Firm Summary
Covington & Burling LLP
One of the intellectual elites on the Biglaw circuit, Covington & Burling excels in a wide range of practice areas spanning nearly every major sector of business across the globe. Founded in Washington, D.C., in 1919 as one of the first regulatory firms, today the firm employs over 1,000 attorneys in 13 offices around the world. The firm offers top-notch services in everything from corporate and antitrust law, to litigation and white collar criminal defense, to IP law, data privacy, and cybersecurity. The firm’s regulatory work remains a cornerstone of their operations, with renowned expertise in industries such as life science, pharma, sports, media and entertainment, technology, energy, and insurance.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Covington & Burling LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 1089
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall
+286
Partner
+68
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Virginia Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 6.2
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 17%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 7%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 28%
- Promotion Rate
- 3%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Medical/Pharmaceutical Product Liability, Personal Injury, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentuck
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- McKesson Corporation, Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks maternity leave
Benefits and Perks
- $8K bar stipend
- Reasonable moving expenses reimbursed
Superstars
Nancy Kestenbaum
Partner
A partner in the firm’s New York office, Kestenbaum applies her 25 years of experience as a former defense attorney and federal prosecutor to advise clients on highly sensitive litigations and governmental and internal investigations. In addition to representing massive companies in high-stakes civil and criminal litigation, Kestenbaum was also one of the attorneys leading the investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against CBS chief executive Les Moonves.
Jeremy Newell
Partner
Former general counsel of the Bank Policy Institute, Newell now offers his financial banking expertise as a D.C.-based partner in the firm’s Regulations and Public Policy practice. Newell excels at advising major domestic and foreign financial institutions on all aspects of regulatory frameworks and compliance with international capital and liquidity standards.
Alexander Berengaut
Partner
A Litigation and Investigations partner in the firm’s D.C. office, Berengaut represents a wide range of clients in civil litigation, international arbitrations, and government enforcement proceedings, including a number of high-profile matters in the technology sector. Berengaut is also a lead attorney representing University of California president Janet Napolitano in challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts to end the DACA program.
Shankar Duraiswamy
Partner
A D.C.-based partner in the firm’s Litigation and Investigations group, Duraiswamy is renowned for his expertise in high-stakes cases, particularly in the products liability, mass torts, and class action arena. Duraiswamy also serves as lead counsel for plaintiffs in the Maryland action challenging addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census questionnaire.
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