Eric Carlson

July 22, 2019, Inside Privacy

On July 5, 2019, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) published a new draft Encryption Law (“the draft Law”) for public comment.  The draft Law, if enacted as drafted, would bring significant new changes to China’s commercial encryption regime. The State Cryptography Administration (“SCA”) previously issued an initial draft of this ...

July 8, 2019, Pharmaceutical Executive

Eric Carlson spoke with Pharmaceutical Executive about the compliance challenges prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region.   On the emergence of general compliance in the region, Mr. Carlson says, “When I first moved to Beijing in 2008, there were only a couple of dozen people who had compliance on their business card. It just wasn’t a job in China then. Ten years ...

May 29, 2019, Commercial Dispute Resolution

Eric Carlson is quoted in Commercial Dispute Resolution regarding China’s actions to take on bribery and corruption. Mr. Carlson says that alongside targeting corrupt government officials, China is increasingly targeting the bribe-givers as well. Additionally, he says that while agencies such as the NSC do not have enforcement jurisdiction over private companies ...

May 10, 2019, Covington Alert

On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division released an updated version of the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (the “Guidance”), which serves as a reference for prosecutors in assessing corporate compliance programs in the context of DOJ investigations.

May 2019, Covington Alert

This article describes the attorney-client privilege under U.S. law and where care must be taken in internal investigations in China to maintain the privilege and avoid inadvertently waiving its protections.

April 3, 2019, Covington Alert

In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice introduced several changes to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Corporate Enforcement Policy (“the Policy”).  The Policy, originally incorporated into the Justice Manual in November 2017, outlines the Department’s position on mitigation credit that companies may receive for voluntary self-disclosure, full ...

April 3, 2019, Covington Alert

In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice introduced several changes to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Corporate Enforcement Policy (“the Policy”). The Policy, originally incorporated into the Justice Manual in November 2017, outlines the Department’s position on mitigation credit that companies may receive for voluntary self-disclosure, full ...

March 26, 2019, ACI 9th Annual Global Encryption Conference (San Francisco)

March 12, 2019, Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress Asia (Shanghai)

March 5, 2019, Seton Hall Healthcare Compliance Conference (Singapore)

March 5, 2019, Seton Hall Healthcare Compliance Conference (Singapore)

Q1 2019, Covington Alert

It was business as usual for FCPA enforcement in 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) collected a total of $1 billion from seventeen corporate defendants, including through their share of two high-value, multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions. DOJ also announced thirteen new FCPA prosecutions ...

Winter 2019, Covington Alert

It was business as usual for FCPA enforcement in 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) collected a total of $1 billion from seventeen corporate defendants, including through their share of two high-value, multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions. DOJ also announced thirteen new FCPA prosecutions ...

February 3, 2019, Covington Alert

On January 29, 2019, Transparency International (“TI”) released its 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”), which ranks countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption.  The latest CPI figures show that, despite continuous domestics anti-corruption enforcement, China went down in both score and ranking, with a score of 39 out ...

January 16, 2019, 2019 China Cross-Border Compliance Roundtable (Shanghai)

November 14, 2018, Covington Alert

China recently amended its Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) to codify rules encouraging cooperation in government investigations, align with the new national supervision system, and introduce trials in absentia for certain crimes, including bribery and corruption.

November 8, 2018, Covington Alert

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new “China Initiative.” According to the press release, the Initiative “reflects the Department’s strategic priority of countering Chinese national security threats and reinforces the President’s overall national security strategy.”

October 30, 2018, Asia Summit on Economic Sanctions, Singapore

July 23, 2018, US-China Business Council Briefing (Shanghai)

June 12, 2018, Covington Compliance Seminar (Beijing)

May 22, 2018, East China Normal University School of Law (Shanghai) (presented in Mandarin)

May 9, 2018, Covington Alert

On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced his decision to end U.S. participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) and re-impose sanctions against Iran that had been suspended as part of this 2015 nuclear agreement between the United States, Iran, and certain other governments. This action will have far-reaching effects for both U.S. and ...

April 26, 2018, Covington Alert

On April 23, 2018, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (“D&B”), a professional services company providing credit reporting information and other commercial data to businesses, agreed to pay more than $9 million in connection with a cease and desist order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle allegations that it violated the books and ...

March 29, 2018, Covington Alert

China’s biggest government reorganization in a generation, coinciding with rapidly escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, will impact many aspects of doing business in China, including an uptick in anti-corruption enforcement.

March 28, 2018, 8th Advanced Industry Forum on Global Encryption, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls (San Francisco)

March 14, 2018, Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress Asia

March 7, 2018

WASHINGTON—Global Investigations Review and Who’s Who Legal: Investigations have recognized Covington’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group in its 2018 report. The publication named Covington partners Tammy Albarrán and Steven Fagell to the inaugural Future Leaders issue, a ranking of “the most eminent lawyers in the field under 45,” and ...

March 6, 2018, Seton Hall Healthcare Compliance Conference (Singapore)

March 2, 2018, Covington Alert

On November 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed a criminal complaint against Chi Ping Patrick Ho, the head of a non-governmental organization (“Energy NGO”), which holds “Special Consultative Status” with the United Nations (“UN”) and is funded by a Chinese oil and gas conglomerate, CEFC China Energy Company Limited (“CEFC”) , and Cheikh ...

February 28, 2018, Covington Alert

On February 21, 2018, Transparency International (“TI”) released its 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”), which ranks countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption.  The latest CPI figures show that China slightly improved in both score and ranking, with a score of 41 out of 100 (where 0 represents most corrupt and 100 ...

January 25, 2018, Covington Advisory

Our message this year is simple: FCPA enforcement is here to stay. Despite pre-election statements to the contrary, various senior officials in the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have, over the past year, consistently reaffirmed DOJ’s and the SEC’s commitment to FCPA enforcement.

December 13, 2017, Covington Alert

During his keynote speech at the 34th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “Policy”), which is now incorporated in the United States Attorneys’ Manual (“USAM”).

December 13, 2017, Covington Alert

During his keynote speech at the 34th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “Policy”), which is now incorporated in the United States Attorneys’ Manual (“USAM”).   According to Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein, the goal of the ...

November 13, 2017, Covington Alert

On November 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed criminal charges against five individuals in connection with an alleged bribery scheme to assist Rolls-Royce plc (“Rolls-Royce” or the “Company”) in obtaining a US $145 million government contract to supply equipment and services for a gas pipeline from Kazakhstan to China.   

October 3, 2017

BEIJING—China Law & Practice has named Covington as the international winner for “Trade Firm of the Year” at its annual awards ceremony in Beijing. The leading Chinese legal publication also recognized the firm for its role in the Technology, Media, and Telecom “Deal of the Year,” Tencent’s $8.6 billion acquisition of Supercell. The awards focus on “innovation ...

September 26, 2017, 10th West Coast Conference on FCPA Enforcement and Compliance

September 14, 2017, Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress (presented in Mandarin)

September 13, 2017, The FCPA Blog

September 11, 2017, The FCPA Blog

August 18, 2017, Covington Alert

On July 27, 2017, a Manhattan federal jury convicted Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng of bribing Caribbean diplomats to the United Nations (“UN”) to secure the organization’s support for a multi-billion dollar convention center that Ng hoped to build in Macau.  After a five-week trial, the jury took just seven hours to return a guilty verdict on all six charges: ...

August 2, 2017, China Business Review

July 21, 2017, Covington Alert

On June 16, 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released for public comment a draft of the Export Control Law (“the Draft Law”). While China has a number of regulations relating to export controls and has signed numerous nonproliferation agreements, the Draft Law would be China’s first law specifically addressing export controls and would implement an ...

June 7, 2017, Covington Alert

On Monday, in Kokesh v. SEC,1 the Supreme Court handed a major loss to the Securities and Exchange Commission, unanimously holding that SEC claims for disgorgement of ill-gotten gains are subject to a five-year statute of limitations. For decades, the SEC had taken the position that its disgorgement claims could reach back indefinitely, and recently obtained a ...

May 23, 2017, Covington Alert

On May 11 and 12, 2017, the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) published drafts of four proposed policies in the form of circulars (or notices) for public comment. These “Proposed Policies” include significant reforms in the areas of the new drug and device approval process (“Circular 52”), clinical trial regulation (“Circular 53”), life-cycle ...

May 9, 2017, Covington Alert

On April 13, 2017, China’s State Cryptography Administration (“SCA”) published a draft Encryption Law (“the draft Law”) for public comment. After several years of drafting, the draft Law, if enacted as drafted, would be the first Chinese statute to systematically address encryption, covering “the research, production, management, import and export, testing, ...

March 2, 2017, Covington Alert

The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) quietly released new guidance last month entitled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (the “Guidance”). While noting that “the Fraud Section does not use any rigid formula to assess the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs,” the eight-page Guidance outlines 11 “Sample Topics and ...

February 19, 2017, Financial Times

Eric Carlson is quoted in a Financial Times article regarding an initiative by the Chinese Government to reduce marked-up prices and corruption in multi-tier distribution chains of pharmaceuticals, known as the “two invoice reform.” According to Carlson, the crackdown on small distributors would accelerate sector consolidation, “centralising distribution in a ...

Winter 2017, Covington Alert

Anti-corruption enforcement is at a crossroads. In many respects, global anti-corruption enforcement has never been more active. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in 2016 collected a total of $2.41 billion through FCPA enforcement actions against 27 corporate defendants, including through their share ...

January 23, 2017, Covington Alert

On January 9, 2017, eight Chinese ministries announced a significant new policy that aims to reduce marked-up prices and corruption in multi-tier distribution chains. The policy effectively requires that under most circumstances, at most two invoices may be issued throughout the distribution chain, with one from the manufacturer to a distributor and another from ...

January 3, 2017, Covington Alert

On December 29, 2016, General Cable Corporation (“GCC”), a global manufacturer of wire and cable products, agreed to pay approximately $75.8 million in connection with a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and a cease and desist order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle allegations that it violated the ...

November 8, 2016, Covington Alert

On November 7, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (“NPC”) passed China’s first Cybersecurity Law (the “Law”), which will take effect starting June 1, 2017. Described as China’s “fundamental law” in the area of cybersecurity, the new Law articulates the government’s priorities with respect to “cyberspace sovereignty,” consolidates ...

November 3, 2016, IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance and Enforcement

October 26, 2016, FCPA Blog NYC Conference 2016

October 7, 2016, Covington Alert

On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued letters of declination to NCH Corporation (“NCH”) and HMT LLC (“HMT”). Both companies are Texas-based “domestic concerns.” The letter to NCH, an industrial supply and maintenance company, relates to an investigation into possible violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign ...

September 28, 2016, The FCPA Report

Eric Carlson is quoted in an FCPA Report article regarding China’s data privacy and cybersecurity laws and how they apply to companies doing business in China. Commenting on performing due diligence while avoiding data privacy issues, Carlson says, “For due diligence purposes, it is still safe and appropriate to gather corporate information such as whether a ...

September 22, 2016, The 6th Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress, Singapore

September 21, 2016

SHANGHAI—China Law & Practice has named Covington as “Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year” at its annual award ceremony. The leading Chinese legal publication also recognized Shanghai partner Eric Carlson as “Regulatory & Compliance Lawyer of the Year” and the firm for its role in the “Outbound Deal of the Year,” China National Tire & Rubber’s $7.8 billion ...

September 19, 2016, Covington Alert

On September 13, 2016, Jun Ping Zhang (“Zhang”), former head of Harris Corporation’s (“Harris”) subsidiary in China, agreed to pay $46,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that Zhang knowingly authorized and facilitated bribes to Chinese government officials at state-owned hospitals and local health departments and ...

September 7, 2016, Covington Report

August 12, 2016, Inside Privacy

China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) has released for public comment a draft regulation implementing recent amendments to a consumer protection law that would, among other things, supplement existing privacy obligations for businesses operating in China. The “Regulations on the Implementation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights ...

July 18, 2016, Covington Alert

On July 11, 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. (“JCI”) agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that JCI, through its subsidiaries in China, violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The SEC alleged that, from 2007 to 2013, nearly all of the ...

July 12, 2016, Covington Alert

On July 5, 2016, China’s National People’s Congress (“NPC”) released a new draft of the Cybersecurity Law for public comment (official Chinese version available here; unofficial translation from AmCham China available here). The revised draft contains a number of significant changes from the first draft, which was released in July 2015, but retains many of the ...

July 1, 2016, Inside Privacy

The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) has issued new rules regulating apps for smartphone/mobile devices, the Rules on the Management of Mobile App Information Services (“App Rules,” available here, preceded by a Q&A section, all in Chinese), that will come into effect on August 1, 2016. The App Rules are aimed primarily at regulating the rapidly...… ...

June 29, 2016, FCPA Report

June 13, 2016, Covington Alert

On June 7, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a non-prosecution agreement (“NPA”) with Akamai, Inc., an internet cloud services company, in connection with an investigation of possible violations of the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) based on payments by ...

June 13, 2016, Covington Alert

On June 7, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a non-prosecution agreement (“NPA”) with Nortek, Inc., a manufacturer of construction and remodeling products, in connection with an investigation into possible violations of the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) ...

June 1, 2016, Inside Privacy

This month, China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (“NISSTC”) organized a meeting to launch a working group tasked with drafting a Personal Information Security Standard (“PIS Standard”). NISSTC is a government committee jointly supervised by the Standardization Administration of China and the Cyberspace Administration of ...

May 6, 2016, Insight

May 2016, WorldECR

April 26, 2016 (presented in Mandarin), Compliance in China Seminar

April 21, 2016, Covington Alert

On April 5, 2016, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), through the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, announced a one-year Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) intended to motivate companies to voluntarily disclose FCPA-related misconduct and increase transparency around the Fraud Section’s approach ...

April 2016, Covington Alert

On April 18, 2016, the Chinese government released a judicial interpretation that clarifies certain aspects of the PRC Criminal Law with regard to bribery and corruption. The Interpretation provides additional clarity in understanding the amendments to the Criminal Law that took effect last year, most notably by (1) expanding the definition of bribes to include ...

April 2016, Covington Alert

On April 7, 2016, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (“LVSC”) agreed to pay $9 million to settle allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that LVSC, through its subsidiaries in China and Macao, violated the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). The settlement resolves allegations that, from 2006 through at least 2011, LVSC and its subsidiaries ...

March 30, 2016, ACI’s 6th Advanced Industry Forum on Global Encryption, Cloud & Cybersecurity Controls

March 25, 2016, Covington Alert

On March 23, 2016, Novartis AG (“Novartis”) agreed to pay $25 million to settle civil charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) alleging that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) by paying bribes to healthcare professionals (“HCPs”) in China from 2009 to 2013 to increase sales. Employees and managers of its two ...

March 2016, Covington Alert

On March 1, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced an agreement with Qualcomm Incorporated to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by hiring relatives of Chinese government officials to gain business advantages in the Chinese telecommunications market. The SEC also alleged that Qualcomm provided gifts, travels, and ...

February 29, 2016, Covington Alert

February 21, 2016, Covington Alert

February 9, 2016, Covington Alert

January 5, 2016, Inside Privacy

On December 27, 2015, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislative body, enacted a Counter-Terrorism Law (see the Chinese version here, and an unofficial English translation here), which took effect on January 1, 2016.  The adoption of this law, a year after the first draft was released for public comment,...… Continue ...

2016, Covington Report

October 29, 2015, Covington Alert

October 9, 2015, Covington Alert

September 2015, Covington Alert

September 1, 2015, Inside Privacy

On August 29, 2015, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress, amended the Criminal Law, effective November 1, 2015. Among other things, the amendments modify and add several provisions related to data privacy and cybersecurity. We discuss some of these key amendments below. Expanded criminal sanctions for illegal sale or provision of personal ...

September 2015, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

August 2015, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

July 29, 2015, Covington Alert

July 13, 2015, Inside Privacy

On July 6, 2015, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released a draft of the Network Security Law  (“Draft Law,” referred to in some press articles as the draft Cybersecurity Law) for public comment.  Comments can be submitted through the NPC website or by mail before August 5, 2015. The release of the Draft Law follows...… Continue Reading

July 7, 2015, Inside Privacy

On July 1, 2015, China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce published a draft of the Interim Measures on Supervision of Internet Advertising (“Draft Internet Advertising Measures”; original Chinese here) for public comment. If adopted as drafted, the Draft Internet Advertising Measures would (1) require advertisements in email and instant messaging ...

July 2015, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

June 4, 2015, Inside Privacy

New clarifying provisions in China regulating how marketing can be done via short message service (“SMS”) will come into effect on June 30, 2015. On May 28, 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) published measures to implement various high-level provisions related to SMS marketing in several different laws, such as the Decision...… ...

June 2015, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

May 27, 2015, Covington Alert

May 21, 2015, Covington E-Alert

April 22, 2015, Covington E-Alert

March 2015, Covington E-Alert

Winter 2015, Covington Advisory

February 5, 2015, Inside Privacy

China’s principal internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), announced this week that China will move forward new legislation to combat the improper collection, use, and sale of personal information. The new legislation, announced during an interview of a senior CAC official by state-owned Xinhua News, is reportedly being drafted by CAC, ...

February 2015, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

January 5, 2015, State Administration for Industry and Commerce

December 18, 2014, Covington E-Alert

December 17, 2014, Covington E-Alert

December 1, 2014, Covington E-Alert

December 1, 2014, Covington E-Alert

November 13, 2014

Shanghai, November 13, 2014 — Covington & Burling has been named “Compliance / Regulatory Firm of the Year” by Asian-MENA Counsel magazine. Asian-MENA Counsel bases the award on a survey sent to over 21,000 in-house counsel and company directors across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Covington partner Eric Carlson, who leads the firm’s compliance practice ...

November 6, 2014, Covington E-Alert

October 16, 2014, Life Sciences Essentials Series Webinar

October 2014, Covington Life Sciences Essentials: The Importance of Creating a Coordinated Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance Program

September 2014, ACI FCPA Boot Camp San Francisco

September 2014, ACI Global Encryption Controls

July 2014, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

May 23, 2014, Covington Advisory

April 30, 2014, BayBio - Lunch & Learn

April 2, 2014

BEIJING, April 2, 2014 — Global Investigations Review magazine has named Covington & Burling partners Tammy Albarrán and Eric Carlson to its inaugural list of 40 leading investigations lawyers under the age of 40. The list recognizes the “next generation that will lead the global investigations bar.” Ms. Albarrán, 39, is based in Covington’s San Francisco ...

March 3, 2014, Covington E-Alert

January 17, 2014, Business Beyond Borders: NYU-Shanghai Jiaotong University Conference

January 2014, Covington Advisory

December 31, 2013, Covington E-Alert

December 2013, Covington E-Alert

November 2013, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

November 2013, Covington Life Science Seminar 2013

October 24, 2013, Ethisphere

October 24, 2013, Covington E-Alert

October 21, 2013, Covington E-Alert

August 20, 2013, Covington E-Alert

August 14, 2013, Covington E-Alert

August 14, 2013, Covington E-Alert

June 2013, Corruption & Compliance Asia Congress 2013

June 2013, Corruption & Compliance Asia Congress 2013

May 17, 2013, Covington E-Alert

April 26, 2013, Covington E-Alert

April 2013, Data Protection Law & Policy

April 2013, 6th Annual New Environment for FDI in China Roundtable

March 13, 2013, Covington E-Alert

March 6, 2013, Covington E-Alert

February 15, 2013, Covington E-Alert

February 2013, 2013 China Anti-Corruption Summit

February 2013, Covington Advisory

February 2013, 2013 China Anti-Corruption Summit

January 11, 2013, Covington E-Alert

January 2013, Covington E-Alert

December 2012/January 2013, Mr. Carlson was quoted in The Corporate Treasurer

December 10, 2012, Covington E-Alert

December 2012, Ambassador’s Investment Forum

December 2012, Covington E-Alert

December 2012, Advanced Anti-Corruption Strategies

December 2012, Covington E-Alert

December 2012, Advanced Anti-Corruption Strategies

November 2012, Covington Advisory

October 2012, Covington E-Alert

October 2012, Global Anti-Fraud Conference 2012

October 1, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2012 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that it has elected 15 new lawyers to its partnership. This group is comprised of diverse and talented individuals from five offices who have made their mark at the firm through exceptional work and the highest standards of client service. “We’re delighted to welcome these 15 lawyers to ...

September 25, 2012, Covington E-Alert

September 2012, Corruption and Compliance South and Southeast Asia Summit

September 2012, Scrip Regulatory Affairs

September 2012, Corruption and Compliance South and Southeast Asia Summit

August 13, 2012, Covington E-Alert

August 2012, Association for Corporate Growth

August 2012) (presented in Mandarin, M&A and China Outbound Investment Conference

July 19, 2012, Covington E-Alert

July 19, 2012, Covington E-Alert

July 2012, Covington E-Alert

June 14, 2012, Covington E-Alert

April 2012) (presented in Mandarin, 6th China New Energy International Forum

April 2012, Anti-Corruption China Summit

April 2012, Covington E-Alert

April 2012, Covington E-Alert

April 2012, Anti-Corruption China Summit

April 2012, 3rd Advanced Industry Summit on Complying with Global Encryption Controls

March 29, 2012, Covington E-Alert

March 19, 2012

LONDON, 19 March, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP received 46 individual mentions and 20 practice mentions in the Chambers Global 2012 edition. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers globally by pan-regional and country practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. The Covington lawyers ...

March 2012, Covington E-Alert

March 2012, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Tactics and Best Practices

March 2012, CEBEX Group US FCPA Training

February 17, 2012, Covington E-Alert

February 2012, Covington E-Alert

February 2012, Defence Exports Asia Pacific

January 19, 2012, Covington E-Alert

January 2012, Covington E-Alert

January 2012, World Data Protection Report

December 8, 2011, Covington E-Alert

November 2011, Anti-Corruption China Summit

November 2011, West LegalEdcenter Webcast

November 2011, Anti-Corruption China Summit

October 18, 2011, Covington E-Alert

October 2011, China Anti-Corruption Forum 2011

August 31, 2011, Covington E-Alert

July 2011, Covington E-Alert

July 2011) (presented in Mandarin, Corporate Compliance Conference 2011

July/August 2011 edition, Mr. Carlson was quoted in CDR magazine

June 2011, ACI Anti-Corruption Compliance in Emerging Markets

June 2011, Financial Fraud Law Report

May 25, 2011, Covington E-Alert

May 11, 2011, Covington E-Alert

April 2011, Mr. Carlson was quoted in Compliance Week

April 2011, 2nd China Summit on Export Controls Compliance

March 1, 2011, Covington E-Alert

March 2011, Covington E-Alert

February 28, 2011, Covington E-Alert

January 2011, 4th Annual Anti-Corruption Asia Congress

January 2011, Covington E-Alert

12/18/2010) (Chinese only, Mr. Carlson was quoted in China Business Journal

November 2010, 4th Anti-Corruption China Summit

November 2010) (presented in Mandarin, 4th Corporate Compliance Conference 2010

October 2010, Singapore Summit on Export Control Compliance

9/27/2010 (Chinese Only), Mr. Carlson was quoted in Economy and Nation Weekly

9/27/2010 (Chinese Only), Mr. Carlson was quoted in Economy and Nation Weekly

September 2010, Anti-Corruption South and Southeast Asia Summit

August 5, 2010, Covington & Burling Webinar

July 21, 2010, Covington E-Alert

June 25, 2010, Covington E-Alert

June 2010, Mr. Carlson was quoted in the China Business Law Journal

March 2010) (presented in Mandarin, Anti-Corruption Compliance in China Summit 2010

February 2, 2010, Covington E-Alert

August 17, 2009, Covington E-Alert

May 2009, Anti-Corruption and FCPA Compliance China Summit

May 2009, Anti-Corruption and FCPA Compliance China Summit

May 2009, Anti-Corruption and FCPA Compliance China Summit

April 14, 2009, Covington E-Alert

March 2009, Anti-Corruption Compliance in China Summit

March 2009, Anti-Corruption Compliance in China Summit