Covington & Burling LLP is a leading international law firm with offices in Brussels, London, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Founded in 1919, the firm advises multinational corporations on significant transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters. Covington & Burling LLP consistently ranks among the top 20 on The American Lawyer’s prestigious "A-List", based on financial performance, pro bono activity, associate satisfaction, and diversity. [1] The firm is also referred to by Chambers Global as "one of the world’s preeminent law firms" [2] and has an overall prestige ranking of 11 by Vault.[3] Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 797 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in order to recover a right, obtain damages for an injury, obtain an injunction to prevent an injury, or obtain a declaratory judgment to prevent future legal disputes. ... In the context of government and public services regulation (as a process) is the control of something by rules, as opposed to its prohibition. ... Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... The American Lawyer is a monthly law journal. ... Vault (formerly Vault Reports), founded in 1996, is an employment and recruiting company based in New York City. ...

Firm History

Judge J. Harry Covington and Edward B. Burling founded Covington & Burling in Washington, DC, on January 1, 1919. James Harry Covington (August 15, 1863 – May 14, 1939) was an American jurist and politician. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

In 1988, Covington opened a London office, followed by a Brussels office in 1990. In 1999, Covington merged with a 60-lawyer New York firm called Howard, Smith & Levin and also opened its first West Coast office in San Francisco. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 797 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... See: West Coast of the United States West Coast, New Zealand West Coast, Tasmania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Firm Clients

Major Companies

Major companies that have been represented by attorneys of the firm include: Bank of America, Bunge, Deere & Company, Eastman Kodak Company, Eli Lilly, General Electric Company, Giorgio Armani, IBM Corporation, Harley-Davidson, match.com, Microsoft Corporation, Morgan Stanley, NASCAR, National Basketball Association, National Football League, Procter & Gamble, and Verizon. This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... Deere & Company (usually known by its brand name John Deere) (NYSE:DE) is an American corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... One of the worlds largest corporations, Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY is a global pharmaceutical company. ... The General Electric Company, or GE, (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ... Giorgio Armani S.p. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) (NYSE: IBM) (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ... Logo on a 2003 Harley Davidson The Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HDI) is a manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Match. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), (founded 1975), headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the worlds largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). ... Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is an investment bank, retail broker, and credit card provider with headquarters in New York City. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange...

Controversial Clients

Controversial clients of the firm include: Creekstone Farms Quality Beef[4], Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Phillip Morris, and Halliburton. Altria Group, Inc. ... This article needs to be updated. ...

Pro Bono

Covington’s pro bono work focuses on providing legal services to economically disadvantaged individuals and families in local communities. Attorneys at the firm participate in a six-month rotation program and work at each of three DC-based legal service organizations: Neighborhood Legal Services Program[5], the Children’s Law Center[6] and Bread for the City[7]. Pro bono is a phrase derived from Latin meaning for the good. The complete phrase is pro bono publico, for the public good. It is used to designate legal or other professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment, as a public service. ...

Covington's pro bono work includes representation in such landmark cases as Buckley v. Valeo, Griffin v. Illinois[8], and Korematsu v. United States. However, the firm's pro bono program encompasses a range of areas, including freedom of expression and religion; civil rights and civil liberties; gay rights; family law; education; landlord/tenant; homelessness; employment; criminal and court-appointed cases; police misconduct; environmental law; fairness in government procurements and grants; intellectual property; non-profit incorporation and tax. Holding --- Court membership Case opinions Laws applied --- Buckley v. ... Holding The exclusion order leading to Japanese American Internment was constitutional Court membership Chief Justice: Harlan Fiske Stone Associate Justices: Owen Josephus Roberts, Hugo Black, Stanley Forman Reed, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, Frank Murphy, Robert H. Jackson, Wiley Blount Rutledge Case opinions Majority by: Black Joined by: Stone, Reed... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also... Family Law was a television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as a divorced lawyer who attempted to start her own law firm after her lawyer husband took all their old clients. ... Homeless woman in Nice, France. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... Police misconduct refers to brutality, corruption or other objectionable actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. ... Environmental law is a body of law, which is a system of complex and interlocking statutes, common law, treaties, conventions, regulations and policies which seeks to protect the natural environment which may be affected, impacted or endangered by human activities. ... Template:Intellectual monopoly In law, intellectual monopoly (IM) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain types of information, ideas, or other intangibles in their expressed form. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...

The firm’s recent pro bono matters include:

• Continued representation of Yemeni nationals being held at Guantanamo Bay, and have obtained favorable rulings that detainees have rights under the Fifth Amendment and the Geneva Conventions. The court ruled in March of 2005 that the government could not transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay to foreign custody without first giving the prisoners a chance to challenge the move in court.

• Preparing an amicus brief on behalf of a number of social scientists in the Cook v. Rumsfeld case challenging the military’s don't ask, don't tell policy.

• Filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in support of the Planned Parenthood challenge of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.

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Pro bono accolades

• The American Lawyer "Pro Bono Report", ranked No. 1 in its annual Pro Bono Survey (2006).
• The American Lawyer "Pro Bono Report", ranked No. 1 seven out of the last 12 years.
• DC Bar Association, Thurgood Marshall Award for commitment to excellence in the fields of civil rights and individual liberties (2006).[9]
• Human Rights Campaign, "Ally for Justice" award for providing outstanding legal guidance to the HRC (2006).

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Current and Former Attorneys

• Dean Acheson
• John R. Bolton
• Abram Chayes
• Stuart E. Eizenstat
• Adrian S. Fisher
• Nicholas Johnson
• Burke Marshall
• Alfred H. Moses
• Chuck Ruff
• Paul Tagliabue
• Paul Warnke
• Togo D. West, Jr.

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External links

• Covington & Burling LLP Website
• The American Lawyer
• Chambers Global Profile
• Vault Profile
• Neighborhood Legal Services Program
• Children's Law Center
• Bread for the City
• Human Rights Campaign
• Senate Office of Public Records
• Peter Kaplan, "Tobacco Lawyer Denies Deception on Secondhand Smoke
• Philip Morris, "Corporate Affairs: corporate cost review
• The Bottom Line,The Hill, May 4, 2004,"
• LawPeriscope Profile