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David M. Zionts

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5987 dzionts@cov.com Download V-card

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David Zionts is an associate in the Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on litigation, in particular appellate litigation, and international matters. Before joining the firm, he was a law clerk to Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court, and to Judge Merrick B. Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

U.S. Department of State, Special Advisor to the Legal Adviser (2011-2012)

Covington Honored at GCR Awards 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2015 — Global Competition Review has selected matters led by Covington lawyers as winners of two 2015 GCR Awards. Litigation of the Year, Cartel Defense was awarded for the defendants’ win in Motorola Mobility v AU Optronics, et al. Covington partners Robert Wick and Derek Ludwin in Washington, DC, and Jeffrey Davidson in San ...

Federal Judge Blocks Federal Government’s Policy of Detaining Asylum Seeking Families

WASHINGTON, DC, February 23, 2015 - A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction to halt the Obama administration's policy of detaining Central American mothers and children seeking asylum in the United States as a means of deterring others from coming to America.The ruling by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District ...

Family Detention Stay Should Prompt Policy Revamp, Attys Say

Covington's Dennis Auerbach, David Zionts, Philip Levitz and Sonia Lahr-Pastor are mentioned in this article regarding their representation of the plaintiffs who won an injunction last week against the Obama administration's alleged policy of detaining immigrant families seeking asylum as a form of deterrence. Dennis Auerbach of Covington & Burling LLP, who is ...

Covington’s Robert Wick Named Am Law’s ‘Litigator of the Week’

WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2014 - For the second time this year, Am Law Litigation Daily named Covington & Burling’s Robert Wick as “Litigator of the Week.” Mr. Wick was honored for convincing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reject Motorola's attempt to hold Samsung Electronics and several other of the world’s largest liquid crystal display ...

Covington Defeats Motorola’s Appeal of $3.5 Billion Antitrust Ruling

WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2014 — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today rejected Motorola Mobility LLC's attempt to hold Samsung Electronics and several other of the world’s largest liquid crystal display manufacturers liable under U.S. antitrust law for allegedly fixing prices of mobile phone displays sold to Motorola’s foreign subsidiaries. ...

U.S. court rejects Motorola Mobility price-fixing appeal

Robert Wick, Jeffrey Davidson, Derek Ludwin, John Playforth and David Zionts are mentioned in these articles regarding their representation of Samsung. From WSJ: "Robert Wick, a Covington & Burling lawyer who represented the LCD makers, said the court’s ruling meant Motorola would have to assert its claims under foreign law." “The court’s opinion basically ...

Justices To Weigh Key Defense For ERISA Stock-Drop Cases

Covington's Robert Long, John Vine and David Zionts are mentioned in regards to their appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Fifth Third Bank.

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Education

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2008

magna cum laude
Fay Diploma
Sears Prize
Harvard Law Review, Articles Chair

Columbia University, B.A., 2005

summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Judicial Clerkship

Hon. Stephen G. Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court, 2010 - 2011
Hon. Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 2008 - 2009

Previous Experience

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