2019年5月10日, 科文顿电子期刊

2019年4月30日，美国司法部（下称“司法部”）刑事司发布了更新版本的《企业合规体系评估指引》（下称“《指引》”），旨在司法部调查背景下，为检察官评估企业合规体系提供参考。新《指引》相比刑事司于2017年发布的同名文件（下称“2017年指引”）更加全面和详细，新《指引》适用于刑事司所开展的涉及商业组织的所有调查和执法行动。

April 3, 2019, Covington Alert

In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice introduced several changes to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Corporate Enforcement Policy (“the Policy”).  The Policy, originally incorporated into the Justice Manual in November 2017, outlines the Department’s position on mitigation credit that companies may receive for voluntary self-disclosure, full ...

2019年4月3日, 科文顿电子期刊

2019年3月，美国司法部对《反海外腐败法》（“FCPA”）之公司执法政策（“政策”）作出几项修正。公司执法政策于2017年11月被纳入《司法手册》，其对司法部因公司基于自愿自行披露、充分合作和及时适当整改《反海外腐败法》所涉及情况所可能获得的减轻处罚的立场进行概述。自2018年以来，美国司法部刑事司将该政策视为《美国反海外腐败法》法案之外的指引。 该政策的主要修正表现在正式确立司法部之前公布的指导方针，拟或对司法部的近期执法实践予以体现。值得引起注意的是，司法部对整改和合作方面所持的书面立场存在以下两处变化。

March 26, 2019, Global Investigations Review

Q1 2019, Covington Alert

It was business as usual for FCPA enforcement in 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) collected a total of $1 billion from seventeen corporate defendants, including through their share of two high-value, multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions. DOJ also announced thirteen new FCPA prosecutions ...

Winter 2019, Covington Alert

It was business as usual for FCPA enforcement in 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) collected a total of $1 billion from seventeen corporate defendants, including through their share of two high-value, multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions. DOJ also announced thirteen new FCPA prosecutions ...

January 31, 2019, SiriusXM

Lanny Breuer appeared on The Dan Abrams show to discuss recent political developments around Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. He says, “What we know is that this campaign showed a remarkable disregard for distancing itself from those who were trying to sabotage the election.”

January 22, 2019, Law360

January 16, 2019, Covington Alert

On December 26, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") settled an enforcement action against Centrais Eléctricas Brasileiras S.A. ("Eletrobras"), an electric utilities holding company majority-owned and controlled by the Brazilian government.

2018年9月28日, 科文顿电子期刊

2018年8月24日，第二巡回法院就美国政府诉Hoskins一案发布了广受关注的裁决。 该法院多次强调，美国国会“以外科手术式的精度”规定了在美国《反海外腐败法》（“FCPA”）反贿赂规定下谁有可能承担责任，并认为，政府不可运用共谋或共犯责任理论对不属于法规明确规定的所涵盖人范围的外国被告人提起指控。

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

LOS ANGELES—Covington partner Carolyn Kubota has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Ms. Kubota is the seventh Covington lawyer among the current Fellows, joining Lanny Breuer, Robert Haslam, John Nields, George Pappas, William Phillips, and Robert Sayler. Ms. Kubota is a ...

February 23, 2018, Covington Alert

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers. Ruling 9-0, the Court held that the Dodd-Frank Act prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers only if they reported suspected wrongdoing directly to the SEC.

2018年冬, 科文顿电子期刊

今年我们对反腐败执法趋势和发展的预测很简单：FCPA执法仍会继续。尽管存在一些大选前的相反声明，美国司法部（下称“司法部”）与美国证券交易委员会（下称“证交会”）的各位高级官员在过去一年里多次重新确认了司法部和证交会对于FCPA执法的承。

January 9, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO—Covington secured a victory on behalf of its clients the University of California and UC President Janet Napolitano when Northern District of California Judge William Alsup issued a nationwide injunction blocking the federal government’s effort to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). On September 5, 2017, the ...

January 2018, The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer named Covington a finalist for White Collar/Regulatory Litigation Department of the Year and highlights Eric Holder, Steven Fagell, Lanny Breuer, Nancy Kestenbaum, and Mythili Raman in its profile.

September 13, 2017, Bloomberg Law

Bloomberg Law featured Lanny Breuer in a Q&A regarding his and the firm's involvement as co-counsel at the University of California against the Department of Homeland Security regarding the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Commenting on the firm's decision to join the lawsuit, Breuer says, "We feel very strongly that the ...

June 7, 2017, Covington Alert

On Monday, in Kokesh v. SEC, the Supreme Court handed a major loss to the Securities and Exchange Commission, unanimously holding that SEC claims for disgorgement of ill-gotten gains are subject to a five-year statute of limitations. The Kokesh decision also calls into question the proper measure of disgorgement (e.g., gross versus net profits) and even whether ...

June 7, 2017, Covington Alert

On Monday, in Kokesh v. SEC,1 the Supreme Court handed a major loss to the Securities and Exchange Commission, unanimously holding that SEC claims for disgorgement of ill-gotten gains are subject to a five-year statute of limitations. For decades, the SEC had taken the position that its disgorgement claims could reach back indefinitely, and recently obtained a ...

May 31, 2017

WASHINGTON—Alan Bersin, former Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has joined Covington as a Policy Consultant in the firm’s Public Policy and Government Affairs practice. Mr. Bersin has led a highly regarded career of government service, having held a number of senior level positions within the Department ...

March 1, 2017, Law360

October 26, 2016, The Wall Street Journal

Lanny Breuer participated at the FCPA Blog Conference and is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article regarding the FCPA pilot program that will provide discounts to foreign-bribery offenders that disclose and tackle those transgressions and cooperate with the authorities. Breuer said that while it’s too soon to tell if the pilot has had its intended effect, he ...

October 26, 2016, Law360

Lanny Breuer participated at the FCPA Blog Conference and is quoted in a Law360 article regarding concerns raised by a requirement under a pilot Foreign Corrupt Practices Act disclosure program forcing companies to step back from conducting their own investigations. According to Breuer, the FCPA pilot program makes “an extraordinary request” by mandating that ...

August 30, 2016, Global Investigations Review

Global Investigations Review highlights Covington’s role in helping AB InBev secure a declination notice from the U.S. Department of Justice in an FCPA investigation regarding the company’s business partners in India. The Covington team was led by Steven Fagell, who worked with Lanny Breuer, Jason Criss, and Benjamin Haley on the matter.

August 22, 2016

华盛顿 - 《全球调查评论》将科文顿的反海外腐败法业务团队评为华盛顿的“精英团队”，这是“华盛顿特区反海外腐败法律师协会”问卷调查的最高评级。 在其报告中，《全球调查评论》称赞科文顿拥有“众多的前资深检察官”，包括前美国司法部长Eric Holder，前两届的司法部刑事司司长Lanny Breuer 和Mythili Raman，以及曾担任司法部刑事司司长办公厅副主任和顾问、现任科文顿反腐败业务团队联合负责人的Steven Fagell。报告还特别提到科文顿代表某家石油勘探公司接受司法部和美国证券交易委员会关于其涉嫌违反反海外腐败法的调查，并且使得两项调查均顺利结案。

August 8, 2016

NEW YORK—Arlo Devlin-Brown, most recently the Chief of the Public Corruption Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and one of its top securities fraud prosecutors, has joined Covington as a partner in its white collar defense and investigations practice resident in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Devlin-Brown has served in the ...

June 13, 2016, CDR News

Timothy Hester, Lanny Breuer, and Arlo Devlin-Brown are quoted in a CDR article regarding Devlin-Brown’s arrival. Devlin-Brown says he is “very pleased” to join the firm’s multinational white collar practice, praising its “extraordinary depth.” According to Hester, “Arlo’s deep experience in white-collar matters, particularly in the financial services sector, ...

June 7, 2016, The New York Times

Lanny Breuer is quoted in a New York Times article regarding the upcoming arrival of Arlo Devlin-Brown to the firm’s white collar defense and investigations practice. According to Breuer, “[Devlin-Brown] has this exceptional level of experience, having done securities cases and corruption cases.” He continues, “He’ll very quickly become a central figure of the ...

October 6, 2015

NEW YORK, October 6, 2015 - Covington partner C. William Phillips has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Mr. Phillips is the seventh Covington lawyer among the current Fellows, joining Lanny Breuer, Robert Haslam, James McKay, John Nields, George Pappas, and Robert Sayler. Mr. ...

May 26, 2015

华盛顿特区，2015年5月26日 —— 科文顿代表Hyperdynamics Corporation （“以下简称Hyperdynamics”）应对美国司法部对其涉嫌违反《反海外腐败法》的调查，该调查涉及其在几内亚共和国的业务活动。司法部在结束调查后并未对公司提起任何指控。 Hyperdynamics于2013年9月收到司法部传票。司法部指控其涉嫌违反《反海外腐败法》及与其在几内亚的业务相关的其他法律。这家休斯顿的石油天然气公司充分配合了政府的调查，且司法部在其不起诉决定中也提及了公司配合的价值。 Hyperdynamics 总裁兼首席执行官Ray ...

March 6, 2015

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2015 — Former federal prosecutor and leading white collar defense lawyer Dan Shallman will join Covington as a partner in the firm’s new Los Angeles office on March 9. Mr. Shallman will head the firm’s Southern California white collar and investigations team while also playing a leading role in the growth of Covington’s LA office. Aaron ...

2015年冬季, 科文顿咨询

2015年1月, 公司法律顾问

January 2015, Corporate Counsel

Covington's Lanny Breuer and Peter Lichtenbaum have authored this article on corporate compliance: The phone rings, and the CEO tells you she’s planning an acquisition of a target that has operations in Europe and Asia. She’s focused on the potential to develop technology 24-7 and get closer to the global customers. Of course, your job is to get regulatory ...

November 8, 2014, The Washington Post

Covington's Lanny Breuer is quoted regarding President Obama nominating Loretta E. Lynch  "Former Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny Breuer worked closely with Lynch on the 2011 Mafia takedown of more than 120 members — the largest of its kind in U.S. history — and the record $1.9 billion settlement with HSBC, the global bank that ...

October 9, 2014, Global Competition Review

Thomas Barnett, Lanny Breuer, Deborah Garza, Mythili Raman and Phillip Warren have written this article on what potential subjects should keep in mind as they attempt to navigate joint investigations by DOJ’s Criminal and Antitrust Divisions: "In recent years, the US Department of Justice’s antitrust and criminal divisions have announced massive, joint ...

2014年3季度, 道德村高管简报，第1卷

August 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2014 — Best Lawyers named Covington & Burling’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy each a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” in international trade and sports law, respectively, citing their “abilities, professionalism and integrity.” Overall, Covington lawyers received 217 individual mentions in 58 areas of law in the newly released annual survey ...

2014年8月7日, 科文顿电子期刊

August 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, August 5, 2014 — Covington & Burling’s Lanny Breuer, a partner and vice chairman of the firm, has been named to the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of 50 Governance Risk & Compliance Trailblazers & Pioneers. The list recognizes people who have “moved the needle” in the changing ways that law firms conduct business towards governance, risk ...

2014年1月, 《科文顿咨询》

November 21, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, November 21, 2013 — Washingtonian magazine has named 34 Covington & Burling attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in its December issue. The biennial list, compiled by the magazine’s editorial staff, identifies leading lawyers in the Washington area. Of the hundreds of “Best Lawyers” identified in the issue, Washingtonian spotlights 14 leading Washington ...

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。” ...

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 124 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...

June 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 81 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in the newly released 2008 Chambers USA. 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 ...

11/30/2007

WASHINGTON, DC, November 30, 2007 — Nineteen Covington & Burling LLP attorneys are recognized as “Top Lawyers” in the December 2007 issue of Washingtonian magazine. The list, compiled by the magazine’s editorial staff based on peer recommendations, identifies leading lawyers in the Greater Washington area. Of the “Top Lawyers,” Washingtonian identified 30 as the ...

September 6, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 115 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The recipients are as follows: Administrative: E. Edward Bruce and ...

June 18, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 44 practice mentions and 74 individual mentions in the newly released 2007 Chambers USA guidebook. The 2007 edition of Chambers USA attempts to identify the most skilled legal practitioners throughout the country based on the qualities most valued by clients. Covington attorneys have been ...