Covington Will Share Some Client Names With SEC After Hack (1)

Covington & Burling has agreed to disclose to the SEC the names of six clients whose information may have been exposed in a cyberattack on the law firm, ending a broader legal battle with the agency over its client list.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission had originally asked the court to intervene in a subpoena seeking the names of nearly 300 clients it said may have been affected by a 2020 hack of the firm. Neither party will appeal a July district court ruling ordering the firm to give the agency the names of seven public-company clients whose nonpublic ...