Covington Named Law360 Technology Group Of The Year

Law360 named Covington a Technology Practice Group of the Year, and the accompanying profile included commentary from Louise Nash, and Ashley Simonsen about Covington’s expertise in the technology space.

The firm's breadth of offices in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa have attracted many of the largest global technology companies and innovators to seek out Covington's assistance, according to Louise. “When clients reach out to a Covington lawyer, our collaborative culture means they are accessing the 400-plus legal professionals working in the technology group at Covington, many of whom hold advanced science and technology degrees, have years of experience as former senior in-house counsel to some of the world's most successful technology companies, or have served previously in government appointments and clerkships,” she said. “That combination allows us to provide high-end legal advice in complex and highly sensitive matters across the globe.”

Ashley said that the practice group’s work is especially rewarding because of the legal impact their cases have on the wider industry. Ashley said that “since we achieved those rulings, they've been cited by a number of defendants in other cases on various propositions, including a ruling that we obtained at the class certification stage relating to the requirement that a plaintiff meet his burden to show that he can prove class-wide exposure to the alleged representation using common proof.”

Alex added to this point, saying that the industry offers the practice group the opportunity to be a leader in shaping new legal concepts, saying: “One of the fascinating things about technology law is, because you're dealing with an industry sector that's creating new and different types of products and services that never existed before, you're constantly confronted with novel legal questions about how long-standing legal doctrines apply in the context of these new technological settings,” he said. “And that's a really fun and exciting area of the law to be in.”