Jury Rejects U.S. Seizure of Luxury Cars From Exporters

Jury Rejects U.S. Seizure of Luxury Cars From Exporters

February 23, 2017, The New York Times

The New York Times highlights Covington’s successful representation of Efans Trading Corporation in a civil forfeiture case against the U.S. Government in a “rare courtroom defeat.” “We are grateful that the jury saw this case for the government overreach that it was,” says Ben Razi. “Even with the victory they deserved, this case took a tremendous toll on our client.”

The Covington team was led by partners Ben Razi and Bruce Baird and also included associate Bill Zapf.