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- Edward H. Rippey
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.
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-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
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 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
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 2015, EDDE Journal
Winter 2015, EDDE Journal
August 2014, EDDE Journal
June 2014, EDDE Journal
Spring 2014, EDDE Journal
February 13, 2014
E-Discovery Desk Book
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, Covington
Autumn 2013, EDDE Journal
12-article monthly series; April 2013-present, Kokusai Shoji Homu (IBL)
April 15, 2013, Japanese (NBL) New Business Law
Spring 2013, EDDE Journal
E-Discovery
November 2012, Litigating Securities Class Actions
Autumn 2012, EDDE Journal
Summer 2012, EDDE Journal
Spring 2012, EDDE Journal
Proactively Protecting Privilege
Winter 2011, EDDE Journal
Fall 2011, written article from 11th Annual Society for Computers & Law Conference
2011, EDDE Journal
Spring 2011, EDDE Journal
Business Torts Litigation
2011, Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
January 21, 2010, Covington E-Alert
E-Discovery Manual
2006-2010, Covington
December 14, 2009, The National Law Journal
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 (2014-2017)
- 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)
Practices
Industries
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1994
- cum laude
Harvard University, A.B., 1991
- Economics
- summa cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Judicial Clerkship
- Hon. Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Missouri
Languages
- Swedish