July 21, 2016, Law360

John Veroneau is quoted in a Law360 article regarding reported BigLaw LDA filing numbers at the midyear point. According to Veroneau, Covington’s LDA filings “exceed our levels from a year ago, which is especially good in light of reports that overall federal lobbying expenditures are down this year.” He continues, “We are also very pleased with some very good ...

June 3, 2016, Financial Times

John Veroneau is quoted in a Financial Times article regarding Donald Trump’s plans to disrupt current trade agreements by imposing punitive tariffs on exports from China and Mexico. According to Veroneau, “There is no standing authority for a [US] president to raise tariffs.” He continues, “Tariffs are revenue measures and Congress has the power of the purse.”

May 31, 2016

WASHINGTON—Chambers USA has selected Covington for its 2016 Award for Excellence in International Trade. The Award for Excellence in International Trade is presented at Chambers USA’s annual awards dinner and awarded to one law firm. The award coincides with the release of the Chambers USA 2016 guidebook, in which Covington received a top-tier ranking nationally ...

April 20, 2016, Trade Agreements – Global Policy Watch

The United Steelworkers union (USW) on April 18 filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for the U.S. to invoke a global safeguard under Section 201 of U.S. trade law and impose tariffs of up to 50 percent on primary unwrought aluminum. This proceeding could have significant impacts on global aluminum producers … Continue Reading

April 6, 2016, Trade Agreements – Global Policy Watch

We think a new trade enforcement tool is needed that would give US companies an opportunity to seek Trade Enforcement Advisory Opinions from the International Trade Commission (ITC).  We describe this proposal in an op-ed piece that was up on Politico today. Our proposal is that Congress should expand its use of Section 332 beyond … Continue Reading

April 6, 2016, Politico

April 1, 2016, Council on Foreign Relations

January 13, 2016, Law360

John Veroneau is quoted by Law360 in an article discussing President Obama’s call for lawmakers to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership during his final State of the Union address. According to Veroneau, “Most of the business statements are qualified so far as they acknowledge there are some things that Congress is looking to have addressed in some way, shape or ...

October 6, 2015, Trade Agreements – Global Policy Watch

Yesterday, the twelve countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) announced that they have reached an agreement. While this represents a significant milestone after more than five years of intensive negotiations, there is still a long road ahead before this agreement can enter into force for the United States – from releasing text to the ...

September 28, 2015, American Bar Association of Section of Antitrust Law

June 18, 2015, Gina M. Vetere – Global Policy Watch

Last week’s House vote on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which passed 219-211, was no doubt confusing to many of our trading partners.  While a majority of the House supported TPA, as a majority of the Senate had last month, the TPA bill was politically and procedurally linked to another bill that would assist workers harmed … Continue Reading

April 23, 2015, John K. Veroneau – Global Policy Watch

Recent calls by anti-trade groups to abandon investor-state arbitration (often referred to as “investor-state dispute settlement,” or ISDS) ignore the modern reality of the global economy and conjure images of Chicken Little’s warnings that the sky is falling. Investment flows exceeded $1.45 trillion globally in 2013. Of the billions of dollars in cross-border ...

April 22, 2015, The Hill

April 22, 2015, The Hill

Covington's Marney Cheek and John Veroneau wrote this article on Investor-state dispute settlement: "Recent calls by anti-trade groups to abandon investor-state arbitration (often referred to as “investor-state dispute settlement,” or ISDS) ignore the modern reality of the global economy and conjure images of Chicken Little’s warnings that the sky is falling. ...

January 24, 2015, C-SPAN

Covington’s John Veroneau moderated a Washington International Trade Association panel discussing U.S. relations with Cuba, following President Obama’s December 2015 announcement that eased some ties between the two countries. Panelists discussed whether a full embargo lift was possible, commercial opportunities, and how the international community responded to ...

December 19, 2014, Bloomberg

 Arturo Valenzuela and John Veroneau are mentioned in the article on future business opportunities in Cuba: "Covington & Burling LLP, in response to Obama’s speech, started what it’s calling a Cuba Working Group “to assist clients in complying with changes in U.S. sanctions, taking advantage of new business opportunities, shaping additional policy changes by ...

December 17, 2014, Covington E-Alert

November 13, 2014, John K. Veroneau – Global Policy Watch

Both here and abroad, developments are occurring on the trade policy front.  In the United States, the mid-term elections have increased hopes that Congress will pass Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) early next year if not in the lame-duck session. The last few days have been very productive on the WTO front as well. Earlier this … Continue Reading

November 10, 2014, John K. Veroneau – Global Policy Watch

The President has constitutional authority to negotiate trade agreements.  But when the agreements call for changes in US laws, they must be implemented through the Congress.  Such legislation is typically considered under special procedures known as “fast track” or Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) whereby Congress agrees to consider the agreement within a ...

August 1, 2014, Law360

John Veroneau is quoted in this article regarding the news that WTO members have failed to convince a group of developing countries led by India to budge from their demands that enactment of a trade facilitation agreement over agricultural subsidies run in parallel with efforts to shield their domestic food security programs from legal challenges: “The fact ...

July 11, 2014, Covington Advisory

June 26, 2014, Bank Regulation – Global Policy Watch

The charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States is due to expire on September 30, 2014.  Based on recent events, it is unclear whether Congress will act before this date to extend the charter. The Ex-Im Bank is the official export credit agency of the United States.   Its purpose is to support U.S. … Continue Reading

May 14, 2014, John K. Veroneau – Global Policy Watch

Much has been written about current US-Cuba economic relations and whether the embargo should be ended.  However, little has been written about what principles should shape US policy when the tectonic plates of US-Cuba relations eventually begin to shift — whenever that might be.  A study released last week by the Peterson Institute for International … Continue ...

October 8, 2013, Law360

9/27/2013

WASHINGTON, DC, September 27, 2013 — Covington & Burling and George Washington University’s Cybersecurity Initiative yesterday co-hosted a program that examined the growing threat of economic and cyber espionage and the need to protect trade secrets. In conjunction with the event, Covington and GW’s Cybersecurity Initiative released an issue brief on the legal ...

April 25, 2013, Law360

April 11, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2013 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that Gina Vetere has joined as special counsel in the firm’s international trade practice and public policy and government affairs practices. Ms. Vetere recently served as executive director of international intellectual property at the U.S. Chamber’s Global Intellectual Property Center ...

April 4, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, April 4, 2013 — Richard Hertling, a veteran congressional staffer, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. Mr. Hertling brings more than 25 years of public policy and government affairs experience from serving in leadership roles on the staffs of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, the Senate ...

March 27, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2013 — Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff addressed the complexity of cybersecurity threats at a program sponsored by Covington & Burling and The Chertoff Group. Mr. Chertoff is senior of counsel at Covington and chairman and founder ...

March 14, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2013 — Congressman Howard Berman, a widely respected leader in the U.S. Congress, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. The addition of Rep. Berman, the former chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, comes a week after Sen. Jon Kyl joined Covington’s public policy and government ...

March 6, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, March 6, 2013 — Senator Jon Kyl, who recently left Congress as the second-highest ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs practice. “Senator Kyl’s deep knowledge and extraordinary legislative skills from his years as a senior leader in Congress make him ideally suited to ...

2/13/2013

WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2013 — The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on Tuesday approved CNOOC Ltd.’s bid to acquire the U.S. assets of Canadian energy company Nexen Inc. It was the final regulatory hurdle in the $15.1 billion acquisition, the largest overseas investment ever by a Chinese company. Covington & Burling represented ...

December 28, 2012

BEIJING, December 28, 2012 — Chambers has named Covington & Burling as a finalist for the 2013 Chambers China Awards for Excellence in the International Trade category. The awards recognize preeminence in key practice areas and significant achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client ...

December 27, 2012, Covington E-Alert

October 4, 2012

BRUSSELS, 4 October, 2012 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that Paul Adamson, a renowned leader in European public affairs, has joined its ranks as senior policy advisor, strengthening the firm’s ability to help clients navigate global government regulations. “Paul’s deep knowledge of EU public policy will be extremely valuable to our clients as we ...

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 ...

October 18, 2011, Covington E-Alert

June 21, 2011, Covington E-Alert

6/10/2011

WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — In presenting Covington & Burling LLP with the Chambers USA Award for Excellence in International Trade on June 9th, Chambers noted how the firm’s “comprehensive team covers the complete spectrum of international trade matters and clients benefit from the close-knit and interdisciplinary approach of the department's various ...

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 ...

April 4, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC, April 4, 2011 — John Veroneau, a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, recently testified before the Senate Finance Committee about the role that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has in fostering global trade and investment. Mr. Veroneau, the former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and USTR General Counsel, told senators about the economic ...

February 22, 2011, Covington E-Alert

February 7, 2011, The Washington Times

September 30, 2010, Covington E-Alert

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 ...

April 27, 2010, Covington E-Alert

4/16/2010

WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2010 — Peter Trooboff was presented the Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law by the American Bar Association Section of International Law last night during the Section’s Spring Meeting in New York. The award, given annually, honors Mr. Trooboff’s “distinguished, long-standing contributions to the development of ...

April 2010, Practical Latin American Tax Strategies

March 31, 2010, Covington Advisory

March 8, 2010, Covington E-Alert

March 3, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC, March 3, 2010 — John Veroneau, the former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and USTR General Counsel, testified today before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on international treaty obligations related to Section 211 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999. Mr. Veroneau’s testimony focused on steps the United States needs to take to comply ...

February 22, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC, February 22, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy P. Stratford, who most recently served as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for China Affairs, has joined the firm as a partner. He will be resident in the firm’s Beijing office and will practice in the International Trade and Finance group. Mr. Stratford’s ...

September 29, 2009, Covington E-Alert

May 21, 2009, AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies

April 7, 2009, Covington E-Alert

April 1, 2009, Covington E-Alert

March 26, 2009, London Sovereign Wealth Management Conference

2/11/2009

WASHINGTON, DC, February 11, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that Ambassador John K. Veroneau, who most recently served as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, has joined the firm’s international practice as a partner. Mr. Veroneau will be resident in Covington’s Washington office. At USTR, Mr. Veroneau had broad supervisory responsibility ...

February 5, 2009, Covington E-Alert

November 18, 2008, NYSE Euronext

November 14, 2008, American Society of International Law

November 13, 2008, Chatham House Annual Members Conference

November 13, 2008, Interview

November 13, 2008, Interview

May 15, 2008, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

April 29, 2008, Milken Institute Global Conference

April 29, 2008, Milken Institute Global Conference

March 27, 2008, Global Trade Council

March 12, 2008, White House press briefing

February 26, 2008, Bank of New York Mellon

2008, Threshold: Global Markets and Corporate Governance

October 24, 2007, U.S.-Russia Business Council

September 11, 2007, National Association of Business Economists

August 9, 2007, Colombia Business and Industry Association

August 3, 2007, Interview, New York Times

June 27, 2007, American Enterprise Institute

April 13, 2007, Peterson Institute for International Economics

April 12, 2007, Ex-Im Bank Annual Meeting

April 10, 2007, American Bar Association International Law Section

January 4, 2007, Citibank Latin America Leaders Summit

May 17, 2006, Testimony Before U.S. House Financial Services Committee

March 10, 2006, Wall Street Journal

March 2006, The China Business Review

October 2005, International Government Contractor

June 9, 2005, Bangor Daily News