Dennis B. Auerbach

Of Counsel

dauerbach@cov.com
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Covington & Burling LLP
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
Tel: 202.662.5226
Fax: 202.778.5226


 

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Education

  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989
  • Princeton University, B.A., 1984

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia


Dennis Auerbach is of counsel to the firm, focusing on business, bankruptcy and white collar litigation, often with a fraud or breach of fiduciary duty dimension.  He also represents debtors, creditors, and committees in Chapter 11 bankruptcies.  Much of Mr. Auerbach’s litigation practice concerns claims arising out of bankruptcy proceedings, including claims that directors breached their fiduciary duties in the period leading up to bankruptcy; fraudulent transfer claims; and valuation disputes.  It also includes defending clients accused of financial fraud.

Representative Matters

  • Representation of directors and investor in breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent conveyance litigation arising out of an internet provider bankruptcy.
  • Representation of a former foreign official on US financial fraud and money laundering charges.
  • Representation of a non-profit trustee in breach of fiduciary duty litigation arising out of one of the country’s largest non-profit healthcare bankruptcies.
  • Representation of a major energy company and its board in merger and takeover litigation.
  • Representation of the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in a major REIT bankruptcy.
  • Representation of a pharmaceutical executive in an SEC investigation regarding alleged disclosure, accounting, trading, and other securities law violations.

Pro Bono

  • Mr. Auerbach’s pro bono work includes representation of clients in asylum proceedings before US immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals.

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