Eight Covington Lawyers Named Law360 MVPs

Eight Covington Lawyers Named Law360 MVPs

October 12, 2022

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named eight Covington lawyers as MVPs. These awards single out lawyers from across numerous practice areas based on their success in hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals.

The Covington lawyers recognized as Law360 MVPs are:

Amy Toro was recognized for her work in the life sciences field leading companies like Sanofi and AstraZeneca through deals worth well into the billions, including Sanofi's alliance with IGM Biosciences, which could be worth up to $6 billion, to develop a way to fight various cancer, immunology, and inflammation targets. Amy's Life Sciences MVP profile can be found here.

Scott Freling was recognized for his work guiding big deals, including Veritas Capital's $1.65 billion sale of a company he helped the firm acquire, working on a wide range of client merger and acquisition deals, and guiding many leading private equity firms like Lindsay Goldberg and Warburg Pincus, among others, in government contract transactions. Scott's Government Contracts MVP profile can be found here.

Agnieszka Klich was recognized for her work on many complex projects in the past year, including the $12 billion Jazan power plant project and $1.5 billion Red Sea gigacity utilities infrastructure project in Saudi Arabia, and the Redstone Concentrated Solar Power project in South Africa. Agnieszka's Project Finance MVP profile can be found here.

Henry Liu was highlighted as an MVP in the “high-stakes" world of class action litigation for his work on the dismissal of allegations that JPMorgan Chase conspired with big banks to manipulate the $14 trillion U.S. Treasury market and a significant business and human rights case for a major media company. Henry's Class Actions MVP profile can be found here.

Ashley Simonsen was recognized for her work extensive work in the financial services, consumer products, and technology sectors. Law360 highlighted her most recent work helping Facebook defend class actions brought by various parties, including advertisers and content moderators.

Jay Smith was highlighted as a trade advocate, leading Covington teams in securing product exclusions and a major Commission for Environmental Cooperation recommendation to protect a species of North Atlantic whales. Jay's International Trade MVP profile can be found here.

Kevin Poloncarz was recognized for leading the firm on several important and high-profile matters over the last year, including representing large utilities in the high-profile U.S. Supreme Court Clean Air Act case and helping shape the federal government's efforts to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons. Kevin's Environmental MVP profile can be found here.