September 21, 2023
A D.C. federal court ruled Thursday that a Covington & Burling LLP client can remain anonymous while appealing an order demanding the firm reveal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the names of some clients targeted in a 2020 cyberattack.
September 18, 2023
Covington & Burling LLP says it will not appeal a court order demanding that it reveal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the names of some clients targeted in a 2020 cyberattack, though one of the affected clients is promising to pursue an appeal itself, according to a Monday court order.
July 24, 2023
Covington & Burling LLP must reveal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the names of seven clients compromised by a cyberattack, despite the objections that the revelation would be a breach of attorney-client privilege, a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled Monday.
May 26, 2023
Covington & Burling LLP and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a D.C. federal judge on Friday that they've reached a "settlement impasse" in their dispute over whether the law firm must hand over a list of clients targeted by a cyberattack.
May 15, 2023
Covington & Burling LLP and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent a D.C. federal judge dueling letters in their dispute over a list of the firm's clients targeted by a cyberattack, with the agency pointing to Donald Trump's failed bid to block prosecutors' demand for his business records.
May 10, 2023
A Washington, D.C., federal judge tried vainly on Wednesday to broker an agreement between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Covington & Burling LLP in a dispute over the agency's pursuit of names of the firm's clients targeted by a cyberattack, after suggesting he didn't completely agree with either side's argument.
March 14, 2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is doubling down on its bid to force Covington & Burling LLP to hand over the names of clients affected by a 2020 cyberattack, arguing Tuesday that Covington and the 80-plus law firms backing it are trying "to distract the Court by making hyperbolic and exaggerated claims" about the agency's conduct.
February 24, 2023
The legal industry continues to extend support for Covington & Burling LLP's fight to keep client information private against demands by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to release the names of clients targeted in a 2020 cyberattack, with the Association of Corporate Counsel filing an amicus brief backing up the firm's refusal to comply.
February 21, 2023
Morrison & Foerster LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and 80 other law firms on Tuesday backed Covington & Burling LLP's opposition to releasing the names of clients targeted by a cyberattack to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, emphasizing the dangers of weakening the principle of attorney-client privilege.
February 14, 2023
Covington & Burling LLP said in a court filing Tuesday that it should not be forced to hand over the names of clients targeted by a cyberattack to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing the agency of taking the first step toward a "piecemeal dismantling" of attorney-client privilege.