Covington approaches every lawsuit it handles with the expectation that the case will be tried. By developing case themes early, focusing our discovery efforts on the key issues, and demonstrating the ability and drive to take the case to the courtroom, we put our clients in the best position to win -- whether at trial, on summary judgment, or through a negotiated resolution.
Our senior trial lawyers have tried hundreds of cases in state and federal courtrooms across the country. Our highly diverse ranks include five members of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, and nearly three dozen former federal and state prosecutors and government trial attorneys. Several of our attorneys teach trial advocacy in law schools and to practicing attorneys nationwide.
We back our trial lawyers with a staff of nearly twenty litigation support professionals, experienced in state-of-the-art trial presentation software and graphic design. This talented team of in-house experts allows us to create for trial, on a cost-effective basis, cutting-edge electronic and multi-media presentations. We are also adept at mock juries and focus groups, which our trial lawyers use extensively to test and focus their courtroom arguments.
Covington lawyers have tried cases to verdict or judgment in virtually every substantive area of the law. In recent years, we have achieved significant trial victories in intellectual property, insurance coverage, antitrust, employment discrimination, mass tort, securities, and commercial disputes.
Representative Matters
- Our partners Eric Holder, former Deputy Attorney General and U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and Tom Williamson, former Solicitor for the Department of Labor, obtained a rare defense verdict against one of the nation’s most prominent plaintiff’s lawyers in a Texas employment discrimination suit for our client MBNA.
- George Pappas, one of the country’s top patent trial lawyers, who has served as lead trial counsel in more than 80 patent cases, won a multi-month bench trial in West Virginia, successfully defending the validity of patents covering a blockbuster antibiotic with $1 billion in annual revenue for our client, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.
- Sonya Winner, an antitrust and intellectual property trial lawyer and lead partner in our San Francisco office, won a $52 million jury verdict for our client Caliper Technologies from a California jury in a trade-secret misappropriation case.
- Lanny Breuer, former White House counsel who defended President Clinton in the Senate impeachment trial and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, prevailed in one of the longest contested adoption trials in District of Columbia history, exemplifying the firm’s long tradition of pro bono public service.
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