December 3, 2018, Legaltech News

Robert Williams is quoted in Legaltech News regarding how China’s Internet Courts could provide a model to improve U.S. courts' inefficiencies. Mr. Williams said the Internet Courts can be useful for addressing online copyright infringement and domain name cyber squatting. He says, “The Internet Courts provide a useful set of tools to help address these disputes ...

December 3, 2018, Covington Alert

On December 1, during a working dinner meeting in Buenos Aires following the G20 Summit, U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to temporarily ease trade tensions as both sides continue negotiating over longer-term solutions to U.S. concerns about bilateral economic relations.

November 27, 2018, Covington Alert

On October 26, 2018, the Standing Committee of the People’s National Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) passed Decisions on Several Procedural Issues Relating to Patent and Other Intellectual Property Cases (the Appellate Rules), which will give the Supreme Court jurisdiction over patent and other complex technical IP cases (the Designated Subject ...

October 24, 2018, BioWorld MedTech

Christopher Chen spoke with BioWorld MedTech regarding China’s move to regulate e-health care services. Mr. Chen says, “The rules make open channels for other e-health care collaborations. Med-tech companies and private health care companies may be able to participate in health care practice as a collaborator in an e-hospital. The promulgation of these rules ...

September 18, 2018, Covington Alert

On September 17, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its final list of approximately $200 billion in Chinese imports subject to an additional ad valorem tariff. The final list, which covers 5,745 product categories, will take effect on September 24, 2018.

August 8, 2018

The Trump Administration has released its final list of approximately $16 billion in Chinese imports that will be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff, which will go into effect on August 23, 2018. The Administration has announced that it will provide an opportunity to request that "particular products" subject to the additional duties be ...

July 30, 2018, Covington Alert

On May 24, 2018, China filled the top positions at the State Bureau of Film (Film Bureau) and State Administration of Press and Publication (SAPP). Both appointments fill vacancies created by the dismantling of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) and continue apparent Communist Party of China (CPC) efforts to ...

July 11, 2018, Covington Alert

Last night, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released a new proposed list of $200 billion worth of products from China that could face an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff. The list covers 6,031 product categories, including a multitude of consumer goods such as luggage, tires, furniture, apparel, mattresses, household goods, components ...

July 10, 2018, Covington Alert

As anticipated, an additional 25 percentage point ad valorem tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports into the United States (covering 818 product categories in sectors including aerospace, information communication technology, machinery, and medical instruments) went into effect on July 6, 2018.

July 5, 2018, Covington Alert

On June 27, 2018, China’s Ministry of Public Security (“MPS”) released for public comment a draft of the Regulations on Cybersecurity Multi-level Protection Scheme (“the Draft Regulation”). The highly anticipated Draft Regulation sets out the details of an updated Multi-level Protection Scheme, whereby network operators (defined below) are required to comply ...

June 27, 2018, Covington Alert

We write to report on two important developments regarding the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), a bi-partisan effort to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and the broader policy debate within the U.S. government on regulatory mechanisms to address foreign investment, particularly from China. On June ...

June 20, 2018

SILICON VALLEY—Covington was ranked sixth among “The Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys” and ranked seventh among “The Best Law Firms for Minority Partners” by Law360 for firms with more than 600 lawyers.  "While there is much progress still to be made, these results are a reflection of Covington's sustained efforts to recruit, mentor, develop, promote, and ...

June 15, 2018, Covington Alert

As anticipated, the Trump Administration today released its final list of Chinese imports subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff. The imposition of the tariffs follows the Administration’s determination in March that China’s technology transfer and intellectual property (“IP”) policies are harming U.S. companies, and the submission of public ...

May 4, 2018, Covington Alert

The Trump Administration’s senior economic and trade officials held talks with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing, May 3-4. The talks concluded with no agreement, and each side tabled expansive demands that appear well beyond what the other side would be able to accept.

April 26, 2018, Covington Alert

On April 23, 2018, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (“D&B”), a professional services company providing credit reporting information and other commercial data to businesses, agreed to pay more than $9 million in connection with a cease and desist order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle allegations that it violated the books and ...

April 20, 2018, Covington Alert

On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) lifted its suspension of a denial order against two companies, Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation of Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Corporation”) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. of Hi-New Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Kangxun,” and together with ZTE Corporation, ...

April 16, 2018, The Hill

April 4, 2018, Covington Alert

On April 3, the Trump Administration proposed a list of approximately 1,300 products originating from China that would bear an additional 25 percent ad valorem import tariff and requested public comments on the list, following the Administration’s determination last month that China’s technology transfer and intellectual property (“IP”) policies are harming U.S. ...

March 27, 2018, Covington Alert

China has reorganized many of the ministries and commissions under its chief executive body, the State Council, creating a new super-ministry to replace the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) and other healthcare agencies.

March 15, 2018, Covington Alert

Following the recent U.S. announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the United States is now poised to implement trade sanctions against China stemming from an investigation of that country’s intellectual property (“IP”) practices.

March 15, 2018, Covington Alert

China has continued to develop its adjudicatory framework for intellectual property disputes with the establishment of three Intellectual Property Tribunals (“IP Tribunals”) this month. This reform began with the establishment of three specialized IP Courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou at the end of 2014, and has been furthered with the establishment of ...

March 7, 2018

华盛顿—在《全球调查评论》和《法律名人录》2018年就调查领域联合编制的报告中，科文顿白领犯罪辩护和调查业务团队揽获多个奖项。科文顿合伙人Tammy Albarrán和费杰思（Steven Fagell）在该刊物主题为《未来领袖》的创刊号中均榜上有名，《未来领袖》评选的是“调查领域45岁以下最杰出的律师”，且兰尼•布鲁尔（Lanny Breuer）、柯礼晟（Eric Carlson）和埃里克•霍尔德（Eric ...

March 5, 2018

BEIJING—China Business Law Journal has recognized Covington as one of the top international law firms in the Entertainment & Sports category.  Covington’s Entertainment and Media practice in China has advised nearly every major Hollywood studio and many of the leading independents on their China activities and has been involved in some of the most significant ...

February 6, 2018

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named five Covington practice groups among its “2017 Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: Government Contracts International Trade Product Liability Sports White Collar  

February 1, 2018, Covington Alert

This International Employment Update summarises recent international employment law developments in China, India, Italy, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

January 19, 2018, Law360

Covington was named a 2017 International Trade Group of the Year by Law360. According to Peter Lichtenbaum, the Bombardier trade remedies case, which "presents very significant economic, legal, and political issues," was one of the group's biggest from the past year. "The company remains confident that the ITC will conclude that Boeing will not be harmed by the ...

January 15, 2018, Covington Alert

On December 26, 2017, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) released the final Administrative Measures for Enterprise Outbound Investment (the “Final ODI Rules”), which will go into effect as of March 1, 2018 and govern NDRC's regime for reviewing Chinese outbound investment projects. The Final ODI Rules contain limited changes relative to ...

January 9, 2018, Covington Alert

2017 was another year of active enforcement globally—including in the U.S., despite the start of a new Presidential Administration touting an aggressive deregulatory agenda. Transactions in consolidated industries drew enforcement fire in both Europe and the United States (Dow/DuPont, ChemChina/Syngenta, Bayer/Monsanto, AT&T/TimeWarner). And, in March, the UK ...

November 24, 2017, Covington Alert

Earlier this month, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) released the draft Administrative Measures for Enterprise Outbound Investment (“Draft ODI Rules”) for public comment. Comments are due on December 3, 2017.  

November 16, 2017

WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the tenth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices pertinent to LGBT+ workplace equality. Covington is among 609 major U.S. businesses that earned a perfect ...

November 13, 2017, Covington Alert

On November 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed criminal charges against five individuals in connection with an alleged bribery scheme to assist Rolls-Royce plc (“Rolls-Royce” or the “Company”) in obtaining a US $145 million government contract to supply equipment and services for a gas pipeline from Kazakhstan to China.   

November 6, 2017, Covington Alert

China has recently announced several initiatives to reform its regulation of drugs and medical devices that could have a significant impact on pharmaceutical and medical device companies doing business in China.

October 13, 2017, Covington Alert

In a draft regulation released earlier this year, China proposed regulating the import, export, manufacture, sale, and use of “commercial encryption products,” building on a patchwork of regulations.1 These regulations have focused on restricting the import and use of encryption products produced by certain manufacturers, and many entities have expressed concern ...

October 3, 2017

BEIJING—China Law & Practice has named Covington as the international winner for “Trade Firm of the Year” at its annual awards ceremony in Beijing. The leading Chinese legal publication also recognized the firm for its role in the Technology, Media, and Telecom “Deal of the Year,” Tencent’s $8.6 billion acquisition of Supercell. The awards focus on “innovation ...

2017年9月26日, 《中国投资者》Vol.1, 第2期

September 13, 2017, The FCPA Blog

September 11, 2017, The FCPA Blog

September 8, 2017, Covington Alert

On August 18, 2017, the General Office of China’s State Council released to the public new guidance regarding the regulation of outbound investment. The guidance is set forth in a notice, dated August 4, 2017, forwarding “guiding opinions” (the “Opinions”) from the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), People's ...

August 31, 2017, Covington Alert

On August 31, 2017, China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (“NISSTC”), a standard-setting committee jointly supervised by the Standardization Administration of China (“SAC”) and the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), released an updated draft of the Information Security Technology - Guidelines for Data Cross-Border ...

August 2, 2017, China Business Review

July 21, 2017, Covington Alert

On June 16, 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released for public comment a draft of the Export Control Law (“the Draft Law”). While China has a number of regulations relating to export controls and has signed numerous nonproliferation agreements, the Draft Law would be China’s first law specifically addressing export controls and would implement an ...

July 12, 2017, Covington Alert

On July 11, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the draft Regulation for the Protection of the Critical Information Infrastructure (“Draft Regulation”) for public comment (official Chinese version available here). The comment period ends on August 10, 2017.

June 7, 2017, Covington Alert

Pursuant to the State Council’s directive to build harmonious labor relationships and to strengthen the system for resolving labor disputes, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) recently revised two sets of arbitration rules. The revisions address new issues and provide clarification of existing regulations. The key objectives are to ...

May 9, 2017, Covington Alert

On April 13, 2017, China’s State Cryptography Administration (“SCA”) published a draft Encryption Law (“the draft Law”) for public comment. After several years of drafting, the draft Law, if enacted as drafted, would be the first Chinese statute to systematically address encryption, covering “the research, production, management, import and export, testing, ...

May 3, 2017, Covington Alert

On May 2, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the final version of the Measures on the Security Review of Network Products and Services (Trial) (“the Measures”), with an effective date of June 1, 2017 (official Chinese version available here). The issuance of the Measures marks a critical first step toward implementing China’s ...

April 27, 2017, Covington Alert

On April 26, 2017, the U.S.-based solar manufacturer Suniva, Inc. filed a petition for global safeguards with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”). In particular, Suniva requests the imposition of tariffs on solar cells and the establishment of a minimum price for solar modules imported into the United States. The petition was filed under Section 201 ...

April 7, 2017, Covington Alert

On March 17, 2017, the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) released a notice to seek public comments on four proposed adjustments to China’s drug registration requirements (“Proposed Adjustments”) that will remove some barriers to applications for clinical trials and drug registrations of imported drugs (drugs that are manufactured outside of China). The ...

2017年3月2日, 科文顿电子期刊

美国司法部（“司法部”）刑事司欺诈处（“欺诈处”）上个月低调地发布了一份题为《公司合规计划评估》的新指引（“指引”）。这份长达八页的指引指出：“欺诈处不使用任何严格的公式来评估公司合规计划的有效性”，但同时也列出了司法部在刑事调查背景下“评估公司合规计划时往往看重的”11个“样本话题和问题”。

March 2017

February 27, 2017

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named four Covington practice groups among its “Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: International Trade Life Sciences Product Liability Sports  

2017年2月19日, 金融时报

柯礼晟的见解被《金融时报》的一篇文章引用。该文章有关中国政府一项为减少医药行业多级经销链中间环节的加价和解决贿赂现象而出台的一项计划，即“两票制”医改计划。柯礼晟认为，减少小经销商会加速行业整合，将资源“集中在个别医药经销商手中，他们许多都是国有或国有控股企业”。

January 31, 2017, 科文顿电子期刊

反腐败执法正处于一个十字路口。在许多方面，全球反腐败执法空前活跃。美国司法部（“司法部”）与美国证券交易委员会（“证交会”）在2016年通过针对27个企业被告的美国《反海外腐败法》（“FCPA”）执法行动总计获得24.1亿美元，其中包括其在与巴西建筑集团Odebrecht S.A.及其关联方Braskem ...

January/February 2017, EuroBiz

January 23, 2017, Covington Alert

On January 9, 2017, eight Chinese ministries announced a significant new policy that aims to reduce marked-up prices and corruption in multi-tier distribution chains. The policy effectively requires that under most circumstances, at most two invoices may be issued throughout the distribution chain, with one from the manufacturer to a distributor and another from ...

2017年1月3日, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年12月29日，电线电缆产品全球制造商美国通用电缆公司（下称“通用电缆”）同意根据与美国司法部（下称“司法部”）达成的不起诉协议以及美国证券交易委员会（下称“证交会”）发出的停止与禁止令支付约7,580万美元，以就其违反《美国反海外腐败法》（下称“FCPA”）的反贿赂、账簿和记录及内部控制等条文的指控进行和解。该和解包括通用电缆对事实主张的承认但并不含刑事指控。该和解要求通用电缆向司法部支付2,050万美元的刑事罚金，并向证交会支付5,530万美元的非法所得和判决前利息。

December 21, 2016

WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the ninth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality. Covington is among 517 major U.S. businesses that earned a perfect score this ...

December 21, 2016

SHANGHAI—China Business Law Journal has named Covington partner Weishi Li to its “A-List” of the top 100 private practice lawyers in China. Ms. Li is one of two life sciences lawyers recognized by the magazine. China Business Law Journal’s inaugural A-list is based on interviews of in-house counsel in China and around the world, as well as partners at Chinese ...

December 15, 2016, Law360

December 7, 2016, Covington Alert

In October 2014, the Nagoya Protocol entered into force. It created a new international regulatory system affecting all life science companies that conduct R&D on biological material such as animals, seeds, flowers, viruses, fragrances, flavonoids, essential oils, enzymes, yeasts, and so on. So far, compliance by companies is progressing slowly due to ...

December 5, 2016, Covington Alert

Acting on the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order on Friday, December 2, prohibiting the acquisition of the U.S. business of Aixtron SE (“Aixtron”) by a company ultimately owned by investors in China. This is the first time that a President formally has utilized ...

November 8, 2016, Covington Alert

On November 7, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (“NPC”) passed China’s first Cybersecurity Law (the “Law”), which will take effect starting June 1, 2017. Described as China’s “fundamental law” in the area of cybersecurity, the new Law articulates the government’s priorities with respect to “cyberspace sovereignty,” consolidates ...

October 7, 2016, Covington Alert

On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued letters of declination to NCH Corporation (“NCH”) and HMT LLC (“HMT”). Both companies are Texas-based “domestic concerns.” The letter to NCH, an industrial supply and maintenance company, relates to an investigation into possible violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign ...

October 5, 2016, Covington Alert

The International Employment Update summarises recent international employment law developments in the United Kingdom, France, Poland, China and the United States of America.

September 28, 2016, The FCPA Report

Eric Carlson is quoted in an FCPA Report article regarding China’s data privacy and cybersecurity laws and how they apply to companies doing business in China. Commenting on performing due diligence while avoiding data privacy issues, Carlson says, “For due diligence purposes, it is still safe and appropriate to gather corporate information such as whether a ...

September 21, 2016

上海 -《中国法律商务》在年度颁奖晚会上颁予科文顿“年度国际律师事务所：监管与合规领域”大奖。该中国领先的法律刊物还颁予柯礼晟“年度律师：监管与合规领域”的奖项，并且认可了该所在“年度境外交易”（中国化工橡胶总公司以78亿美元收购意大利轮胎制造商倍耐力）中的作用。 该类奖项基于法律工作的“创新性、复杂性和市场影响”和对中国法律领域的质量和发展的推进程度。 科文顿还入围以下奖项： “年度国际律师事务所：医疗保健和生命科学领域” “年度国际律师事务所：贸易领域” “年度国际交易撮合人”: 夏尊恩 《中国法律商务》分别在2014年和2015年颁予科文顿“年度国际律师事务所：贸易领域”和“年度国际律师事务所：医疗保健和生命科学领域”大奖。

September 19, 2016, Covington Alert

On September 13, 2016, Jun Ping Zhang (“Zhang”), former head of Harris Corporation’s (“Harris”) subsidiary in China, agreed to pay $46,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that Zhang knowingly authorized and facilitated bribes to Chinese government officials at state-owned hospitals and local health departments and ...

September 7, 2016, Covington Report

July 18, 2016, Covington Alert

On July 11, 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. (“JCI”) agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that JCI, through its subsidiaries in China, violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The SEC alleged that, from 2007 to 2013, nearly all of the ...

July 12, 2016, Covington Alert

On July 5, 2016, China’s National People’s Congress (“NPC”) released a new draft of the Cybersecurity Law for public comment (official Chinese version available here; unofficial translation from AmCham China available here). The revised draft contains a number of significant changes from the first draft, which was released in July 2015, but retains many of the ...

June 24, 2016, Covington Alert

The UK has voted to leave the European Union in an advisory referendum. 52% leave - 48% remain. Were the UK to leave the EU, this would have significant implications for the UK and for international businesses operating in the UK. The longer term impact of the decision on the regulatory framework for the UK will depend, in part, on the relationship that the UK ...

June 23, 2016, Covington Alert

China amended its Population and Family Planning Law in December 2015. It abolished the one-child policy and eliminated incentives for late marriage and late parenthood. Many provinces are announcing changes to local regulations to comply with the national amendment.

June 13, 2016, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年6月7日，证券交易委员会（“证交会”）宣布与Akamai公司（“Akamai”）达成一项不予起诉协议。Akamai是一家互联网云服务公司，其中国子公司向中国国有企业的雇员支付费用的行为涉嫌违反了美国《反海外腐败法》的账簿与记录和内部会计控制条款。该不予起诉协议是基于证交会对Akamai该等行为的调查的结果。基于该不予起诉协议，Akamai同意支付超过67万美元的非法所得与判决前利息，但Akamai并没有被控诉违反《反海外腐败法》且Akamai不需要支付额外的罚金。同时，作为其最近宣布的执法试点方案的一部分，美国司法部（“司法部”）向Akamai发出了拒绝起诉函并结束对Akamai的问询。

June 13, 2016, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年6月7日，美国证券交易委员会(“证交会”) 宣布与建筑和重塑产品生产商诺泰克（Nortek Inc.）就其非直接控股的全资中国子公司向中国政府官员进行不正当支付而可能违反美国反海外腐败法（“FCPA”）账簿和记录以及内部会计控制规定的调查而达成一项不起诉协议。根据该不起诉协议，诺泰克同意支付三十二万美元的不正当收入和判决前利息，但是诺泰克并没有被提起违反FCPA的指控，也未支付额外罚金。此外，作为近期生效的试点项目的实施成果之一，美国司法部(“DOJ”) 对诺泰克发出停止调查函，结束对该项事项的调查。

June 7, 2016, EURObiz

May 6, 2016, Insight

May 2, 2016, Covington Alert

China has just released its 13th Five Year Plan. This includes a mandate to encourage foreigners to work and reside in China by rolling out policies to relax entry, visa and residency requirements for qualified foreign talent. As part of this focus, the Ministry of Public Security has issued, effective March 1, 2016, a number of preferential immigration ...

May 2, 2016, Law360

2016年4月, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年4月5日，美国司法部，通过其刑事反欺诈部门，宣布了一项为期一年的反海外腐败法案执行试点方案。该方案拟激励公司自愿披露与FCPA相关的不当行为，并增加反欺诈部门在公司FCPA解决方案中使用奖励措施以减轻公司法律责任方法的透明度。

2016年4月, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年4月18日，最高人民法院和最高人民检察院发布司法解释（“司法解释”）对中国刑法在贿赂腐败犯罪中的适用原则进行了规定。该司法解释为理解2015年生效的《刑法修正案（九）》提供了额外的指引。其中，特别值得注意的是该司法解释：（1）扩展了贿赂财物的范围以涵盖无形的财产性利益；（2）规定了在为他人提供利益之事后收受的财物依旧被认定为贿赂；（3）重新明确并提高了贿赂犯罪的定罪量刑标准，且对国家工作人员贿赂犯罪与非国家工作人员贿赂犯罪适用不同的定罪量刑标准；与（4）明确了自首及获取从轻减轻免除处罚的具体要求.

2016年4月, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年4月7日，拉斯维加斯金沙集团（“LVSC”）同意向证券交易委员会（“证交会”）支付900万美元以和解证交会的指控。证交会指控LVSC通过其中国与澳门的子公司，违反了美国反海外腐败法（“FCPA”）。该和解对自2006年起到至少包括2011年期间在内的一系列指控予以解决。相关指控涉及LVSC及其子公司因未能对其中国业务制订并维持内部会计控制制度而违反FCPA的规定，并由于缺乏前述之制度，以致其向一名据称为前中国政府官员的中国顾问（“顾问”）支付超过六千二百多万美元的费用。仅于2007年时，向该顾问支付数笔费用之后，LVSC才对该顾问及其下属的三个业务部门进行尽职调查。然而，LVSC却未就其所支付费用的该顾问所属的其它七个以上的业务部门进行相关尽职调查。对该顾问的费用支付是通过一系列交易行为而得以实现，此类交易的目

2016年4月, 科文顿电子期刊

本文介绍了美国法律下的律师－客户特权以及在中国进行内部调查中应该注意的事项，以维持该特权和避免无意放弃该特权的保护。

2016年3月25日, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年3月23日，诺华集团（“诺华”）同意支付2,500万美元就指控其违反美国《反海外腐败法》（“《反海外腐败法》”）的民事起诉与美国证券交易委员会（“证交会”）达成和解。诺华因于2009年至2013年间在中国向医疗专业人员（“医疗专业人员”）行贿以增加其药品销售而被起诉。其两家中国子公司的员工和经理企图利用有同谋关系的第三方代理掩盖不当付款，并将该等付款记录为用于旅行和招待、会议、教育活动和医疗研究的合法支出。该等账簿和记录后来被合并到诺华（在纽约证券交易所上市）的财务报告中。此行为导致违反 《反海外腐败法》下的账簿和记录以及内部会计控制规定。

2016年3月, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年3月1日，美国证券交易委员会宣布与高通公司达成一项协议，就关于其聘用中国政府官员亲属以便在中国电信市场中获得业务优势、从而违反《美国反海外腐败法》的指控达成和解。

2016年2月29日, 科文顿电子期刊

February 25, 2016, Law360

February 22, 2016, Covington Alert

2016年2月21日, 科文顿电子期刊

2016年2月9日, 科文顿电子期刊

January 28, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC - Law360 has named six Covington practice groups among its “Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: Government Contracts Insurance International Trade Life Sciences Product Liability Sports

January 27, 2016, Covington Alert

January 8, 2016, Covington Alert

January 5, 2016, Covington Alert

2016年, 科文顿电子期刊

December 28, 2015, Covington Alert

December 16, 2015, Covington Alert

December 9, 2015, Covington Alert

December 4, 2015, China Daily

Jason Goldberg was quoted in this article.

December 4, 2015, China Daily

Jason Goldberg participated in a discussion at the Asia Leadership Roundtable forum titled "The Strategic Implications for Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong's Film Industry under the IP Era." China Daily quoted Goldberg, who said, "Movie companies should think long-term how IP protection can provide income in the future.” He continued, "The awareness of IP ...

November 18, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2015 - The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Covington a perfect score of 100 percent for the eighth consecutive year on its Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality. Covington is among 400 major US businesses that ...

2015年10月29日, 科文顿电子期刊

2015年10月9日, 科文顿电子期刊

September 17, 2015

上海，2015年9月17日 - 《中国法律商务》在其年度颁奖晚会上颁于科文顿“年度国际律师事务所：生命科学领域”大奖。该中国领先的法律刊物还颁于徐辉“律界新星：监管与合规领域”的奖项，并且认可了本所在“年度交易”联想并购IBM服务器业务中的作用。 上述奖项认可了科文顿法律工作的“创新性、复杂性和市场影响”，并且“肯定了这些工作对法律市场的影响和对中国法律领域质量和发展的推进作用”。 年度国际律师事务所 － 生命科学领域 科文顿的生命科学行业团队整合了本所丰富的交易、监管和知识产权的经验，以满足生命科学公司的专业需求。该团队在这些执业领域内有着丰富的跨法域经验，并且在重要的医药市场如中国市场取得了显著的业绩。 律界新星 － ...

2015年9月, 科文顿电子期刊

2015年9月, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

August 20, 2015

旧金山，2015年8月20日 - 科文顿就腾讯控股有限公司（“腾讯”）向拥有超过2亿注册用户的加拿大消息应用公司Kik Interactive投资5000万美元事宜提供法律建议。 腾讯是提供网络、移动和电信等增值服务以及在线广告的中国互联网综合服务提供商。它的即时消息应用WeChat（微信）的月活跃用户已经超过5亿。 科文顿团队包括公司业务部合伙人安史葛（Scott Anthony）和律师李安琪(Angi Li)以及隐私和数据安全律师Lindsey Tonsager和Shelton Abramson。

2015年8月, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

July 29, 2015, 科文顿电子期刊

July 23, 2015

伦敦，2015年7月27日 —— 科文顿发布了专为智能手机和平板电脑设计的全新移动应用App ——掌上《仲裁手册》。 该款移动应用将国际仲裁中常用的90多类资源（仲裁规则、条约、国家法律和指引）整合为一个方便的电子资源，用户可对其中的内容创建书签和添加注释。该移动应用还具备全文搜索功能，且会定期更新，以反映全球不断变化的仲裁规则。用户可从苹果应用商店(App Store)和谷歌应用商店(Google Play)免费下载。 科文顿全球仲裁业务合伙人兼联席主席Marney ...

2015年7月13日, 《中国法律和实践》

2015年7月10日, 科文顿电子期刊

7/10/2015, Covington Alert

July 7, 2015, Covington Alert

July 6, 2015

华盛顿2015年7月6日 — 在结束六年多美国最高执法官员的任期之后，美国前司法部长Eric H. Holder, ...

2015年7月2日, 科文顿电子期刊

2015年7月2日, 《法律360》

2015年7月, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

June 23, 2015, Covington Alert

June 3, 2015, LegalStudio

2015年6月, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

2015年5月21日, 《科文顿电子期刊》

May 20, 2015, Covington E-Alert

April 21, 2015, Covington E-Alert

March 27, 2015

伦敦，2015年3月27日——在2015年版《钱伯斯全球指南》（Chambers Global）中科文顿获得56项个人提名和29项业务团队提名。该指南按泛国家和地区的业务领域分类为全球律师进行排名，旨在基于客户最看重的品质来评选最有能力的法律执业者。 科文顿律师在指南中被评为“其领域中的佼佼者”的包括： Tammy Albarrán：欺诈和公司调查（拉丁美洲） Thomas Barnett：竞争/反垄断（美国） Peter Bogaert：生命科学：监管/合规（全球） Stephen Bond：仲裁；国际（全欧洲）和争议解决；国际仲裁（英国） 兰尼•布鲁尔（Lanny Breuer）：美国反海外腐败法（FCPA）（美国） Maureen ...

March 26, 2015, The Lawyer

March 6, 2015

洛杉矶，2015年3月6日 — 科文顿将于3月9日在洛杉矶成立一家新的办事处。该办事处将由本所律师以及三位新入职的资深律师组成，最初专注于保险承保、传媒和节目发行、专利诉讼、公共政策/政府事务和白领辩护等领域。 “我们认为，我们洛杉矶办事处的成立以及我们部分核心业务的扩展会使大批客户受益”，事务所管理委员会主席何思德（Timothy Hester）说到。“我们认为，我们与众不同的优点是，我们能够将我们在诉讼、公司和交易业务方面的巨大优势与对政策和决策者的深入了解以及全球领先的监管业务结合起来，该等能力结合能为南加州的客户提供极具价值的服务。” 坐落于世纪城的新办事处的启动工作将由包括合伙人Robyn Polashuk、 Alan Blankenheimer以及加州前国会议员Howard ...

March 2015, Covington E-Alert

2015年3月, 生命科学法律评论

2015年冬季, 科文顿咨询

2015年报告, 彭博 BNA 世界数据保护报告

January 27, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2015 — Covington was named one of the top 2014 “Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year” by Law360.Law360 highlighted the practice for its involvement in “the most-talked-about sports media rights deals last year,” including the NFL's Sunday Ticket agreement with DirecTV, Steve Ballmer’s bid for the Los Angeles Clippers, ...

January 16, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2015 — For the second consecutive year, Law360 named Covington’s antitrust and competition practice one of the top “Competition Practice Groups of the Year.”Law360 recognized Covington for securing the dismissal of separate antitrust suits against clients Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., JP Morgan Chase & Co., and Expedia, Inc. The ...

January 5, 2015, State Administration for Industry and Commerce

December 22, 2014, Luxury Legal Post

December 18, 2014, Covington E-Alert

December 17, 2014, Covington E-Alert

December 1, 2014, Covington E-Alert

December 1, 2014, Covington E-Alert

November 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, November 19, 2014 — For the seventh consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded Covington & Burling the top rating of 100 percent in the 2015 Corporate Equality Index. Covington’s rating reflects its support for same-sex partners of employees through health insurance, bereavement and family leave policies, as well as its ...

2014年11月6日, 《科文顿咨询》

October 20, 2014, The Washington Post

"Covington & Burling of the District appointed Ashley Bass, Robin Blaney, Krista Carver, Jeffrey Davidson, Nicole Duclos, Shankar Duraiswamy, Scott Freling, David Garr, Jason Goldberg, Andrew Lazerow, Michael Lechliter, Anne Lee, Scott Schrader, Nathan Shafroth and Ranganath Sudarshan partners."

October 17, 2014, Law360

October 17, 2014, Law360

Tim Stratford authored this article on China’s tightly regulated health care sector: "The Chinese government has announced the launch of a pilot scheme allowing for the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals (“WFOHs”) through greenfield investment or mergers and acquisitions in three centrally governed municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai), ...

October 1, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2014 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that it has elected 15 lawyers to its partnership effective today. “Our new partners come from six firm offices and practice in a variety of areas that are of great importance to the firm’s clients,” said Timothy Hester, chair of Covington’s management committee. “These are all superb ...

September 25, 2014

华盛顿，2014年9月19日 - 科文顿﹒柏灵律师事务所荣膺《中国法律与实践》杂志“年度贸易律师事务所”大奖。 该奖项高度认可了科文顿在“创新性、复杂性和市场影响”几方面的能力，并且“根据他们的工作对法律市场的影响程度以及对中国法律领域的质量和发展的推进程度”来授予此奖。 “我们很荣幸地在此特殊时刻接受该奖项，恰逢中国和美国及欧盟之间的贸易谈判正在帮助塑造一个未来十年里外资公司将面临的商业格局，”科文顿北京办事处管理合伙人夏尊恩说。 《中国法律与实践》是欧洲货币机构投资者公司（Euromoney Institutional Investor）下属的法律媒体集团，该集团也出版有《国际金融法律评论（IFLR）》和《知识产权管理》。该奖项已于2014年9月18日在该出版机构在北京的年度评奖大会上正式授予本所。 ...

August 25, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2014 — Covington & Burling has been named to Latinvex’s “Legal 50,” a list of top international law firms doing work in Latin America. The firm ranked seventh among the top 15 firms doing international arbitration work in Latin America and 27th overall. Latinvex evaluated more than 100 international law firms and selected the top 50 ...

August 22, 2014

华盛顿特区，2014年8月22日 - 美国外国投资委员会(CFIUS)已经批准联想集团对国际商业机器公司(即IBM)旗下x86服务器业务的要约收购，金额为23亿美元。在获批过程中科文顿代表联想。David Fagan, Mark Plotkin, Stuart Eizenstat 和 Jonathan Wakely 在获得批准的工作中领导科文顿的团队。 科文顿已经在多家国际企业获得CFIUS批准的过程中担负重任。去年，本所就加拿大能源公司Nexen Inc.以151亿美元出售给中海油的交易为Nexen公司提供法律建议，以及就万向美国公司以2.566亿美元收购美国电池制造商A123 ...

June 3, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, June 3, 2014 — The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its 2014 “Intellectual Property Hot List,” which recognizes 20 firms that have “become leaders on the latest trends in intellectual property law.” This is the second time since 2012 that Covington has been named to the list. In naming Covington to the list, the NLJ cited the ...

May 27, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2014 —Covington & Burling was named the “Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year - Washington D.C.” by Corporate LiveWire, a global news resource for corporate finance professionals. The Corporate LiveWire Global Awards honor law firms, individuals and businesses who have demonstrated distinction in corporate finance, and consistently ...

April 29, 2014

华盛顿特区，2014年4月29日 — 最近曾担任美国司法部刑事司代理助理司法部长的Mythili Raman将加入科文顿∙柏灵律师事务所担任合伙人。Raman女士将加入科文顿的诉讼和白领犯罪业务组，在华盛顿特区的办公室工作。 Raman女士于1996年加入美国司法部，在刑事司和美国马里兰州检察官办公室担任联邦检察官近18年，业绩卓著。她曾在美国联邦检察官办公室担任过多个领导职位，包括首席上诉检察官和南方分部办公室首席检察官。2006年，Raman女士调任到司法部的总部担任司法部副部长的高级顾问。此后她曾在布什和奥巴马政府中担任刑事司的多个领导职位，包括在2008年至2009年期间担任代理办公室主任，在2009年至2013年期间担任首席副助理司法部长和办公室主任，以及在2013年至2014年期间担任代理助理司法部长。 ...

April 20, 2014, Forbes

Covington's John Balzano writes about a recent announcement by the China FDA and the Ministry of Public Security that China is creating a special police unit for food and drug law violations.

April 2, 2014

旧金山，2014年4月3日——《全球调查评论》（Global Investigations Review）杂志已将科文顿•柏灵律师事务所的合伙人Tammy Albarrán 与柯礼晟（Eric Carlson）列入其第一届40名40岁以下杰出调查律师的榜单。该榜单对“将成为全球调查律师表率的新一代律师”作出了肯定。 现年39岁的Albarrán女士在科文顿旧金山办事处工作，是该事务所白领犯罪辩护、调查和证券诉讼业务组的成员。她就美国反海外腐败法及其他反贿赂体系及美国联邦证券法律下产生的各种合规问题为客户提供咨询。Albarrán女士目前代表三家大型国际公司（其中包括世界最大的金融机构之一）处理拉丁美洲的内部调查事宜。她的母语是西班牙语，她还是该事务所反腐败拉丁美洲行动小组的联席主席。 ...

March 6, 2014, Covington E-Alert

March 3, 2014, Covington E-Alert

2014年2月20日, 科文顿电子期刊

January 24, 2014, 《科文顿咨询》

January 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2014 — For the second consecutive year, Law360 has named Covington & Burling’s life sciences practice as one of the top five “Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile of the firm, Law360 noted that Covington “delivered for drugmakers on three continents in 2013, spearheading a momentous investment by U.K.-based ...

January 7, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2014 — For the second consecutive year, The National Law Journal has named Covington & Burling to its “Pro Bono Hot List.” This year’s list recognizes nine firms and one corporate law department for their strong commitment to public service. In the profile of Covington, the NLJ features the pro bono efforts of the firm’s New York ...

January 6, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2014 — Law360 named Covington & Burling’s energy practice as one of the top five “Energy Practice Groups of the Year.” In giving this award, Law360 recognized the breadth of Covington’s practice capabilities (including litigation, transactions, regulatory and government policy) in both the traditional and emerging energy sectors and ...

2014年1月, 《科文顿咨询》

2013年12月, 《科文顿电子期刊》

December 9, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2013 — For the sixth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded Covington & Burling the top rating of 100 percent in the 2014 Corporate Equality Index. Covington’s 100 percent rating reflects its written non-discrimination policy, sexual orientation and gender identity training, and support for same-sex ...

November 20, 2013, Covington E-Alert

November 6, 2013, Covington E-Alert

November 2013, Bloomberg BNA World Data Protection Report

October 24, 2013, Ethisphere

October 24, 2013, Covington E-Alert

October 21, 2013, Covington E-Alert

2013年10月, 《美国商会》

2013年9月23日, 《科文顿电子期刊》

August 20, 2013, Covington E-Alert

August 14, 2013, Covington E-Alert

August 14, 2013, Covington E-Alert

August 11, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, August 12, 2013 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce the promotion of three lawyers to special counsel, effective August 1, 2013. Michael Clancy (Brussels) focuses his practice on EU competition law, and has extensive experience advising clients in regulated industries such as life sciences (pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices) ...

2013年7月19日, 科文顿电子期刊

July 12, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2013 — Covington & Burling has been recognized as an honoree with two American Lawyer Global Legal Awards: Global Dispute of the Year, Investment Arbitration and Global M&A Deal of the Year, Canada. Covington’s International Arbitration Group, comprised of more than 50 lawyers, handles cases under the rules of every major arbitration ...

July 11, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2013 — For the third consecutive year, Covington & Burling has received a Gold Standard Certification from the Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), a leading organization dedicated to assisting women in law to assume leadership roles in private law firms, corporate legal departments, and the legal community at large. The certification ...

7/11/2013

WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2013 — Thomson Reuters has ranked Covington & Burling among the Top 20 legal advisers worldwide in completed M&A transactions in emerging markets during the first half of 2013. Covington ranked among the top 10 for deals involving China and the Asia Pacific region, and among the top 15 for deals involving Latin America. “We have made a ...

June 28, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2013 — Covington & Burling’s international arbitration practice has been shortlisted for a Chambers Latin America Award for Excellence. The awards recognize notable achievements over the past year, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service. The Chambers Latin America Awards for Excellence ...

May/June 2013, Update (Reprinted with Permission of FDLI)

May 17, 2013, Covington E-Alert

April 9, 2013, Covington E-Alert

April 2013, Data Protection Law & Policy

2013年4月发布, 美国可再生能源理事会《美中市场评论2012年末版》

March 28, 2013

华盛顿特区，2013年3月28日——美国司法部刑事司司长兰尼•A•布鲁尔（Lanny A. Breuer）将回到科文顿•柏灵律师事务所任本所副主席。 布鲁尔先生的执业范围涵盖各类民事及刑事诉讼事务以及政府和内部调查。作为科文顿的副主席，布鲁尔先生将与高级管理层密切合作，执行本事务所的长期战略，并将精力着重放在本事务所的国际计划和业务方面。 “我们为兰尼对国家作出的杰出贡献深感自豪，同时很高兴他回归科文顿，”本事务所管理委员会主席Timothy Hester表示。“兰尼是他这代人中最优秀和最有才华的律师之一。我们对他重新开始私人执业感到兴奋。在兰尼任职本所副主席期间，我期待与他紧密合作，他将与同事共同就全球和战略业务、诉讼及合规事项为我们的客户提供服务。” ...

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 ...

February 25, 2013

London, February 25, 2013 — Global Arbitration Review has named Covington & Burling to its list of the world’s top 30 international arbitration practices. In announcing the GAR 30 list, the publication notes Covington’s major arbitral victories last year, including the award for Spanish investors in Yukos Oil Company in Quasar de Valores SICAV S.A., et al. v. ...

February 15, 2013, Covington E-Alert

January 22, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2013 — For the second straight year, Law360 named Covington & Burling’s global privacy and data security practice as one of the top five “Privacy & Consumer Protection Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile highlighting the firm’s privacy-related work, Law360 noted the group’s recent litigation win for LinkedIn Corp. In that case, ...

1/22/2013

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2013 — Law360 named Covington’s life sciences practice as of one of the top five “Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile highlighting Covington’s life sciences practice, Law360 noted that the group has “grown to develop an increasingly global reach that has made it a go-to for complex transactions, high stakes ...

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华盛顿特区，2013年1月9日—科文顿•柏灵律师事务所已开设上海代表处，这是该所分别于2008年在北京和2012年末在首尔设立两家代表处之后，在亚洲开设的第三家代表处。 科文顿的这三家代表处目前共有20位律师，这使该所被AmLaw评为拥有亚洲办事处的50家顶级律师事务所之一。这一举措增强了科文顿在公司法、争议解决、调查、监管等方面为寻求在亚洲开展业务的欧美客户及希望在世界其他地区开展业务的亚洲客户提供服务的能力。 科文顿律师事务所管理委员会主席Timothy Hester表示，“上海办事处的设立增强了本所在华开展生命科学、技术交易、反海外腐败法、资本市场、并购及证券等领域的业务能力，并使我们能在亚洲最具活力的经济中心的核心地区提供这些服务。” ...

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