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Edward Rippey is a partner who litigates complex cases in several fields — with a focus on patent, gaming, and mining litigation. In addition, his matters have included such fields as antitrust, consumer, transportation, energy, sports, pharmaceutical, copyright, communications, and securities law. Mr. Rippey is co-chair of the Gaming Industry Practice, and represents integrated resorts and casinos as well as game manufacturers worldwide. He also is chair of the E-Discovery & Information Management Practice, and represents enormous multinational corporations in this arena.
Mr. Rippey is consistently ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who's Who Legal, and Super Lawyers. The Chambers rankings have noted that Mr. Rippey is a "savvy and forward-thinking" litigator who "combines specific knowledge with dynamite litigation skills, deposition analysis, and case oversight."
- Procter & Gamble, Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Warner Chilcott, Fougera, GlaxoSmithKline, LendingTree, and other public companies in separate patent infringement litigations.
- The New York Stock Exchange, The National Football League, Samsung, Chiquita, Solazyme, Freedom Communications, Wyeth, The Washington Post, and numerous other entities involving e-discovery advisory and strategy work.
- Barrick Gold Corporation, Merck, Multimedia Games, MGM Resorts International, and other high-profile resorts, gaming companies, and game manufacturers on a wide range of litigation issues and claims.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company in federal litigations (and regulatory matters) concerning claims arising under long-term contracts for transporting coal.
- PPL Corporation and several of its subsidiaries in federal litigation (and regulatory matters) concerning antitrust, energy, and contract law.
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. in federal antitrust litigation relating to the issuance of credit cards as well as multidistrict securities litigation.
- Atlantic Richfield Company, Boeing Company, General Electric Company, McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, and Northrop Grumman Corporation in federal litigation focused primarily on statutory and common-law environmental claims.
- Itochu International, Inc. in commercial arbitration concerning the sale, marketing, and distribution of industrial machinery.
- NFL Enterprises, L.P. in numerous cases involving copyright, communications, broadcasting, and antitrust claims as well as franchise relocations and player arbitrations.
Pro Bono
- Pearl Beale v. District of Columbia, No. 04-0959 (RMU) (D.D.C. 2004), concerning the conditions of confinement at the District of Columbia Jail.
- United States of America v. Tony Angelo Mason, 233 F.3d 619 (D.C. Cir. 2000), concerning the “innocent possession” defense to firearm claims.
Memberships and Affiliations
- The Sedona Conference: Working Group on electronic document issues (2009-present)
- Kroll OnTrack E-Discovery Advisory Board (2013-2015)
- Legal Innovation 2020 Group (2014-present)
- E-Discovery Counsel Round Table (2015-present)
- LexisNexis Litigation Solutions Advisory Board (2006-2014)
- IQPC E-Discovery Advisory Board (2008-2011)
- Applied Discovery Advisory Board (2004-2006)
- ABA: Science & Technology Law (2010-present)
- ABA: E-Discovery & Digital Evidence (2010-present)
- U.K. Society for Computers & Law (2011- present)
- DRI E-Discovery Committee (2006-present)
- CPR E-Discovery Committee (2007-present)
- Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (2010-present)
- Harvard College Schools Committee
Previous Experience
- National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1988-1991)
E-Discovery Topics
2005-present
Mr. Rippey has given scores of speeches and presentations worldwide on e-discovery — and on such related subjects as risk management, cost containment, litigation readiness, privacy, data security, e-contacts and jurisdiction, web 2.0 issues, social media, cloud computing, instant messaging, stipulations, predictive coding, sanctions, and document retention and ...
E-Discovery Webinar Series
2012-present
Mr. Rippey leads the Covington e-discovery webinar series.
Must I Retain It? A Discussion of the Scope of the Duty to Preserve
February 15, 2017, E-Discovery Webinar
Spring 2016, Information Law Journal
Winter 2015, Information Law Journal
Spring 2014, EDDE Journal
12-article monthly series; April 2013-present, Kokusai Shoji Homu (IBL)
April 15, 2013, Japanese (NBL) New Business Law
Autumn 2012, EDDE Journal
Summer 2012, EDDE Journal
Spring 2012, EDDE Journal
Fall 2011, written article from 11th Annual Society for Computers & Law Conference
Spring 2011, EDDE Journal
Business Torts Litigation
2011, Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
January 21, 2010, Covington E-Alert
Fall 2009, The Secure Times
Covington Secures Arbitration Victory for GPC Biotech
November 6, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, November 6, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP has won a favorable arbitration ruling for GPC Biotech AG in its dispute with Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Yesterday, a three-arbitrator panel of the American Arbitration Association unanimously rejected all of Spectrum’s claims against GPC Biotech under their co-development and license agreement for ...
April 21, 2006, Covington E-Alert
1994, 1 Sports L.J. 143
- Chambers Global - Litigation: E-Discovery (2014-2020)
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers - Litigation: E-Discovery (nationwide) (2013-2020)
- Washington DC Super Lawyers, Litigation (2014-2020)
- Who’s Who Legal, Litigation: E-Discovery (2014-2019)
- Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Outstanding Achievement Award (2012)
- District of Columbia Circuit, Pro Bono Advocacy Award (2010)
- District of Columbia Prisoners’ Legal Services Project, Pro Bono Service Award (2005)