Covington & Burling and Howard, Smith & Levin LLP to Merge; Combination to Create a Leading International Business Law Firm.WASHINGTON/NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- Covington & Burling Burling may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Burling. If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the given name(s) to that and Howard, Smith & Levin LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol announced today that they will merge on October 1, 1999. The merger will create an international firm that combines Covington's prominence in regulatory and technology law with Howard, Smith's expertise in mergers and acquisitions and finance, particularly for technology companies. The merger also combines the highly regarded litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and white collar practices of the two firms. The combined firm will be called Covington & Burling and will have offices in the principal financial and governmental centers of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe. Covington & Burling, founded in 1919, currently has 340 lawyers and offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , London and Brussels. It is distinguished by its experience in regulatory areas, including intellectual property, communications, health sciences, Internet, antitrust, and tax, and by the national reputation of its litigators. Howard, Smith & Levin, with 60 lawyers, is a corporate firm in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and a leading counsel in issues related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, litigation, and Internet and new technologies. The new Covington & Burling will be managed jointly out of its New York and Washington, DC offices. "This merger is a strategic coup by every measure," said Jonathan D. Blake, a senior partner of Covington and Chairman of the combined firm. "Our practice areas are complementary; our lawyers are superb; we conduct our work according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the highest standards; and we have an unwavering commitment both to clients and public service." "We are entering a world in which the most valuable business assets are intellectual, and are defined by law and regulation," said Philip K. Howard, a Howard, Smith & Levin senior partner, regulatory expert and author of the best-selling book, The Death of Common Sense, who will be Vice Chairman of Covington. "In this new world, important business transactions and disputes require lawyers who have knowledge and credibility in these areas." "The new firm provides industry expertise to our M&A and finance clients," said Scott Smith Scott Smith is the name of:
Both Howard, Smith and Covington are known for providing creative legal advice to many of the nation's largest and most innovative companies and for attracting and retaining lawyers of the highest quality. The combined firm will be a leader in the field of intellectual property, including the enforcement of global anti-piracy laws. It will serve as a principal legal advisor for a wide range of companies that depend on and provide advanced technology, including Microsoft, Computer Associates, Monsanto, Merck, Schering-Plough, and Warner-Lambert. NOTES: Fact Sheet attached to this release For more information see each firm's website: www.howdy.com and www.cov.com QUICK FACTS: COVINGTON & BURLING/HOWARD, SMITH & LEVIN MERGER Covington & Burling - Founded in 1919; home to Dean Acheson, Secretary of State in the Truman administration. - 340 lawyers in offices in Washington, DC, London, Brussels and San Francisco. - Known for regulatory and technology practice, including intellectual property, communications, health sciences, Internet, antitrust, and tax, and for litigation. - Lawyers include Jonathan Blake and Robert Sayler, both rated one of America's 100 Most Influential Lawyers by the National Law Journal; former White House Counsel Charles Ruff; Rick Rule, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust; and Peter Nickles, leading class action litigator lit·i·gate v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates v.tr. To contest in legal proceedings. v.intr. To engage in legal proceedings. . - Representations include antitrust issues for the pending Exxon/Mobil merger; counsel to Microsoft Corporation in intellectual property matters; counsel to the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga ; assignments for healthcare companies such as Merck, Warner-Lambert, and Eli Lilly; the firm has had nine straight victories in U.S. Supreme Court cases in the past six years. - Firm lawyers have participated in writing landmark legislation such as the Digital Millennium Act; the Telecommunications Act of 1996; the Sports Blackout Legislation of 1993; and the Food & Drug Modernization Act of 1997. Howard, Smith & Levin LLP - Founded in 1983. - 60 lawyers in New York - Corporate practice focuses on M&A, finance, and Internet and new technologies; litigation practice focuses on M&A, corporate control, and executive disputes, and white collar representations. - Lawyers include Philip K. Howard, regulatory advisor and author of the best-selling book The Death of Common Sense; Scott F. Smith, principal counsel on three of the four largest software company acquisitions; securities law authority Leonard Chazen; Internet intellectual property authority Albert Wells; and white collar defense lawyer Aaron R. Marcu. - Representations include Computer Associates' multibillion-dollar acquisitions of Platinum Technology and Legent; the Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch merger and IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. ; co-counsel to Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. in the Irving Trust takeover; MetLife in challenging the RJR RJR R.J. Reynolds RJR Thorny Skate (FAO fish species code) Nabisco buy-out; and former Salomon Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Gutfreund in the SEC investigation. - Firm lawyers have advised the SEC on regulatory simplification, and numerous federal agencies and state governors on regulatory reform issues. |
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