Ed Rippey is a litigation partner at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC. He leads two practices and handles complex cases worldwide. Ed is co-chair of the E-Discovery, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Governance practice. His work encompasses high-stakes litigations and investigations for multinational corporations as well as strategic advisory and policy work to best situate companies in the legal and business arenas. Ed has consistently been ranked for years by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Lexology, and other entities in Litigation E-Discovery. In addition, Ed is co-chair of the Gaming Industry practice, and he has represented integrated resorts and casinos, game manufacturers, and on-line entities worldwide for nearly two decades. Here, Ed leads not only complex litigations but also legislative work, government affairs, public relations, regulatory issues, federal and state agency communications, and numerous other legal and strategic efforts. Ed is ranked nationwide by Chambers USA and Lexology in Gaming.