An opportunity to ‘build something’: KWM’s City litigation head Alex Leitch leaves for Covington Legal Business US firm Covington & Burling has bolstered its European disputes capabilities with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons London head…
Global London: Weil and Covington sustain robust City growth as US firms expand market share Legal Business The days when London offices tended to be expensive beachheads draining profits from American parents appear to be long gone,…
Go your own way: Lawyers at Covington & Burling and DLA Piper leave to launch boutiques Legal Business Having watched an increasing number of their peers depart during 2014 to launch boutique law firms, Covington & Burling‘s co-head…
‘Fits our philosophy and style of practice perfectly’: Three Crowns hires its first female partner from Covington Jaishree Kalia Arbitration boutique Three Crowns has hired its first female partner, Carmen Martinez Lopez, from Covington & Burling as the firm…
Covington and Baker Botts act as Yukos minority shareholders defeat Russia Tom Moore Baker Botts was defeated again in the long-running Yukos saga as Covington & Burling succeed in having a Russian jurisdictional…
Covington and CMS lead on AstraZeneca’s £1.2bn Spanish transaction Legal Business A London team at Covington & Burling led by corporate partner Lucinda Osborne advised AstraZeneca on a potential $2.1bn deal…
Clifford Chance, Covington and Skadden lead on £930m AA IPO Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC), Covington & Burling and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are advising on the £930m flotation of over two…
Making a splash – partners from Shearman, Covington and Jones Day join breakaway Freshfields arbitration boutique Legal Business As brand new start-ups go, the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer-breakaway arbitration boutique set up by heavyweight arbitrators Constantine Partasides, Paris-based Georgias Petrochilos…
Deal watch: drugs are working as Covington and Latham lead on $2.6bn pharma acquisition David Stevenson The lucrative pharmaceutical sector continues to provide a corporate boon to Global 100 firms, with Covington & Burling and Latham &…
