Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Elaine Whiteford jumps to Covington from KWM, (Jul 20, 2016)

Elaine Whiteford will join Covington in August 2016 as a partner in the European Dispute Resolution practice based in the firm’s London office. Previously, she was a partner at King & Wood Mallesons.

Whiteford’s practice focuses on litigation, including contentious competition law matters and follow-on damages litigation, challenges to regulatory decisions, cartel and other regulatory investigations, and other types of commercial litigation. Over the last decade, she has been involved in many of the most significant competition damages cases brought in England before the High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and the Court of Appeal. Her experience also includes coordinating multi-jurisdictional litigation on behalf of claimants and advising defendants on proactive litigation strategies and options for avoiding litigation.

In addition, she has extensive experience in advising clients on investigations by all the major European competition regulators. She has expertise in challenging regulatory decisions, before both the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the General Court of the European Union, and in bringing judicial reviews claims.

"We are thrilled with Elaine’s decision to join the firm, commented Alex Leitch and Jeremy Wilson, co-chairs of Covington’s European Dispute Resolution Practice. "She brings a wealth of EU litigation experience, which we see as a real asset in the current market, impacted by many developments around Europe, including Brexit related disputes, and the new class action regime in the United Kingdom."

Whiteford is a barrister who spent a number of years as an academic lawyer before moving into private practice. She studied law at the University of Edinburgh and has a PhD from the University of Leiden.

Separately, Covington announced on July 18 the formation of an enhanced team of lawyers and advisors to provide cybersecurity incident response services to clients. Stephen Surdu, who formerly led the professional services group of Mandiant, will join the team as a Senior Cybersecurity Advisor.

Covington & Burling advised multination corporations on significant transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters. Founded in 1919, the firm has more than 850 lawyers in offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and Washington.

Attorneys: Elaine Whiteford (Covington & Burling LLP).

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