Covington & Burling has hired a notable attorney – Michael Chertoff. Chertoff was formally the Department of Homeland Security secretary and federal appellate judge.  As a magna cum laude graduate from Harvard, Chertoff has had much opportunity throughout his career.  Here is a brief summary:  He spent almost four years at Latham & Watkins, became assistant U.S. attorney under Rudolph Giuliani, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, returned to Latham & Watkins to open its Newark office and head the white-collar defense practice, became the head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, and now off to Covington. Wheh! That was a whopper!

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