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Covington & Burling LLP

Acronym: Covington

General Information

Identification Code: 083671317381-09
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Entity Form: Limited Liability Partnership
Registration Category: Law firms
Registration Date: 5/15/2015
Last Update: 5/21/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: In an increasingly regulated world, we help clients navigate their most complex business problems, deals and disputes. Our distinctively collaborative culture allows us to be truly one team globally, drawing on the diverse experience of lawyers and advisors across the firm by seamlessly sharing insight and expertise. What sets us apart is our ability to combine the tremendous strength in our litigation, investigations, and corporate practices with deep knowledge of policy and policymakers, and one of the world’s leading regulatory practices. This enables us to create novel solutions to our clients’ toughest problems, successfully try their toughest cases, and deliver commercially practical advice of the highest quality. Our EU Public Policy team draws on a range of former policymakers, including politicians, lawyers, public affairs practitioners, ambassadors and economists, as well as several junior members with expertise in a range of substantive regulatory and sectoral issues.
Interests Represented: Advances interests of their clients
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Borders and security
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Competition
  • Consumers
  • Culture and media
  • Customs
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Energy
  • Enlargement
  • Environment
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Food safety
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Institutional affairs
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries
  • Public health
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Sport
  • Taxation
  • Trade
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Transport
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment and Guidelines related to this Directive. Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products. Directive (EU) 2022/2464 on corporate sustainability reporting. Commission proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. Commission proposal for a Regulation on ecodesign for sustainable products. Review of Directive 94/62 on Packaging and Packaging Waste. Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives. Proposal for a General Product Safety Regulation. Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020. Various other initiatives following the European Green Deal and New Circular Economy Action Plan. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Digital Services Act. ‎Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, Digital Markets Act. Initiatives implementing the EU Digital Strategy. Commission proposal for an AI Act. Commission proposal for an AI Liability Directive. EU Data Act. Regulation (EU) 2022/868, European Data Governance Act. Regulation Regulation (EU) 2023/956 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism. Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives. Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001. EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement. EU-Ukraine Partnership Agreement. EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Implementation of TFEU's free movement of services and goods rules. Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market. EU legislation relating to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, etc. Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods. EU trade defence measures (safeguards policy).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: One CityCenter850 Tenth Street, NW
Post Code: DC 20001-4956
City: Washington DC
Country: UNITED STATES
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EU Office

Address: Avenue du Boulevard 21
Post Code: 1210
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: N/A

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 6
Members25 Percent: 14
Members50 Percent: 4
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 28
Members F T E: 10.100000381469727
Info Members: There are 26 colleagues regularly involved in activities covered by the Register. Of these, four colleagues are engaged full-time in the Brussels office on EU public policy work, and four colleagues either split their practice between regulatory and policy work or are part time at approximately 50%. Another 14 colleagues spend approxiumately 25% of their time on such activities, and 6 colleagues spend approximately 10% of their time on covered activities. On a case-by-case basis, other additional colleagues may be involved in activities covered by the Register. These colleagues would spend a fraction of their working time (0-10%) on these activities and they are reflected in the two additional people at 25%.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Organisation Members: Bundesverband der Arzneimittel-Hersteller (BAH) Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Friends of Europe American Chamber of Commerce to the EU European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Global Leadership Foundation Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)