Covington & Burling LLP

Managing Partner: Douglas G. Gibson
Number of partners: 331
Number of lawyers worldwide: Over 1,300
International Offices:
Brussels, Beijing, Dubai, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai and Washington, D.C.

Contacts:
Corporate: Sergio Urías, Gabriel Mesa, Rubén Kraiem
International Arbitration: Nicole Duclos, Miguel López Forastier
Compliance & Anti-Corruption: Veronica Yepez
Public Policy: Kimberly Breier, Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández

Firm Overview:
Covington is an international law firm with over 1,300 lawyers and advisors practicing in 13 offices around the globe. In an increasingly regulated world, Covington provides corporate, litigation, regulatory and public policy expertise to help clients navigate their most complex business problems, deals, and disputes. What sets the firm apart is its ability to combine its corporate and litigation practices with one of the world’s leading regulatory practices and deep knowledge of policy and policymakers.

Covington’s regulatory practice includes areas such as anti-corruption; trade controls; food, drug and devices; financial services; antitrust; and data privacy and cybersecurity.

The firm’s global problems solving offering combines sophisticated corporate, litigation and investigations, and regulatory legal counsel with diplomatic and government insight to provide comprehensive client solutions.

Covington in Latin America:
Covington has decades of experience in Latin America, focusing on four key areas: corporate/M&A and private equity, international arbitration, anti-corruption compliance and investigations, and public policy. The team consists of Latin America born and raised lawyers, who are bi- or tri-lingual, with many members of the team being qualified not only in the US, but also in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.

Deep Experience in M&A Transactions in Latin America:
The firm offers advice that meets the highest standards of expertise and sophistication in corporate transactions – including private equity deals – combined with practical knowledge of doing business in Latin America. The firm understands structures and deal practices that are common in Latin America, but unfamiliar in the US and Europe.

Dispute Resolution Strategy with Results:
The firm is regularly called upon to serve as lead counsel in some of the most complex and high-profile arbitration and litigation matters involving Latin America. The team excels in the application of thorough analysis and creative strategic thinking to difficult cases, attention to detail, and a commitment to practical, business-minded lawyering. The firm's arbitration lawyers often partner with its public policy experts to engage with Latin American governments to explore amicable means of settling disputes before (or while) resorting to arbitration.

Multi-lingual & On-the-ground Experience in Anti-corruption Compliance & Investigations in Latin America:
The firm's tri-lingual anti-corruption and investigations team can conduct investigations in Spanish and Portuguese, providing clients increased efficiency, precision and quality. The team also has experience on the ground in Latin America. It draws upon its deep understanding of local business culture to advise clients on compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption regimes, and to help them navigate complex cross-border compliance issues.

Significant Experience with Regulators & Other Government Officials:
Many Covington lawyers and advisors have held senior positions in the US government, including in Latin America-facing ones. Therefore, the firm has an unparalleled ability to approach and help resolve regulatory or government relations issues in Latin America and in Washington at a high level and with added credibility.

Languages:
English, Spanish, Portuguese.