Roderick A Dearment

Senior Counsel, Covington and Burling

Roderick DeArment has a broad-based practice handling legislative and regulatory matters for clients in areas including tax, employee benefits, healthcare, labor law, financial services, and international trade. Drawing on his extensive legislative and executive branch leadership experience, Mr. DeArment offers clients substantive law expertise and skilled advice on comprehensive strategy, policy development, and legislative procedure. During his years of practice, he has drafted numerous bills, advocacy papers and witness statements and has a proven track record in assisting clients in getting legislation enacted. He has assisted clients in Congressional investigations before a number of Committees. Mr. DeArment has assisted clients in the successful resolution of many complex ERISA fiduciary matters before the U.S. Department of Labor. Overall, Mr. DeArment has been a highly successful advocate in achieving clients’ objectives both on the Hill and before regulatory agencies. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS John Hancock Financial Services on tax, ERISA, long-term care, and other insurance matters. Alcatel Lucent on pension reform and on amendments to Section 420. Land Trust Alliance on conservation tax incentives and reform of tax appraisals. American Watch Association on international trade tax and other matters. The Coalition of Boston Teaching Hospitals on Medicare reimbursement and other health care matters. Ally Financial on Congressional oversight and other matters. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE U.S. Department of Labor, Deputy Secretary of Labor (1989-1991) Office of the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Chief of Staff (1985-1986) U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Chief Counsel and Staff Director (1983-1985) U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Deputy Chief Counsel (1981-1982) U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Deputy Chief Minority Counsel (1979-1981) HONORS AND RANKINGS Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations and Tax Law (2007-2013) Chambers USA, Government Relations (2010-2012) Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers (2008-2010) Legal 500 US, Employee Benefits (2008) The Washingtonian, Best Lawyers - Tax (2006) PRO BONO Longtime advocate for the homeless; helped secure enactment of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Textile Museum, Treasurer, Board of Directors American Forests, Treasurer, Board of Directors PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES University of Virginia Tax Study Group, regular speaker "Supreme Court Rules on the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act," Covington Advisory (7/2/2012), Co-Author "Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act: Implications for Employers," Covington E-Alert (6/29/2012), Co-Author "Guide to Applying for Therapeutic Discovery Project Grants and Tax Credits," Covington E-Alert (June 2010), Co-Author

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Vin Weber	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Chuck Grassley, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Allen, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Slade Gorton, Bill McCollum, Richard Alan White, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Freedom Project, Bluegrass Committee, Senate Majority Fund, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert H Asher	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Gerald C Weller, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, John Ashcroft, Slade Gorton, Bill McCollum, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz
Charles R. Black	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Gerald C Weller, George Allen, Tom Delay, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bill McCollum, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Bluegrass Committee, Senate Majority Fund, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III
Edward C Levy Jr	Susan Collins, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bill McCollum, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Mark Deli Siljander, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III, Rudy Boschwitz
Mark Isakowitz	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Gerald C Weller, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, William Victor Roth Jr, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Freedom Project, Republican Majority Fund, Bluegrass Committee, Congressional Majority Committee, Senate Majority Fund, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney
Haley Barbour	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, Slade Gorton, Bill McCollum, William Victor Roth Jr, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Dylan C Glenn, Freedom Project, Republican Majority Fund, Bluegrass Committee, Leadership PAC 2006, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III
Sam Fox	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Slade Gorton, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Rodney Dennis Chandler, Republican National Committee, Dylan C Glenn, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert Mazer	Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Gerald C Weller, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Slade Gorton, Bill McCollum, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Dylan C Glenn, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz
Tom Scully	Elizabeth Dole, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Richard Neal, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Ashcroft, John Hubbard Chafee, Slade Gorton, Republican National Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Republican Majority Fund, Bluegrass Committee, Congressional Majority Committee, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III
Leslie Rose	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Tom Delay, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bill McCollum, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Dylan C Glenn, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz
Kenneth M Duberstein	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Allen, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bill McCollum, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Republican National Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Congressional Majority Committee, Senate Majority Fund, Mitt Romney, John W. Warner III
Richard H Kimberly	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, John Ashcroft, John Hubbard Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Slade Gorton, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Dirk Kempthorne, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz
William E. Timmons Jr.	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, John Ashcroft, Slade Gorton, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, Congressional Majority Committee, Thomas Purcell Liddy, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl
Harold Simmons	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Hubbard Chafee, Bill McCollum, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Dirk Kempthorne, Rodney Dennis Chandler, Republican National Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III, Rudy Boschwitz
Ken Kies	Saxby Chambliss, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Richard Neal, Arlen Specter, Gerald C Weller, George Allen, Tom Delay, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, John Breaux, Don Nickles, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Rodney Dennis Chandler, Republican National Committee, Freedom Project, Republican Majority Fund, Congressional Majority Committee, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III
David E Franasiak	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Richard Neal, Charles Rangel, Gordon Harold Smith, Gerald C Weller, George Allen, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Amory Houghton Jr, Slade Gorton, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Charles Spittal Robb, Republican National Committee, America's Foundation, Freedom Project, Leadership PAC 2006, Senate Majority Fund, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl
Harvey M Meyerhoff	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, John Hubbard Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Slade Gorton, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz
T Boone Pickens	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Orrin Hatch, Ted Stevens, George Allen, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, John Hubbard Chafee, Slade Gorton, Bill McCollum, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Republican Majority Fund, Congressional Majority Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Thomas Purcell Liddy, Rudy Boschwitz
Frank E Richardson	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Peter T King, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Rick Santorum, John Ashcroft, John Hubbard Chafee, Slade Gorton, Bill McCollum, Charles Spittal Robb, William Victor Roth Jr, Al D’Amato, Republican National Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III
Robert Stuart Jr	Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Amory Houghton Jr, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, John Ashcroft, John Hubbard Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Bill McCollum, William Victor Roth Jr, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz

Roderick A Dearment

Senior Counsel, Covington and Burling

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