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Edward H. Rippey

Partner

Washington +1 202 662 5171 erippey@cov.com Download V-card

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Edward Rippey is a partner who litigates complex cases in numerous fields -- with a focus on patent litigation. In addition to patent law, these matters have included such fields as antitrust, consumer, transportation, energy, sports, pharmaceutical, copyright, communications, and securities law. Mr. Rippey also is Chair of the firm's E-Discovery Practice - and represents and advises enormous multinational corporations in this arena. He is ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who's Who Legal, and Super Lawyers. The Chambers rankings note that Mr. Rippey is a "savvy and forward-thinking" litigator who "understands not just the technical e-discovery pieces but also the implications for active litigation."

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 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.

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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.

The Sedona Conference: Working Group on electronic document issues (2009-present)
Kroll OnTrack E-Discovery Advisory Board (2013-present)
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

National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1988-1991)

E-Discovery Topics

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 destruction.

These include, as a few examples, presentations at conferences sponsored by Covington as well as by the American Lawyer Media General Counsel, Applied Discovery, the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists, BNA, CPA North America, Deloitte, Encore Discovery Solutions, ESI Bytes, ExecSense, FTI Consulting, Georgetown University Advanced E-Discovery Institute, the Global Intellectual Property Professional Institute, iDiscovery, International Association of Privacy Professionals, Inside Counsel, IQPC, the Japanese In House Lawyers Association, Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Kroll OnTrack, LegalTech, LexisNexis, Lorman Education Services, Martindale-Hubbell, the Masters Conference, Pike & Fisher, and the U.K. Society for Computers & Law.

E-Discovery Webinar Series

Mr. Rippey leads the Covington e-discovery webinar series.

Preserving Privilege: Important Steps Before, and During, Discovery to Maximize Protections and Minimize Costs

Predictive Coding No Longer An All or Nothing Proposition

E-Discovery Challenges in White Collar Investigations

E-Discovery in the Asia-Pacific Region

Filling in the Blanks on E-Discovery Obligations for Instant Messages

Comment on Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedures

E-Discovery Desk Book

Sharing Work Product - A New Norm in E-Discovery

All About U.S. Discovery - Essential Points for Japanese Companies

Essential Points for Japanese Companies to Prepare for U.S. Litigation: Document Retention Policies & Litigation Holds

Recent Key Developments in Shifting E-Discovery Costs

E-Discovery

iDiscovery: Collecting Documents from Apple’s Mac Computers and iOS Mobile Devices

E-Discovery’s New Frontier: What the Increase in Portable Corporate Communication Means for E-Discovery

U.S. E-Discovery and Data Privacy: Solutions for Navigating Cross-Border Conflicts

Proactively Protecting Privilege

Litigation: the Cancer of disclosure?

E-Discovery of Social Media Networks Under the Stored Communications Act

Business Torts Litigation

E-Discovery Manual

Court Imposes Sanctions for Wiping BlackBerrys

Computing In The Cloud: Data Security And Legal Issues Presented By Cloud Computing

Covington Secures Arbitration Victory for GPC Biotech

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 ...

Contractual Freedom Over Substance Related Issues in Major League Baseball

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Chambers Global - Litigation: E-Discovery (2014-2017)
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers - Litigation: E-Discovery (nationwide) (2013-2016)
Washington DC Super Lawyers, Litigation (2014-2017)
Who’s Who Legal, Litigation: E-Discovery (2015-2016)
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)

Representative Matters

Pro Bono

Memberships and Affiliations

Previous Experience

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