Washington—Global Investigations Review (GIR) has ranked Covington among its top ten investigations practices in the world for the sixth consecutive year. The "GIR 30" assessment identifies leading firms from around the world that are best suited to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations.
Covington guided several multinational clients through government investigations over the past year that ended in declinations. GIR noted that clients describe Covington's white collar and investigations practice as the "go-to firm for major internal investigations" and "incredibly strategic and responsive while also managing to be practical and mindful of costs."
Covington’s White Collar Defense and Investigations practice is recognized as a premier white collar group, with lawyers that possess an unsurpassed depth of expertise in the full range of issues. Covington’s lawyers have decades of experience with the regulators and enforcement authorities with whom its clients interact. With one of the largest white collar practices in the world, the team includes a former U.S. Attorney General, former senior SEC officials, a former Secretary of Homeland Security, two former heads of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, former federal judges, numerous former federal prosecutors with extensive criminal trial experience, as well as former senior Treasury Department, State Department, and EU officials. Covington also has a deep bench of other highly experienced white collar lawyers who zealously defend clients in any type of white collar case. Across both counseling and investigations, Covington can provide "24-hour" real-time support to clients with seamless coordination across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
As well as being ranked as one of the world's top investigations practices by GIR, Covington's White Collar Defense and Investigations practice is renowned for its crisis management capabilities. The National Law Journal recently named Covington as the winner in the "Crisis Management and Government Oversight" category of the 2024 National Law Journal Awards, recognizing the firm's prowess in white collar, Congressional, and government litigation. The National Law Journal also named Covington its 2023 "White Collar Litigation Department of the Year."
Covington's award-winning practice offers international and domestic clients a depth of experience and global reach that allows for effective and strategic counsel.
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