WASHINGTON—Covington has promoted 15 new lawyers to its partnership.
Our new partners practice across a range of areas critical to our clients and add importantly to the firm’s strengths,” said Doug Gibson, Covington’s chair. “These promotions further our efforts to build a strong group of next-generation partners, reflect our commitment to succession planning, and ensure that our practices remain vibrant well into the future. This class also reflects the breadth of opportunity across our firm as well as our ongoing dedication to recruiting, developing, and retaining lawyers who will carry Covington forward with excellence.”
The new partners, who are based in Brussels, Dubai, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, are:
Nicole Antoine (Washington): Nicole represents companies in high-stakes product liability, mass tort, and complex commercial litigation. She works with clients facing significant litigation exposure and reputational risk, helping them navigate matters from pretrial strategy and discovery through trial and appeal. Nicole has extensive trial experience defending technology companies, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and other leading businesses in some of the country’s most consequential litigation, including nationwide opioid litigation and other complex disputes. Nicole received her B.A. from Duke University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She clerked for the Honorable A. Wallace Tashima on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Daniel Auten (Washington): Daniel focuses his practice on complex product liability and mass tort litigation across a variety of industries and represents clients in all stages of litigation, from prelitigation planning through dispositive motions practice, trial, and appeal. He has been a member of numerous trial teams, including several cases resulting in complete defense verdicts. He also advises a broad range of clients on product liability and mass tort risks. Daniel earned his B.A. from West Virginia University, an M.A. from the University of Virginia, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Brianna M. Bloodgood (New York): Brianna is a member of the firm’s securities and capital markets practice and counsels public and private companies, investment banks, and boards of directors on securities, capital markets, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. She has particular experience in the life sciences and financial services industries. Brianna earned her B.A. from Boston University, her Master of Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
Ryan Burnette (Washington): Ryan is a government contracts lawyer who advises on federal contracting requirements, with a particular focus on cybersecurity, supply chain security, and emerging technologies. He also advises clients in government and internal investigations involving compliance with these requirements. Ryan has particular experience with FedRAMP, NIST publications, the CMMC program, and cybersecurity incident response. He earned a B.A. and a B.S. from the University of Florida and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.
Mark Clifford (Washington): Mark advises clients on complex U.S. sanctions and export controls compliance and enforcement matters. He regularly represents U.S. and multinational companies before the Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce. He counsels clients on the application of international trade controls, compliance program development, transactional due diligence, licensing, internal investigations, and enforcement actions. Mark earned his A.B. and M.P.A. from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Spiros Drosos (Brussels): Spiros is a life sciences regulatory lawyer with deep expertise in EU pharmaceutical law and litigation. He draws on extensive experience as the former Head of Litigation at the European Medicines Agency (EMA)—where he led the Agency’s representation before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)—to advise and represent clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors on regulatory strategy, compliance matters, and litigation, leveraging his insider perspective to provide strategic, practical solutions.
Terra Fulham (Washington): Terra represents government contractors in complex litigation and enforcement matters, with particular expertise in defending contractors against allegations of procurement fraud and False Claims Act (FCA) violations. In FCA matters, Terra has experience defending clients against allegations of noncompliance with U.S. government cybersecurity regulations, small business fraud, quality assurance deficiencies, conflicts of interest, cost mischarging, and other regulatory noncompliance. She earned her B.A. from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
Thomas Garten (San Francisco): Tom represents global technology companies in patent infringement and trade secret disputes in federal courts and Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission. He handles all stages of litigation, from inception through trial. Tom earned his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law.
Lisa Ann Johnson (Washington): Lisa Ann advises clients across a wide range of industries on complex U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws and regulations. She counsels clients on trade controls compliance, compliance program development, M&A-related risks, and licensing and enforcement matters before the Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury, and has particular expertise advising on China-related and semiconductor export controls. Lisa Ann earned her B.A. from the University of Southern California and her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School.
Anders Linderot (New York): Anders handles high-profile, complex civil litigation, with a particular focus on the intersection of media and technology. He represents clients in disputes with private parties and government regulators involving data privacy and cybersecurity, consumer protection, content distribution, copyright, and corporate governance. He has tried cases in state and federal court and before arbitral tribunals. Anders earned his M.A. from the University of St Andrews and his J.D. from Cornell Law School.
Marc Norman (Dubai): Marc is a project development and finance lawyer whose practice focuses on the energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors, combining deep transactional expertise with strategic risk counsel at the intersection of geopolitics, law, and technology. Marc is a leading practitioner in the data center sector and has been actively involved in cutting-edge data center projects in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Jayne Ponder (Washington): Jayne helps companies navigate the intersection of privacy, AI, and emerging technology regulation to launch and enhance products and services. She routinely counsels clients in regulatory inquiries, investigations, and enforcement matters before federal and state agencies. Jayne advises on frameworks that apply to privacy, surveillance and algorithmic pricing, automated decision making, AI disclosures and safety, sensitive data and biometrics, robotics, model training, online advertising, and social media. She earned her B.S. from Wake Forest University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Molly Ramsden (Washington): Molly’s practice focuses on the design, implementation, and ongoing compliance of employee benefits and executive compensation arrangements. Molly earned her B.A. from Castleton University and her J.D. from the College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
Marianne Spencer (Washington): Marianne represents clients in high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on class actions and complex commercial disputes, and she has particular depth in defending clients against privacy lawsuits arising from emerging technologies. She has achieved wins at various stages of litigation for clients in the financial services, technology, pharmaceutical, and sports industries. Marianne earned her B.A. from The George Washington University and her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. Before joining Covington, she clerked for the Honorable Steven M. Colloton on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Joe Sullivan (Washington): Joe advises and represents multinational clients in all aspects of federal tax controversy, including IRS audit preparation and defense, investigations, administrative appeals, and tax litigation. He also advises on inbound and outbound international tax planning and on transfer pricing issues. Joe earned his B.A. from the University of Washington, his M.S. from Johns Hopkins University, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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