By <a href="http://www.cov.com/lawyers/bios/short294.html" target="_blank"Lanny A. Breuer, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Covington & Burling and <a href="http://www.cov.com/lawyers/bios/short675.html" target="_blank" Christopher J. Burke, an associate with the firm.