The Peace Palace in The Hague The Peace Palace in The Hague houses The International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague Academy of International Law. (Credit: My Eyes4u/Shutterstock.com)

U.S. law firm Covington & Burling has been hired by the Ukrainian government to represent the country in a lawsuit it has filed against Russia at the Hague-based International Court of Justice following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.