Covington & Burling has secured a major boost to its UK litigation practice with the recruitment of leading product liability lawyer Anne Ware from Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC).

Ware was head of the product liability group at DAC, where she was a partner for 17 years, and is viewed as one of the UK’s best-known product liability specialists. She recently defended Cape against a claim made by more than 7,500 South African residents for alleged exposure to asbestos dust.