Valona Market Outlook Forum
Gain a comprehensive outlook on international markets and obtain exclusive insights into upcoming regulatory changes.
Meet the speakers
Michele Pearce
Of Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP
Michele Pearce is a co-chair of the Public Policy Practice Group who has wide-ranging experience working on national security issues throughout her two decades of military and government service. She provides advisory and advocacy support and counseling to clients facing policy and political challenges in the aerospace and defense sectors.
Micaela McMurrough
Partner at Covington & Burling LLP
Micaela McMurrough serves as co-chair of Covington's global and multi-disciplinary Technology Group, as co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) initiative. In her practice, she has represented clients in high-stakes antitrust, patent, trade secrets, contract, and securities litigation, and other complex commercial litigation matters.
Scott A. Freling
Partner at Covington & Burling LLP
Scott Freling divides his practice between representing civilian and defense contractors in traditional government contracts matters and guiding buyers and sellers—including a number of leading private equity firms—through the regulatory aspects of complex government contracts M&A deals. Scott is a vice chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice.
Tom Waters
Assistant Director for Startups, University of South Florida
Tom Waters is an Intellectual Property executive with experience in product development, market intelligence, and innovation. He has advised U.S. companies targeted for technology theft by foreign governments, served on the CIA’s Trade Security Team, and worked in intelligence operations for U.S. Special Operations Command. Tom is a registered Patent Agent and author of nonfiction business books.
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