Crisis Management - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
Covington & Burling has a broad international crisis response practice spanning the USA, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and is especially renowned for its market-leading white-collar practice. The Covington team has handled landmark climate change and environmental enforcement matters.
Strengths
"Covington & Burling is very good for crisis matters."
"They are active and have a strong practice for this sector."
"Covington has a solid practice with both regulatory and litigation being their strongest strengths."
Work Highlights
Covington & Burling represented Amazon in a novel CPSC mandatory recall adjudication alleging that Amazon is a “distributor” of consumer products manufactured and sold by third parties on Amazon.com.
Notable Practitioners
Former US Attorney General Eric Holder advises clients on complex investigations and disputes, including major regulatory enforcement and reputational matters. "Eric Holder has great expertise."
Lanny Breuer is respected and well known for his ability to handle major white-collar crime cases. His work includes advising on financial fraud investigations, money laundering investigations and other criminal and civil matters that have the potential to cause reputational harm.