Covington & Burling LLP operates as a limited liability partnership worldwide, with the practice in England and Wales conducted by an affiliated limited liability multinational partnership, Covington & Burling LLP, which is formed under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States and authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with registration number 77071..
Disruption across multiple dimensions of the U.S.-China relationship fundamentally will continue to reshape the environment for global business for years to come.
In an increasingly complex trade environment, we assembled an interdisciplinary international trade and national security team with deep legal and public policy expertise to help a global nuclear fuel company navigate the challenge of potential trade restrictions.
Foreign investors in China are often unaware of interactions their local joint venture partners have with regulators, creating potential compliance challenges and reporting obligations under both Chinese and foreign law.
We helped a Johannesburg-based telecommunications company facing a multibillion-dollar fine in Nigeria by working with the country’s government to resolve the commercial dispute in a timely and equitable manner.
Assembling a transatlantic team, we applied international legal, diplomatic, and government relations strategies to successfully secure the return of $20 million in funds that were obtained fraudulently from our client in Europe and routed to Africa and Asia.
When a U.S. firm was facing criminal allegations related to a foreign acquisition, we stepped in with diplomatic and legal tools to secure a settlement.
Represented Swiss company Sulzer in connection with its successful effort to obtain relief from U.S. sanctions after its majority owner, the Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, was designated on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, which threatened the very existence of the company.
Using our ability to navigate the complexities of governments, we are advising an Asian oil and gas company in complex contract negotiations with an African country.
When it faced agressive actions by Russia, we stepped in on behalf of the Government of Ukraine to pursue justice in multiple international fora.
We are serving as international dispute resolution counsel in a complex litigation spanning multiple jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, and The Caribbean.
We represent South Korea-based Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. in an ICC arbitration and related proceedings arising from a joint venture project to build the longest suspension bridge in South America. The matter spanned Chile, Brazil, France, and South Korea.
We helped our client, a leading developer and licensor of television formats based in the Netherlands, protect its intellectual property rights in relation to one of the most watched television shows in the world by leading a multifaceted strategy in mainland China and Hong Kong SAR.
As clients increasingly face IP litigation in China—often tied to U.S. proceedings—we act as litigation architect, aligning global IP strategy to achieve consistent representation and successful resolutions.