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Dennis Auerbach is a litigator, focusing principally on financial, white collar, valuation, and bankruptcy-related litigation. His cases have included representation of the former Chairman and CEO of IndyMac Bancorp in multiple cases arising out of IndyMac’s collapse during the 2008 financial crisis; representation of plaintiffs and defendants in breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfer, accountant malpractice, and other disputes arising out of bankruptcy, receivership, and monitorship proceedings; representation of renewable energy companies in cash-grant litigation before the United States Court of Federal Claims; and representation of companies in sanctions proceedings before the World Bank.
- Represented the former Chairman and CEO of IndyMac Bancorp in litigation arising out of IndyMac’s demise during the financial crisis, including prevailing against the SEC on two motions for partial summary judgment and successfully resolving a claim by IndyMac’s bankruptcy trustee. See, e.g., SEC v. Perry, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76018 (C.D. Cal. May 31, 2012); SEC v. Perry, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136596 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2012).
- Representation of clients in action brought by court-appointed monitor alleging receipt of fraudulent transfers and abetting fraud by payday lender.
- Representation of clients in sanctions proceedings before the World Bank, in cases alleging fraud or corruption.
- Representation of owners of California solar and wind facilities in litigation seeking payments due under the Section 1603 cash grant program.
- Representation of minority shareholders of foreign bank in lawsuit alleging that controlling shareholders violated the Alien Tort Claims Act.
- Represented directors and investor in breach of fiduciary duty, preference and fraudulent transfer litigation arising out of an internet provider bankruptcy.
- Represented bankruptcy trustee in breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfer, and accountant malpractice litigation.
- Representation of a former foreign official on U.S. financial fraud and money laundering charges.
- Representation of victims of Madoff and Petters Ponzi schemes.
Pro Bono
- Secured a preliminary injunction for a class of asylum-seekers, precluding the Department of Homeland Security from continuing to implement an illegal detention policy. See RILR v. Johnson, 80 F. Supp.3d 164 (D.D.C. 2015).
- Secured a second, related preliminary injunction in which the court precluded DHS from detaining members of a class of asylum seekers absent an individualized determination that the asylum seeker is a flight risk or a danger to the community. See Damus v. Nielsen, 313 F. Supp. 3d 317 (2018).
- Secured a $4.5 million jury verdict on behalf of a class of Filipino teachers brought to the U.S. under the nation’s guest worker program, based on a scheme by defendants to extract excessive and illegal fees.
- Successfully represented clients in asylum proceedings in U.S. immigration courts and before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
August 7, 2014, Covington E-Alert
August 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 196 individual mentions in 57 areas of law in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top U.S. lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as ...
September 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 7, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 184 individual mentions in 56 areas of law in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: ...
June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 123 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2011. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 112 individual mentions and 44 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2010. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
Pro Bono Firm Of 2016: Covington & Burling
September 20, 2016, Law360
Law360 named Covington as a “Pro Bono Firm of 2016.” According to Alan Pemberton, the firm’s pro bono program is loosely structured to allow attorneys to take on cases they feel strongly about. Legal services are often too expensive for the people who need them most, he adds, so the firm takes addressing pro bono work seriously. “We view it as a moral and ...
February 23, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, February 23, 2015 - A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction to halt the Obama administration's policy of detaining Central American mothers and children seeking asylum in the United States as a means of deterring others from coming to America.The ruling by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District ...
February 23, 2015, Law360
Covington's Dennis Auerbach, David Zionts, Philip Levitz and Sonia Lahr-Pastor are mentioned in this article regarding their representation of the plaintiffs who won an injunction last week against the Obama administration's alleged policy of detaining immigrant families seeking asylum as a form of deterrence. Dennis Auerbach of Covington & Burling LLP, who is ...
August 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2014 — Best Lawyers named Covington & Burling’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy each a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” in international trade and sports law, respectively, citing their “abilities, professionalism and integrity.” Overall, Covington lawyers received 217 individual mentions in 58 areas of law in the newly released annual survey ...
Jean Veta Named Am Law’s 'Litigator of the Week'
December 21, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, December 21, 2012 — Am Law Litigation Daily named Covington & Burling’s D. Jean Veta as “Litigator of the Week” for leading the defense of former IndyMac CEO Michael Perry, who was sued by both the SEC and the FDIC as a result of one of the largest bank failures in the nation’s history. Last week, Perry reached a $12 million settlement with the ...
December 20, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, December 20, 2012 — A federal jury has awarded $4.5 million to more than 300 Filipino teachers who were victims of an illegal scheme hatched by a Los Angeles employment placement agency. Covington & Burling represented the teachers on a pro bono basis. After a two-week trial in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in ...
June 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 44 practice mentions and 74 individual mentions in the newly released 2007 Chambers USA guidebook. The 2007 edition of Chambers USA attempts to identify the most skilled legal practitioners throughout the country based on the qualities most valued by clients. Covington attorneys have been ...
- Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
- Washington DC Super Lawyers