Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,624,500€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Sep 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8 Fte (15)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
6
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Covington & Burling LLP (Covington)
EU Transparency Register
083671317381-09 First registered on 15 May 2015
Goals / Remit
In an increasingly regulated world, we have an exceptional ability to help clients navigate their most complex business problems, deals and disputes. Our distinctively collaborative culture allows us to be truly one team globally, drawing on the diverse experience of lawyers and advisors across the firm by seamlessly sharing insight and expertise. What sets us apart is our ability to combine the tremendous strength in our litigation, investigations, and corporate practices with deep knowledge of policy and policymakers, and one of the world’s leading regulatory practices. This enables us to create novel solutions to our clients’ toughest problems, successfully try their toughest cases and deliver commercially practical advice of the highest quality.
Our EU Public Policy team draws on a range of former policymakers, including politicians, lawyers, public affairs practitioners, ambassadors and economists, as well as several junior members with expertise in a range of sectorial and substantive issues. This team offers clients an unparalleled understanding of how to navigate the EU political process and the specific institutions.Main EU files targeted
The EU policies relevant to the firm include financial regulation, corporate law, intellectual property law, competition, life sciences, technology & media, growth & innovation, privacy, energy and environmental law.
Address
Head Office
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington DC DC 20001-4956
UNITED STATESEU Office
Kunstlaan 44 Avenue des Arts
Brussels B-1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
15
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 50% 2 25% 8 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 18 May 2018
Name Start date End Date Mr Atli Thoby Julian Stannard 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Ms Jurgita Miseviciute 25 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Mr Paul MERTENSKÖTTER 16 Oct 2019 16 Oct 2020 Mr Jean De Ruyt 16 May 2019 01 Jun 2020 Mr Atli Thoby Julian Stannard 16 May 2019 01 Jun 2020 Mr Karel Kovanda 14 May 2019 01 Jun 2020 Ms Teresa PORTELLI 04 Apr 2019 04 Apr 2020 Ms Katarzyna Lasinska 06 Mar 2019 06 Mar 2020 Mr Sebastian Vos 27 Oct 2018 26 Oct 2019 Ms Jurgita Miseviciute 27 Oct 2018 26 Oct 2019 Mr Lucas Falco 26 Oct 2018 26 Oct 2019 Mr Atli Thoby Julian Stannard 08 Mar 2018 08 Mar 2019 Mr Karel Kovanda 24 Feb 2018 23 Feb 2019 Ms Katarzyna Lasinska 24 Jan 2018 23 Jan 2019 Ms Jurgita Miseviciute 27 Oct 2017 20 Oct 2018 Mr Lucas Falco 27 Oct 2017 20 Oct 2018 Mr Bruno Standaert 27 Jun 2017 27 Jun 2018 Ms Vera Coughlan 27 Jun 2017 13 Dec 2017 Mr Atli Thoby Julian Stannard 20 Mar 2017 28 Feb 2018 Ms Katarzyna Lasinska 23 Jan 2017 21 Jan 2018 Mr Lucas Falco 25 Oct 2016 22 Oct 2017 Mr Sebastian Vos 28 Jun 2016 22 Jun 2017 Ms Sophie Noya 28 Jun 2016 18 Nov 2016 Mr Jean De Ruyt 28 Jun 2016 22 Jun 2017 Mr Bruno Standaert 28 Jun 2016 22 Jun 2017 Ms Vera Coughlan 28 Jun 2016 22 Jun 2017 Mr Atli Thoby Julian Stannard 26 Feb 2016 25 Feb 2017 Mr Karel Kovanda 20 Feb 2016 19 Feb 2017 Ms Vera Coughlan 25 Jun 2015 23 Jun 2016 Mr Harald Peter Langer 25 Jun 2015 23 Jun 2016 Mr Sebastian Vos 11 Jun 2015 09 Jun 2016 Ms Sophie Noya 11 Jun 2015 09 Jun 2016 Mr Jean De Ruyt 11 Jun 2015 09 Jun 2016 Mr Andrea Zulli 11 Jun 2015 09 Jun 2016 Mr Bruno Standaert 11 Jun 2015 09 Jun 2016 Complementary Information
Five colleagues are full-time engaged in the Brussels office on the specific activities covered by the Register, two colleagues spend approximately 50% of their time on these activities and six colleagues spend 25% of their time on these activities.
On a case by case basis, other additional colleagues may be involved in activities covered by the Register. These colleagues would spend a fraction of their working time (0-10%) on these activities and they are reflected in the two additional people at 25%.Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Sebastian Vos (Partner, Head of European Public Policy and Government Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Timothy Hester (Chairman of the Management Committee, Partner)
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Categories
Category
I - Professional consultancies/law firms/self-employed consultants
Subcategory
Law firms
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Networking
Affiliation
Bundesverband der Arzneimittel-Hersteller (BAH)
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Friends of Europe
American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE)
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Global Leadership Foundation
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Sep 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,624,500€
Other financial info
Please note that Covington is in the process of updating some of the information contained in its entry. A further update will follow shortly.
Declared lobby clients
Client Name Amount Akamai Technologies, Inc. 50,000€ - 99,999€ bluebird bio 10,000€ - 24,999€ BSA | The Software Alliance 50,000€ - 99,999€ Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)) 50,000€ - 99,999€ EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations) 25,000€ - 49,999€ Eli Lilly and Company 0€ - 9,999€ European Tissue Symposium (ETS) 25,000€ - 49,999€ General Electric 25,000€ - 49,999€ Illumina, Inc. 10,000€ - 24,999€ IMS Health, Inc. 10,000€ - 24,999€ Kosmos Energy 50,000€ - 99,999€ Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) 100,000€ - 199,999€ Microsoft Corporation 50,000€ - 99,999€ Monster Energy Company 50,000€ - 99,999€ Nike, Inc. 0€ - 9,999€ PJSC Myronivsky Hliboproduct 200,000€ - 299,999€ Uber 0€ - 9,999€ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0€ - 9,999€ -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
15 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 20 Apr 2022 Location Online Subject UBTA's request to improve EU market access for Ukraine's agrifood products Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Commission - Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Sep 2021 Location Brussels (virtual) Subject Illumina/GRAIL transaction, which in addition to important competition policy questions Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Commission - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2021 Location Virtual meeting Subject Transatlantic relations, summary of the recent EU-US forum Commission - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 29 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commission - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
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Date 28 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Steel safeguards Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
- Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2017 Location brussels Subject Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Commission - Michael Doczy (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject digital economy Commission - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Food & Neighbourhood Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Commission - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject AMR Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Commission - Paula Duarte Gaspar (Cabinet member)
- Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM Commission - Eric Mamer (Cabinet member)
- Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM Commission - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
- Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM and AVMS Commission - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 02 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject meeting with News Corporation on DSM Strategy - effect online publishing Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM and AVMS Commission - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists