Covington in the News

October 15, 2019

LONDON—Covington has advised BenevolentAI on its $90 million investment from Temasek, a Singapore-headquartered investment company. BenevolentAI aims to improve the lives of patients suffering from diseases with no effective treatment. The Benevolent Platform® is used by scientists and technologists to find new ways to treat disease, improve the efficacy, and ...

Autumn 2019, IJGlobal

October 8, 2019, KMUW

John Hall spoke with KMUW about a recent case in which he represented Julie Burkhart, the head of the pro-choice group Trust Women. The lawsuit stemmed from Ms. Burkhart’s protection order against an individual making violent threats towards her. Mr. Hall says, "Imagine how you would feel. You have to consider everything she knew at the time. Violence toward ...

October 8, 2019

WASHINGTON—A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas today ruled in favor of Covington client Julie Burkhart, founder and CEO of pro-choice and reproductive justice organization Trust Women in Wichita, following a case brought against Ms. Burkhart by a prominent anti-abortion activist. The case involved two incidents in November 2012 ...

October 8, 2019, Law360