What You Need to Know

• Covington named Gretchen Hoff Varner its new San Francisco office managing partner.
• Much of the firm's growth in San Francisco has been tied to responding to tech clients' needs in the regulatory arena, Varner said.
• The San Francisco office counts more than 90 lawyers today and plans to host 15 summer associates this year.

As tech sector regulation continues to evolve at a rapid clip, Covington & Burling is responding to a swell in client demand in Northern California, according to Gretchen Hoff Varner, the firm’s new San Francisco office managing partner.

“We’ve quietly become one of the leading firms for representing technology companies,” Varner said of the Washington, D.C.-born firm, which today counts more than 90 attorneys in San Francisco and advises four of the five largest tech companies in the world.

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