November 15, 2018

WASHINGTON—Covington's patent litigation team successfully petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case on behalf of its client, Return Mail, Inc., which saw its patent on a system for handling undeliverable mail invalidated in 2015 after the U.S. Postal Service petitioned for Covered Business Method Review. The case, which will involve interpretation of ...

November 15, 2018

PALO ALTO—Covington advised Standard Cognition, which provides artificial intelligence-powered autonomous checkout solutions for brick and mortar retailers, in raising a $40 million round of Series A Preferred Stock investment. Available to any retailer, the Standard Cognition solution allows consumers to shop and pay without waiting in line, scanning, or ...

November 13, 2018, Washington Post

Mark Lynch is quoted in the Washington Post about his representation of Robert Sherrill, a journalist who successfully sued the White House to re-obtain his press credential in 1977. Mr. Lynch said that the critical finding in Sherrill v. Knight was, given the  "important First Amendment rights implicated by refusal to grant White House press passes to bona fide ...

November 13, 2018, CNBC

Robert Kelner is quoted in CNBC regarding Democrats plans to scrutinize publicly-traded and consumer-facing companies more closely. Mr. Kelner said Democrats have sent roughly 100 letters during the past two years to companies in four main sectors: pharmaceuticals, tech, energy and financial services. He has told clients, “Prepare, prepare, prepare. Don't wait ...

November 13, 2018

WASHINGTON—Forbes has named Covington’s Lauren Moxley to its “30 Under 30” list for law and policy. This annual recognition honors 30 people under 30 who are “the new frontier of politicians, legal entrepreneurs and attorneys.” Ms. Moxley represents clients in privacy matters, with a focus on electronic surveillance and law enforcement access. She was part of ...