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Covington & Burling LLP

Securities: Regulation: Advisory

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Covington & Burling LLP

Rankings

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Securities: Regulation: Advisory - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Covington & Burling LLP has a distinguished team offering counsel on the full range of securities regulatory matters from SEC reporting and disclosure to public companies' liabilities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. iThe firm felds experts in issues arising from M&A and capital market transactions as well as enforcement and internal investigations. It has a deep bench of former senior SEC officials adds impressive credibility in connection with both advisory and enforcement matters and is also sought after for its expertise in corporate governance.

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Work Highlights

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  • Covington & Burling LLP advised Broadridge Financial on SEC reporting, sustainability reporting, M&A, public disclosures and related corporate and governance activities.

Strengths

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  • Covington has significant technical knowledge with team depth to assure successful complex transactions. They are proactive, extremely responsive and strategic on sophisticated corporate, financial, regulatory and litigation matters.

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  • Covington can handle any corporate matter that we throw at them. Their knowledge of our business and disclosures creates a great synergy and efficiency.

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  • Covington & Burling's accessibility, adaptability and speed of execution stands out. They have strong expertise, high capability and a service-oriented approach.

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  • Covington handles some of the most sensitive regulatory matters leveraging their strong white-collar, government investigations and securities expertise. They have outstanding depth and judgment.

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  • Covington's business-oriented advice distinguishes their securities regulation practice from others. They are efficient and handle complex and sophisticated securities matters in a straightforward manner.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Kerry Burke
    Kerry Burke

    Kerry Burke

    Kerry Burke offers global corporations a wealth of expertise in securities regulatory matters and compliance. She provides clients with advice on ESG, public disclosures, corporate governance and SEC reporting.

    • Kerry is responsive and practical.

      Securities: Regulation: Advisory respondentUSA

    • Kerry is thorough, very bright and she knows the ins and outs of securities regulation. Her advice is practical, creative and she understands our pain points.

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    • Kerry has an amazing depth of knowledge and is able to apply that to the scenarios that companies face and provide realistic, solid advice.

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  • Gerald Hodgkins
    Gerald Hodgkins

    Gerald Hodgkins

    Gerald Hodgkins draws upon his extensive experience at the SEC to represent both individual and corporate clients facing major investigations and enforcement proceedings.

    • Gerry does a very good job managing SEC work for financial services clients.

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    • Gerry is a terrific lawyer.

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    • Gerry has senior level SEC experience and technical expertise.

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