Amanda L. Weiss

Associate

aweiss@cov.com
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Covington & Burling LLP
The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-1405
Tel: 212.841.1166
Fax: 646.441.9166


 

Practices

Education

  • The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2007
    • The University of Chicago Legal Forum, Senior Comment Editor
  • Fordham University, M.A., 1998
    • Public Communications
  • Amherst College, B.A., 1997
    • cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Languages

  • French


Amanda Weiss is an associate in the firm’s New York office and a member of the Corporate Practice group.  Her practice includes advising clients with respect to corporate governance, securities regulation, and corporate transactional matters.

Representative Matters

  • Seconded to multinational manufacturing company during that company’s transition from a spin-off to provide corporate governance and securities disclosure advice.
  • Advised a multinational pharmaceutical company on its post-merger legal entity integration in Latin America.
  • Represented Johnson & Johnson in its acquisition of SterilMed.
  • Represented The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in its $500.0 million offering of mandatory convertible preferred stock and in its $1 billion offering of senior notes due 2020.
  • Advised the Special Committee of Independent Directors of Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. in the $380 million sale of Charlotte Russe to funds managed by Advent International Corporation.
  • Represented Thomson Reuters in the sale of its Physicians’ Desk Reference business to Health Care Notification Network.
  • Represented UBS AG in connection with its $21.5 billion offering of Auction Rate Securities Rights.
  • Advised major European bank on regulatory and compliance issues relating to the operation of a US equity derivatives business.
  • Represented Pfizer in its acquisition of Serenex.

Honors and Rankings

  • New York Super Lawyers, "Rising Star" in Business/Corporate (2012)

Pro Bono

  • Represented a 16-year-old Peruvian national in her successful application for an immigrant visa.

Publications and Speeches

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