Covington & Burling

Covington & Burling LLP is an American multinational law firm. It advises clients on transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters.

The firm is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It has additional offices in the United States, as well as in Belgium, China, England, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates. Judge J. Harry Covington and Edward B. Burling founded it in Washington, D.C., on January 1, 1919. The firm has 14 offices on four continents. It reports more than 1,500 lawyers and advisors worldwide.

In 1988, Covington opened a London office, followed in 1990 by a Brussels office. In 1999, it merged with Howard, Smith & Levin, a New York firm of 60 attorneys.