Covington & Burling Adds Boston Office With Mintz Levin Hire (1)

Covington & Burling is opening a Boston office of seven lawyers anchored by Megan Gates, who joins from Mintz Levin, in a bid to bolster life sciences work.

Gates, with a quarter-century in biotech law, handles the structuring of capital-raising transactions on behalf of life sciences companies and others, and Securities and Exchange Commission reporting compliance matters, according to Covington.

Covington was a draw in part because of the firm’s “incredibly deep” commitment to its Food and Drug Administration and licensing and collaboration work for life sciences clients, Gates said. “These are disciplines that my clients really need and have ...