Covington & Burling is a law firm representing a broad range of the business community -- including Fortune 500 companies, new high-technology ventures, and more than 100 trade associations -- in regulatory and legislative matters. The firm assists businesses in the full range of their legal needs including: corporate transactions, taxation, securities practice, financing, employment, government contracts, international trade and transactions, intellectual property, litigation and arbitration, product liability and toxic torts, and food, drug, biotechnology, and medical device law. Covington & Burling has an office in San Francisco with a special area of focus on biotechnology and other high-technology clients.