery Act, and over three years since the passage of France’s Sapin II law. Alongside those ground-breaking developments have come a host of other measures across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) region to strengthen ...

August 2019, Covington Alert

The ECJ ruled on 14 May 2019 (C-55/18) that Member States must take measures to ensure that employers comply with the minimum rest periods and prevent workers from working in excess of the weekly maximum working hours, including introducing an "objective, reliable and accessible system" to measure daily working time.

April 2, 2019, Seoul Economy Newspaper

Chang Sik Kim is quoted in Seoul Economy Newspaper regarding a patent dispute victory involving 12 patents, which was brought by Gold Charm, a patent troll created by Hon Hai Precision.  He said, "With this complete victory, other patent trolls or competitors would have to think twice before launching an attack on Samsung Display."

June 26, 2018, Covington Alert

On June 21, 2018, the European Commission (“Commission”) started a new investigation to determine whether so-called destination clauses in Qatar Petroleum’s liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) supply contracts with European buyers infringe the European Union (“EU”) antitrust rules.

June 20, 2018

SILICON VALLEY—Covington was ranked sixth among “The Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys” and ranked seventh among “The Best Law Firms for Minority Partners” by Law360 for firms with more than 600 lawyers.  "While there is much progress still to be made, these results are a reflection of Covington's sustained efforts to recruit, mentor, develop, promote, and ...

February 6, 2018

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named five Covington practice groups among its “2017 Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: Government Contracts International Trade Product Liability Sports White Collar  

January 30, 2018, Law360

Law360 highlights the promotion of Covington's newest partners, including John Balzano, Lindsay Burke, Bradley Chernin, Christopher DeCresce, Guy Dingley, Matthew Dunn, Laura Flahive Wu, Pamela Forrest, Alexa Hansen, Megan Keane, Sam Pyun, Kyle Rabe, Ansgar Simon, Andrew Soukup, Emily Ullman, and Mark Young.

January 19, 2018, Law360

Covington was named a 2017 International Trade Group of the Year by Law360. According to Peter Lichtenbaum, the Bombardier trade remedies case, which "presents very significant economic, legal, and political issues," was one of the group's biggest from the past year. "The company remains confident that the ITC will conclude that Boeing will not be harmed by the ...

November 16, 2017

WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the tenth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices pertinent to LGBTQ workplace equality. Covington is among 609 major U.S. businesses that earned a perfect ...

October 27, 2017

NEW YORK—Covington represented SK Holdings Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of a significant minority interest in Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC, a midstream energy company that owns and operates approximately 340 miles of gas gathering pipelines in Ohio and West Virginia. The transaction closed in early October 2017. SK Group is a top three conglomerate in South ...

October 25, 2017, Law360

Law360 highlights Covington’s role in a decisive patent litigation victory on the eve of trial. Covington client Samsung Display Company intervened in a lawsuit that accused its customer Toshiba of patent infringement. Following successful inter partes review petitions that eliminated several asserted patents, Covington prevailed on motions for summary judgment ...

October 10, 2017, Commercial Dispute Resolution

Commercial Dispute Resolution highlights Covington's 16-partner promotion, as well as the arrivals of Jennifer Saulino and Stephen Rademaker.

October 2, 2017

WASHINGTON—Covington has promoted 16 lawyers to its partnership. “It’s a great tribute to the firm’s vibrancy that we’re continuing to build an exceptional pipeline of new partners from within our ranks,” said Timothy Hester, Covington’s chair. “We’re confident that all 16 will add importantly to the firm’s strengths and will drive further expansion of core ...

September 22, 2017, Covington Alert

President Trump has issued an Executive Order (“the Order”), effective September 21, 2017, imposing additional sanctions on persons doing business in certain sectors of the North Korean economy or engaging in certain trade or financial activities involving North Korea. President Trump issued the Order in response to North Korea’s recent intercontinental ...

July 28, 2017, Covington Alert

Congress has passed and sent to President Trump, for his signature or veto, a bill that would impose significant new sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The legislation—the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act—enjoys broad bipartisan support, having passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25 by a vote of 419-3, and the ...

February 27, 2017

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named four Covington practice groups among its “Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: International Trade Life Sciences Product Liability Sports  

December 21, 2016

WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the ninth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. Covington is among 517 major U.S. businesses that earned a perfect score this ...

December 7, 2016, Covington Alert

In October 2014, the Nagoya Protocol entered into force. It created a new international regulatory system affecting all life science companies that conduct R&D on biological material such as animals, seeds, flowers, viruses, fragrances, flavonoids, essential oils, enzymes, yeasts, and so on. So far, compliance by companies is progressing slowly due to ...

January 28, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC - Law360 has named six Covington practice groups among its “Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: Government Contracts Insurance International Trade Life Sciences Product Liability Sports

November 18, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2015 - The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the eighth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. Covington is among 400 major US businesses that ...

October 29, 2015

서울, 2015년 10월 29일 - 글로벌 법률지 아시아 리걸 비즈니스는 한 해의 성과를 평가하는 “한국 법률 대상“ 3개 부문에서 커빙턴앤드벌링(이하 “커빙턴”)을 최종 심사 대상으로 선정하였습니다. 커빙턴은 “지적재산권 분야 올해의 로펌”, “국제법 분야 올해의 로펌”, “올해의 매니징 파트너” 부문에 이름을 올렸습니다. 커빙턴은 2012년 11월 서울에 사무소를 설립한 최초의 외국계 로펌 중 하나입니다. 오랜 기간 동안 지적재산권, 반독점 및 경쟁법, 인수합병, 기업자금, 국제무역 법률 준수 및 정책, 다양한 규제 사안에 대한 미국법 및 유럽법 자문과 더불어 아프리카, 라틴아메리카를 포함한 전세계에서 한국 고객의 해외 사안에 대한 자문을 ...

September 2015, Korean Journal of Competition

August 2015, Korean Journal of Competition

July 23, 2015

런던, 2015년 7월 27일 — 커빙턴(Covington)은 스마트폰과 태블릿 전용 앱 '중재 핸드북(The Arbitration Handbook)'을 발표했다. 이 앱은 국제 중재에 통상적으로 사용되는 90개 이상의 자료(중재 규정, 조약, 국가 법령과 가이드라인 등)를 하나의 편리한 전자 자료집에 편집해 놓았으며 이로써 유저들은 그 내용에 북마크 하거나 주석을 달 수 있게 되었다. 본 앱은 전체 내용을 검색할 수 있는 기능을 갖추었으며 전세계 중재 관련 규정들의 변화를 반영하기 위해 정기적으로 업데이트된다. 이 앱은 애플 앱스토어(App Store)와 구글플레이(Google Play)에서 무료로 다운로드 받을 수 있다. 커빙턴의 글로벌 ...

July 6, 2015

워싱턴, 2015년 7월 6일— 미국 전 법무장관 에릭 홀더(Eric H. Holder, Jr.)가 법무장관으로서 6년 이상의 복무를 마치고 파트너로서 커빙턴&벌링(Covington & Burling) 로펌으로 돌아온다는 소식이다. 커빙턴의 워싱턴 사무소 소속 파트너로 돌아올 에릭 홀더는 정부 조사와 소송 분쟁 분야의 전문성을 살려 중대하고 민감한 국제적인 사안들에 집중할 예정이다. "에릭 홀더가 법무장관으로서 많은 업적을 남기고 다시 커빙턴으로 돌아온 것에 깊은 자부심을 느끼지 않을 수 없다" 면서 "에릭은 공직 기간을 제외하면 커리어를 통틀어 변호사 경력을 커빙턴의 파트너로서 쌓았으며 앞으로 에릭이 커빙턴 내에서 동료로서, 리더로서, ...

March 27, 2015

LONDON, 27 March, 2015 — Covington received 56 individual mentions and 29 practice mentions in the 2015 edition of Chambers Global. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers globally by pan-regional and country practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. The Covington lawyers selected as ...

March 6, 2015

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2015 — Covington will open a new office in Los Angeles on March 9. The office will be staffed by current firm lawyers and three new senior lawyers and will focus initially on insurance coverage, media and content distribution, patent litigation, public policy/government affairs and white collar defense. "We believe there is a strong base ...

January 27, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2015 — Covington was named one of the top 2014 “Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year” by Law360.Law360 highlighted the practice for its involvement in “the most-talked-about sports media rights deals last year,” including the NFL's Sunday Ticket agreement with DirecTV, Steve Ballmer’s bid for the Los Angeles Clippers, ...

January 16, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2015 — For the second consecutive year, Law360 named Covington’s antitrust and competition practice one of the top “Competition Practice Groups of the Year.”Law360 recognized Covington for securing the dismissal of separate antitrust suits against clients Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., JP Morgan Chase & Co., and Expedia, Inc. The ...

December 15, 2014, CDR News

Covington partner Jeremy Wilson is quoted regarding the liberalization of Korea’s legal market: "Marking the start of a five-year liberalisation process of its legal services sector, the move has spawned an influx of over 20 international firms opening offices in Seoul. With restrictions lifted on firms providing dual advice with domestic practices in 2013, the ...

November 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, November 19, 2014 — For the seventh consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded Covington & Burling the top rating of 100 percent in the 2015 Corporate Equality Index. Covington’s rating reflects its support for same-sex partners of employees through health insurance, bereavement and family leave policies, as well as its ...

November 13, 2014

Shanghai, November 13, 2014 — Covington & Burling has been named “Compliance / Regulatory Firm of the Year” by Asian-MENA Counsel magazine. Asian-MENA Counsel bases the award on a survey sent to over 21,000 in-house counsel and company directors across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Covington partner Eric Carlson, who leads the firm’s compliance practice ...

September 19, 2014

REDWOOD SHORES, CA, September 19, 2014 — Covington & Burling advised Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Canadian cloud-printing firm PrinterOn. The acquisition is expected to enhance Samsung’s mobile cloud services to the business-to-business market. Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung purchased all outstanding stock from the current ...

August 25, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2014 — Covington & Burling has been named to Latinvex’s “Legal 50,” a list of top international law firms doing work in Latin America. The firm ranked seventh among the top 15 firms doing international arbitration work in Latin America and 27th overall. Latinvex evaluated more than 100 international law firms and selected the top 50 ...

June 3, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, June 3, 2014 — The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its 2014 “Intellectual Property Hot List,” which recognizes 20 firms that have “become leaders on the latest trends in intellectual property law.” This is the second time since 2012 that Covington has been named to the list. In naming Covington to the list, the NLJ cited the ...

May 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2014 —Covington & Burling was named the “Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year - Washington D.C.” by Corporate LiveWire, a global news resource for corporate finance professionals. The Corporate LiveWire Global Awards honor law firms, individuals and businesses who have demonstrated distinction in corporate finance, and consistently ...

April 2, 2014

BEIJING, April 2, 2014 — Global Investigations Review magazine has named Covington & Burling partners Tammy Albarrán and Eric Carlson to its inaugural list of 40 leading investigations lawyers under the age of 40. The list recognizes the “next generation that will lead the global investigations bar.” Ms. Albarrán, 39, is based in Covington’s San Francisco ...

January 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2014 — For the second consecutive year, Law360 has named Covington & Burling’s life sciences practice as one of the top five “Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile of the firm, Law360 noted that Covington “delivered for drugmakers on three continents in 2013, spearheading a momentous investment by U.K.-based ...

January 7, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2014 — For the second consecutive year, The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its “Pro Bono Hot List.” This year’s list recognizes nine firms and one corporate law department for their strong commitment to public service. In the profile of Covington, the NLJ features the pro bono efforts of the firm’s New York ...

January 6, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2014 — Law360 named Covington & Burling’s energy practice as one of the top five “Energy Practice Groups of the Year.” In giving this award, Law360 recognized the breadth of Covington’s practice capabilities (including litigation, transactions, regulatory and government policy) in both the traditional and emerging energy sectors and ...

January 2014, Covington E-Alert

December 9, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2013 — For the sixth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded Covington & Burling the top rating of 100 percent in the 2014 Corporate Equality Index. Covington’s 100 percent rating reflects its written non-discrimination policy, sexual orientation and gender identity training, and support for same-sex ...

July 12, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2013 — Covington & Burling has been recognized as an honoree with two American Lawyer Global Legal Awards: Global Dispute of the Year, Investment Arbitration and Global M&A Deal of the Year, Canada. Covington’s International Arbitration Group, comprised of more than 50 lawyers, handles cases under the rules of every major arbitration ...

July 11, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2013 — For the third consecutive year, Covington & Burling has received a Gold Standard Certification from the Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), a leading organization dedicated to assisting women in law to assume leadership roles in private law firms, corporate legal departments, and the legal community at large. The certification ...

7/11/2013

WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2013 — Thomson Reuters has ranked Covington & Burling among the Top 20 legal advisers worldwide in completed M&A transactions in emerging markets during the first half of 2013. Covington ranked among the top 10 for deals involving China and the Asia Pacific region, and among the top 15 for deals involving Latin America. “We have made a ...

June 28, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2013 — Covington & Burling’s international arbitration practice has been shortlisted for a Chambers Latin America Award for Excellence. The awards recognize notable achievements over the past year, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service. The Chambers Latin America Awards for Excellence ...

March 28, 2013

워싱턴, 2013년 3월 29일 -- 가장 최근 미국 법무부 형사국 법무 차관보이었던 래니 A, 브로이어(Lanny A. Breuer)가 컨빙턴 & 벌링(Covington & Burling) 사의 법무 보좌가 될 예정이다. 브로이어는 형사, 민사 문제의 다방면에 걸쳐서 폭넓은 경험을 쌓았으며, 정부나 국제적인 조사에도 참여했던 경험도 많다. 그는 커빙턴 사의 법무보좌가 되면서 회사의 장기 전략 실행을 위해 회사의 상위 임원들과 밀접하게 협업하게 될 것이며, 특히 국제적인 주도권과 영향력 행사에 초점을 맞출 것이다. 커빙턴 사의 경영 위원회 의장인 티모시 헤스터(Timothy Hester)는 “래니 브로이어가 국가에 보였던 뛰어난 능력과 ...

March 14, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2013 — Congressman Howard Berman, a widely respected leader in the U.S. Congress, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. The addition of Rep. Berman, the former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, comes a week after Sen. Jon Kyl joined Covington’s public policy and government ...

March 6, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, March 6, 2013 — Senator Jon Kyl, who recently left Congress as the second-highest ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. “Senator Kyl’s deep knowledge and extraordinary legislative skills from his years as a senior leader in Congress make him ideally suited to ...

February 25, 2013

London, February 25, 2013 — Global Arbitration Review has named Covington & Burling to its list of the world’s top 30 international arbitration practices. In announcing the GAR 30 list, the publication notes Covington’s major arbitral victories last year, including the award for Spanish investors in Yukos Oil Company in Quasar de Valores SICAV S.A., et al. v. ...

January 22, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2013 — For the second straight year, Law360 named Covington & Burling’s global privacy and data security practice as one of the top five “Privacy & Consumer Protection Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile highlighting the firm’s privacy-related work, Law360 noted the group’s recent litigation win for LinkedIn Corp. In that case, ...

1/22/2013

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2013 — Law360 named Covington’s life sciences practice as of one of the top five “Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile highlighting Covington’s life sciences practice, Law360 noted that the group has “grown to develop an increasingly global reach that has made it a go-to for complex transactions, high stakes ...

January 9, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, January 9, 2013 — Covington & Burling has launched its Shanghai office, its third in Asia, following the opening of offices in Beijing in 2008 and Seoul in late 2012. The firm will now have a total of 20 lawyers resident in these three offices, placing it among AmLaw’s Top 50 U.S. firms with a presence in Asia. The move strengthens the firm’s ...

December 28, 2012

BEIJING, December 28, 2012 — Chambers has named Covington & Burling as a finalist for the 2013 Chambers China Awards for Excellence in the International Trade category. The awards recognize preeminence in key practice areas and significant achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client ...

November 1, 2012

워싱턴, DC, 2012년 11월 1일 — Covington & Burling이 한국 법무부와 대한 변호사협회의 최종 승인을 받은 후 오늘 서울 사무소를 개장한다. 새 사무소는 서울 강남 업무 지구의 중심인 역삼동 825-2번지 메리츠 타워에 소재할 것이다. 티모시 헤스터(Timothy Hester) 로펌 운영위원회 위원장은 "저희 로펌이 서울에 사무소를 개장하는 첫 번째 미국 로펌 중 하나가 되어 영광스럽게 생각합니다. 한국 소재 기업들과의 업무 관계가 수 년 동안 저희 업무의 중요한 일부를 차지했을지라도, 서울 사무소 개장은 서울 및 전 세계 소재 의뢰인들에 가능한 최고의 서비스를 제공하고자 하는 저희의 노력에 중요한 단계입니다. ...

March 12, 2012

워싱턴 DC, 2012년 3월 12일 — 커빙턴 & 벌링 법무법인(Covington & Burling LLP)은 한국에 있는 의뢰인들에게 보다 나은 서비스를 제공하기 위해 서울에 신규 사무소 개소를 신청하고, 한국에서 활동 중인 베테랑 기업 변호사인 윌리엄 H.Y. 박(William H.Y. Park) 변호사를 영입하여 법인 확장 총괄 업무를 담당하게 하였습니다. 박 변호사는 전 유엔 주재 미국 대사이자, 한국 당국으로부터 본 법무법인의 사무소 개소 신청 승인을 받는 즉시 새 사무소의 외국인 법률 고문직을 맡게 될 커빙턴의 다니엘 슈피겔(Daniel Spiegel) 수석 법률 고문과 긴밀하게 협조할 것입니다. 베이징에 사무소를 두고 있는 ...