Technology - Areas of Focus component

A hallmark of Covington’s technology industry practice is our ability to integrate and coordinate the firm’s extensive regulatory and policy, transactional, and intellectual property expertise in order to meet the needs of clients in highly regulated industries, particularly in cross-border transactions. Our lawyers combine industry knowledge, cross-disciplinary coordination and international experience, covering North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and other emerging markets.

Cross-Border Transactions

Our global team of technology and intellectual property lawyers helps clients negotiate their most complex M&A, technology, IP, and data transactions.

Competition and Antitrust

Covington advises technology clients on a broad range of competition and antitrust issues that impact their business, including issues related to IP, standard setting, and interoperability, access requirements, collection and use of data, vertical integration, self-preferencing, pricing, licensing, R&D, and the interface between regulation and competition law.

Competition and Antitrust

Technology companies turn to us for advice in light of the increasing scrutiny of their transactions and operations by regulatory and government authorities around the globe.

Litigation and Disputes

Covington helps technology clients with their most significant challenges wherever they arise. Our litigators and arbitrators handle the most high-profile and business-threatening disputes for our clients, helping to reach a swift resolution when needed, but equally prepared to take the case to trial if necessary. With extensive technology experience throughout the firm and eight fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers as part of our team of trial attorneys, we offer significant expertise in this area.

Litigation and Disputes

When a dispute arises anywhere in the world, our litigators and arbitrators draw on their extensive experience in the technology sector to craft and execute a sophisticated strategy that aligns with the competing business and regulatory objectives.

Global Problem Solving

Covington’s integrated approach helps clients around the world achieve critical business objectives by combining legal, policy, and government expertise to provide strategic advice and advocacy. Our capabilities and experience enable us to tackle the toughest issues, deals, and disputes, and develop innovative solutions to the most complex challenges for both businesses and institutions.

Global Problem Solving

Our global team of lawyers, former diplomats, and senior government officials has deep expertise in tackling complex problems faced by technology companies that combine law, strategy, and policy.

Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

Covington provides strategic advice and supports global technology companies in major investigations, such as privacy, consumer protection, antitrust or white-collar crime investigations. We have substantial experience advising companies at each stage and throughout the cycle of investigations: initial inquiries and audits; statements of objections; draft and final decisions; and appeals at all levels. We have worked on some of the largest investigations in the U.S. and EMEA region.

Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

Covington has an impressive track record of assisting clients who face sensitive investigations.

Regulatory and Compliance

Covington has industry-leading expertise in regulatory areas that matter most to technology companies, including privacy and data protection, data security, consumer protection, content moderation, online advertising, AI and big data, competition law, intellectual property, trade controls, and many others. Our decades of experience advising the world’s leading tech companies allows us to anticipate regulatory developments and offer pragmatic, scalable compliance solutions that work globally.

Regulatory and Compliance

Covington’s cross-office and cross-practice team of regulatory experts helps technology companies navigate the increasingly complex web of tech regulation and develop robust yet pragmatic compliance solutions.

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