Covington has elected 15 lawyers to its partnership across offices in Brussels, Dubai, New York, San Francisco and Washington, expanding the firm’s capabilities across litigation, regulatory, technology, life sciences, government contracts, capital markets, tax and project development.
The new partners are Nicole Antoine, Daniel Auten, Brianna M. Bloodgood, Ryan Burnette, Mark Clifford, Spiros Drosos, Terra Fulham, Thomas Garten, Lisa Ann Johnson, Anders Linderot, Marc Norman, Jayne Ponder, Molly Ramsden, Marianne Spencer and Joe Sullivan.
Antoine, based in Washington, focuses on product liability, mass tort and complex commercial litigation and has represented technology companies, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and other businesses in significant disputes.
Auten, also in Washington, handles product liability and mass tort matters from pre-litigation planning through trial and appeal.
New York-based Bloodgood advises public and private companies, investment banks and boards on securities, capital markets, corporate governance and other corporate matters, with experience in life sciences and financial services.
Burnette advises government contractors on cybersecurity, supply chain security and emerging technologies, including matters involving FedRAMP, NIST publications and the CMMC program.
Clifford and Johnson both focus on U.S. economic sanctions and export controls, including compliance, licensing, investigations and enforcement.
Brussels-based Drosos is a life sciences regulatory lawyer and former Head of Litigation at the European Medicines Agency, where he led the agency’s representation before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Fulham focuses on government contractor litigation and enforcement matters, including False Claims Act cases and allegations involving cybersecurity requirements, procurement fraud and other regulatory issues.
San Francisco-based Garten represents technology companies in patent infringement and trade secret disputes in federal courts and Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Linderot, based in New York, handles civil litigation at the intersection of media and technology, including privacy, cybersecurity, consumer protection, content distribution, copyright and corporate governance disputes.
Dubai-based Norman advises on project development and finance across energy, infrastructure and technology, with particular experience in data center projects in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S.
Ponder advises companies on privacy, artificial intelligence and emerging technology regulations, including algorithmic pricing, automated decision-making, AI disclosures, sensitive data, biometrics, robotics and model training.
Ramsden focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation, while Spencer handles class actions and commercial disputes with particular experience in privacy litigation involving emerging technologies.
Sullivan advises multinational companies on federal tax controversy, investigations, administrative appeals, tax litigation, international tax planning and transfer pricing.
KEY QUOTES:
“Our new partners practice across a range of areas critical to our clients and add importantly to the firm’s strengths. These promotions further our efforts to build a strong group of next-generation partners, reflect our commitment to succession planning, and ensure that our practices remain vibrant well into the future. This class also reflects the breadth of opportunity across our firm as well as our ongoing dedication to recruiting, developing, and retaining lawyers who will carry Covington forward with excellence.”
Doug Gibson, Chair of Covington
