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Covington & Burling LLP

UK Guide 2024

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Covington & Burling LLP

Covington & Burling LLP

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Chairman of Management Committee: Douglas G. Gibson

Managing Partner: James Halstead

Number of partners worldwide: 330

Number of lawyers in London: 133

Contacts:  

Arbitration: Jeremy Wilson

Brands: Louise Nash

Business and Human Rights: Hannah Edmonds-Camara, Sarah Crowder

Capital Markets: Simon Amies, Gregor Frizzell

Corporate & M&A: Paul Claydon, Gregor Frizzell

Cybersecurity: Mark Young

Data Protection: Daniel Cooper

Employment: Chris Bracebridge, Christopher Walter

Energy/Clean-Tech: Simon Amies

EU & Competition: Johan Ysewyn

Financial Services/Regulatory: John Ahern

Fraud, Compliance & Investigations: Ian Hargreaves, David Lorello, Mark Finucane

Funds & Investments: Simon Goodworth

Intellectual Property: Morag Peberdy

International Trade: David Lorello, Lisa Peets

Litigation: Louise Freeman, Craig Pollack, Gregory Lascelles

Life Sciences - Collaborations & Licensing: Lucinda Osborne, Daniel Pavin

Life Sciences - Regulatory: Grant Castle, Robin Blaney, Brian Kelly, Sarah Cowlishaw

Life Sciences - Transactions: Paul Claydon, James Gubbins

Project Development and Finance: Graham Vinter, Agnieszka Klich, Robin Mizrahi, David Miles, Ben Donovan

Public Affairs: Lisa Peets, Sebastian Vos

Real Estate: Geraldine Pigot

Technology: Louise Nash

Technology Regulatory: Lisa Peets

Tax: Guy Dingley

Venture Capital: James Halstead, Louise Nash, James Gubbins

In an increasingly regulated world, Covington has an exceptional ability to help clients navigate their most complex business problems, deals and disputes.

Covington’s distinctively collaborative culture allows it to be truly one team globally, drawing on the diverse experience of lawyers and advisors across the firm by seamlessly sharing insight and experience.

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

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

EXPERTISE IN A HIGHLY REGULATED WORLD  

In a world that is increasingly complex and highly regulated, Covington has built a powerful firmwide capability to help its clients navigate the intersection of law and policy.

THE FIRM 

Covington’s distinctively collaborative culture and lack of origination credits mean that its clients always get the best possible counsel.

STRATEGIC FORESIGHT ON POLICY  

Covington understands the government inside out. It knows the substance, the process, and the people behind the policy. This gives the firm strategic foresight into the ever-changing policy landscape.

COMBINING QUALITY WITH COMMERCIAL ACUMEN  

The firm delivers commercially practical advice of the highest quality, combining a deep understanding of clients’ industries with sophisticated and integrated legal knowledge.

CRACKING THE TOUGHEST PROBLEMS  

Covington’s capabilities and the quality of its thinking enables the firm to tackle the toughest deals and disputes and create innovative solutions to the most complex business challenges of any shape or size.

LANGUAGES  

Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Crimean Tatar, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.

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USA - Head office
UK

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Global Practice Guide
Ian Hargreaves
Matthew Beech
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Article • Nov 2023

Covington & Burling LLP rankings

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London (Firms)
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
4
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Craig Pollack
2
Craig Pollack
2
Band 2
Louise Freeman
4
Louise Freeman
4
Band 4
Competition Law
1 Department
Department
Competition Law
6
Competition Law
6
Band 6
Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million
4
Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Louise Nash
4
Louise Nash
4
Band 4
UK-wide
Data Protection & Information Law
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Data Protection & Information Law
2
Data Protection & Information Law
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Mark Young
3
Mark Young
3
Band 3
Energy & Natural Resources: Power
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Agnieszka Klich
4
Agnieszka Klich
4
Band 4
Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
David Berman
3
David Berman
3
Band 3
Fraud: Civil
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Fraud: Civil
4
Fraud: Civil
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Craig Pollack
1
Craig Pollack
1
Band 1
Ian Hargreaves
4
Ian Hargreaves
4
Band 4
International Arbitration
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Jeremy Wilson
4
Jeremy Wilson
4
Band 4
Life Sciences: Regulatory
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Life Sciences: Regulatory
1
Life Sciences: Regulatory
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Grant Castle
1
Grant Castle
1
Band 1
Brian Kelly
2
Brian Kelly
2
Band 2
Sarah Cowlishaw
2
Sarah Cowlishaw
2
Band 2
Life Sciences: Transactional
1 Department
5 Ranked Lawyers
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Life Sciences: Transactional
1
Life Sciences: Transactional
1
Band 1
Lawyers
James Gubbins
1
James Gubbins
1
Band 1
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