With offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and Washington, we have broad experience in dealing with international issues. We frequently serve as advisors or advocates on projects and transactions presenting novel and complex issues, often of national and international importance. According to Chambers' 2011 ranking, Covington's International lawyers "are great on a strategic level and have excellent tactical acumen.”
Our clients include companies in virtually all sectors of the economy, including both established multinational corporations and smaller firms in the initial stages of operations. We advise and represent the world’s leading software and high-technology concerns, major companies in the oil and gas sector, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, defense contractors, manufacturing and consumer products entities, financial institutions, and media companies as well as foreign governments and international organizations.
The international practice is chaired by Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, who served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Under Secretary of State and of Commerce, and as Ambassador to the European Union. The group is co-chaired by Ambassador John Veroneau, the former deputy United States Trade Representative, and Peter Lichtenbaum, a former Assistant Secretary at the Commerce Department. Covington’s international group includes lawyers and policy experts who have held significant positions at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, and the UK Department of Trade and Industry.
Covington has an alliance with McLarty Associates, the strategic consulting firm headed by former White House Chief of Staff and Special Envoy for the Americas Thomas F. McLarty. McLarty Associates provides strategic advice and advocacy on behalf of clients throughout the world. This unique alliance gives our clients access to the combined experience and expertise of lawyers, diplomats, policy- and opinion-makers and intelligence analysts to address their important international legal, regulatory and commercial issues.
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