Philip Howard

Vice-Chairman of Covington & Burling and founder of Common Good

Philip Howard is a senior corporate adviser, representing corporations and executives in a wide range of issues, including governance, regulatory disputes, securities litigation, and business transactions. For many clients, Mr. Howard acts as coordinator of lawyers in different practice areas, particularly in corporate and litigation matters that have a significant regulatory or public relations component. Mr. Howard is also one of America’s leading proponents of legal reform, and works closely with public officials, corporate executives, academics, and judges across the country. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS KKR in a wide range of issues and disputes. UBS’s merger and acquisition department. Representing ex-Salomon CEO John Gutfreund in SEC investigation. Hostile takeover battles, including The Bank of New York takeover of Irving Trust. HONORS AND RANKINGS The Best Lawyers in America (2009) Presidential Citation from American Medical Association (2005) MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Common Good, Chair Adviser to the SEC Chairman on Regulatory Simplification (1996-1997) Adviser to Al Gore’s Reinventing Government Initiative (1995-97) PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES Numerous essays in legal and trade journals Periodic contributor to OpEd pages of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal "Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law," W.W. Norton & Co. (2009), Author "The Collapse of the Common Good," Ballantine (2002), Author "The Death of Common Sense," Random House (1995), Author More Publications and Speeches

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Donor	Common Recipients
John Catsimatidis	Erskine B Bowles, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Hill PAC, David Yassky, Effective Government Committee, George H W Bush, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Christopher Gibson, Michael G Grimm, Nan Hayworth, Tom Reed
Leonard A Lauder	Erskine B Bowles, Bob Kerrey, Lamar Alexander, Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rob Portman, John E Sweeney, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Hill PAC, Wesley Clark, George H W Bush, Howard Dean, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet
Barry S Friedberg	Erskine B Bowles, Peter H Coors, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Richard L Hanna, Michael G Grimm, Nan Hayworth, David Malpass
Norm Brownstein	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Jim Cooper, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Effective Government Committee, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet
Marc Rowan	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rob Portman, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Christopher Gibson, Michael G Grimm, Tom Reed
George S Kaufman	Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Sue W Kelly, John E Sweeney, Jim Talent, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, KT McFarland, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, David Yassky, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet
Douglas D Durst	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Sue W Kelly, John E Sweeney, Jim Talent, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Hill PAC, Wesley Clark, David Yassky, Effective Government Committee, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner
Seth Klarman	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Wesley Clark, Mitt Romney, Howard Dean, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Ann Marie Buerkle
Peter G Peterson	Erskine B Bowles, Bob Kerrey, Lamar Alexander, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Jim Cooper, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Rob Portman, John E Sweeney, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Wesley Clark, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet
William C Rudin	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, John E Sweeney, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Hill PAC, Effective Government Committee, George H W Bush, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Michael G Grimm
Leon Black	Erskine B Bowles, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rob Portman, Al Gore, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Wesley Clark, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Michael G Grimm
Jerry Speyer	Erskine B Bowles, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Don Young, Sue W Kelly, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, Jim Talent, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, National Leadership PAC, Hill PAC, Effective Government Committee, Mitt Romney
Leonard Litwin	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Don Young, Sue W Kelly, John E Sweeney, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, David Yassky, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Christopher Gibson, Tom Reed
Steven Roth	Erskine B Bowles, Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, KT McFarland, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Hill PAC, David Yassky, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner
David C Rich	Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sue W Kelly, John E Sweeney, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Hill PAC, David Yassky, Effective Government Committee, Christopher Gibson, Michael G Grimm, Nan Hayworth, Tom Reed
Leon M Wagner	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Sheldon Whitehouse, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Forward Together PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet
Jamie Dimon	Erskine B Bowles, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, John E Sununu, Rob Portman, Al Gore, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, George H W Bush, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet
David L Cohen	Erskine B Bowles, Bob Kerrey, Lamar Alexander, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Rick Santorum, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Forward Together PAC, Wesley Clark, Mitt Romney, Howard Dean, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet
Albert B Ratner	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jim Cooper, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Don Young, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Wesley Clark, Mitt Romney, Michael Bennet
Jack N. Halpern	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Norm Coleman, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, Jim Talent, Al Gore, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Hill PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet

Philip Howard

Vice-Chairman of Covington & Burling and founder of Common Good

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