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This BigLaw firm is one of few without origination credits; it creates ‘collaborative culture,’ chair says

ABA Journal

Covington & Burling is one of the few BigLaw firms that don't use billing or origination credits in determining compensation. Covington instead compensates partners “based…

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83 Law Firms Back Covington In Privilege Fight With SEC

Law 360

Morrison & Foerster LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and 80 other law firms on Tuesday backed Covington & Burling LLP's opposition to releasing the names of clients targeted by a cyberattack to the U.S.

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This former attorney general now bills for BigLaw at nearly $2,300 per hour

ABA Journal

is billing at $2,295 as a partner at Covington & Burling, according to a contract that the firm… Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.

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NY Federal Reserve Associate GC Rejoins Covington

Law 360

A former Covington & Burling LLP associate who left the firm 13 years ago to join the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has returned to work as of counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.

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SEC Says Covington Aiming To 'Distract' In Breach Probe

Law 360

Securities and Exchange Commission is doubling down on its bid to force Covington & Burling LLP to hand over the names of clients affected by a 2020 cyberattack, arguing Tuesday that Covington and the 80-plus law firms backing it are trying "to distract the Court by making hyperbolic and exaggerated claims" about the agency's conduct.

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Paul Hastings Snags Covington's Former Securities Co-Chair

Law 360

Paul Hastings LLP has brought on board the former co-chair of Covington & Burling LLP's securities and capital markets group to serve as vice chair of that practice in New York, the firm announced Monday.

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Covington Brings On Ex-Mintz Capital Markets Pro In NY

Law 360

Covington & Burling LLP said Wednesday it nabbed a deals lawyer who brings decades of securities and capital markets experience, most recently with Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC, to bolster the firm's New York office.

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