COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

$15.69M 2025-2026 cycle

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle COVINGTON & BURLING LLP was paid $15.69M across 52 client committees.

Legal & Compliance ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 22, 2003 → Jun 30, 2026
spans 22.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
525
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
52
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$1.82M across 12 months
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Top buyers

Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 9

BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $105K — · 4 txns FAIRSHAKE $83K — · 2 txns PROTECT PROGRESS $81K — · 2 txns SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE $16K — · 1 txn AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC $6K — · 1 txn INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITI… $6K — · 1 txn DONALD NORCROSS VICTORY FUND $688 — · 1 txn DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC $293 — · 1 txn COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC $150 — · 1 txn CB COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$104,745 4
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$83,171 2
PROTECT PROGRESS
C00848440
$81,174 2
SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE
NY · House DEM
$15,768 1
AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC
C00523589
$5,807 1
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC)
C00849323
$5,569 1
DONALD NORCROSS VICTORY FUND
C00943373
$688 1
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC
C00928390
$293 1
COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC
C00462630
$150 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

ACTBLUE $745K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $256K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns FAIRSHAKE $193K — · 4 txns PROTECT PROGRESS $109K — · 4 txns SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE $57K — · 3 txns DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $36K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $34K — · 1 txn OUR GREAT TASK, INC. $12K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns DONALD NORCROSS VICTORY FUND $8K — · 2 txns AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC $6K — · 1 txn CB COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ACTBLUE
C00401224
$745,026 1
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$255,665 8
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$192,692 4
PROTECT PROGRESS
C00848440
$108,972 4
SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE
NY · House DEM
$57,276 3
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$36,255 3
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
C00836221
$33,971 1
OUR GREAT TASK, INC.
C00872887
$12,278 3
DONALD NORCROSS VICTORY FUND
C00943373
$7,530 2
AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC
C00523589
$5,807 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

ACTBLUE $745K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn FAIRSHAKE $286K Legal & Compliance · 10 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $263K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns PROTECT PROGRESS $110K Legal & Compliance · 5 txns SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE $57K — · 3 txns DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $36K Legal & Compliance · 3 txns DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $35K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC $16K Legal & Compliance · 2 txns OUR GREAT TASK, INC. $15K Legal & Compliance · 4 txns DONALD NORCROSS VICTORY FUND $8K — · 2 txns CB COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ACTBLUE
C00401224
$745,026 1
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$286,475 10
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$263,456 11
PROTECT PROGRESS
C00848440
$110,100 5
SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE
NY · House DEM
$57,276 3
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$36,255 3
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
C00836221
$34,561 2
AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC
C00523589
$15,973 2
OUR GREAT TASK, INC.
C00872887
$14,878 4
DONALD NORCROSS VICTORY FUND
C00943373
$7,530 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

ACTBLUE $745K Legal & Compliance · 1 txn FAIRSHAKE $412K Legal & Compliance · 15 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $263K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $255K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns PROTECT PROGRESS $120K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $83K Legal & Compliance · 6 txns GMI PAC, INC. $69K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE $57K — · 3 txns OUR GREAT TASK, INC. $40K Legal & Compliance · 8 txns INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITI… $18K Legal & Compliance · 6 txns CB COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ACTBLUE
C00401224
$745,026 1
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$412,097 15
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$263,456 11
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$255,386 11
PROTECT PROGRESS
C00848440
$119,700 8
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
C00836221
$82,911 6
GMI PAC, INC.
C00788679
$69,188 8
SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE
NY · House DEM
$57,276 3
OUR GREAT TASK, INC.
C00872887
$39,657 8
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC)
C00849323
$18,069 6
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATION… $4.09M Legal & Compliance · 31 txns ACTBLUE $1.62M Legal & Compliance · 8 txns BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR $512K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns FAIRSHAKE $492K Legal & Compliance · 20 txns DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $131K Legal & Compliance · 9 txns PROTECT PROGRESS $131K Legal & Compliance · 12 txns GMI PAC, INC. $120K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns OUR GREAT TASK, INC. $109K Legal & Compliance · 14 txns SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE $57K — · 3 txns INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITI… $31K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns CB COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00010603
$4,092,774 31
ACTBLUE
C00401224
$1,615,278 8
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
US · President DEM
$512,456 14
FAIRSHAKE
C00835959
$491,979 20
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
C00836221
$131,482 9
PROTECT PROGRESS
C00848440
$131,466 12
GMI PAC, INC.
C00788679
$119,850 11
OUR GREAT TASK, INC.
C00872887
$109,085 14
SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE
NY · House DEM
$57,276 3
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC)
C00849323
$30,569 11

By party

Revenue by party

98% D
D · 98%
R · 2%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $11,857,954 75.59%
Republican $256,815 1.64%
Non-partisan $3,571,910 22.77%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $831Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $2KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $3KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $28KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $5KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $41KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $23KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $13KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $2KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $73KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $278KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $223KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $354KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $180KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $427KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $753KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $935Q2 2021 (2022 cycle): $55KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $149KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $70KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $72KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $65KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $265KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $166KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $149KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $3KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $141KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $899KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $519KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.17MQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.23MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $3.09MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $2.15MQ4 2024 (2026 cycle): $8KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $865KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $274KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $254KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $79KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $919KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $567K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q1Q3Q1Q2 $3.09M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $831 2 DSCC 57% Legal & Compliance 100% $831
2017 Q2 2018 $2K 2 COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP P… 80% Legal & Compliance 100% $3K
2017 Q3 2018 $3K 3 GREEN MOUNTAIN PAC 42% Legal & Compliance 100% $6K
2017 Q4 2018 $28K 5 DELANEY, JOHN K. 70% Legal & Compliance 100% $34K
2018 Q1 2018 $5K 5 COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP P… 81% Legal & Compliance 100% $38K
2018 Q2 2018 $41K 9 VILLARAIGOSA GOVERNOR OF CA… 61% Legal & Compliance 100% $80K
2018 Q3 2018 $23K 6 NEW YORKERS FOR EXCELLENT H… 83% Legal & Compliance 100% $103K
2018 Q4 2018 $13K 5 REPUBLICAN WOMEN FOR PROGRE… 76% Legal & Compliance 100% $116K
2019 Q1 2020 $2K 3 PROSPERITY WITH ACCOUNTABIL… 51% Legal & Compliance 100% $2K +139%
2019 Q2 2020 $73K 3 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 93% Legal & Compliance 100% $75K +3651%
2019 Q3 2020 $278K 8 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 91% Legal & Compliance 100% $353K +8573%
2019 Q4 2020 $223K 15 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 94% Legal & Compliance 100% $577K +701%
2020 Q1 2020 $354K 8 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 97% Legal & Compliance 100% $930K +7673%
2020 Q2 2020 $180K 7 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 95% Legal & Compliance 100% $1.11M +334%
2020 Q3 2020 $427K 11 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 94% Legal & Compliance 100% $1.54M +1780%
2020 Q4 2020 $753K 13 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 99% Legal & Compliance 100% $2.29M +5625%
2021 Q1 2022 $935 1 AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $935 -53%
2021 Q2 2022 $55K 5 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 73% Legal & Compliance 100% $56K -25%
2021 Q3 2022 $149K 10 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 92% Legal & Compliance 100% $205K -46%
2021 Q4 2022 $70K 17 GMI PAC, INC. 32% Legal & Compliance 100% $274K -69%
2022 Q1 2022 $72K 14 PENN PROGRESS, INC. 68% Legal & Compliance 100% $346K -80%
2022 Q2 2022 $65K 11 PENN PROGRESS, INC. 60% Legal & Compliance 100% $411K -64%
2022 Q3 2022 $265K 23 CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS … 57% Legal & Compliance 100% $676K -38%
2022 Q4 2022 $166K 12 CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS … 60% Legal & Compliance 100% $842K -78%
2023 Q1 2024 $149K 8 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 46% Legal & Compliance 100% $149K +15856%
2023 Q2 2022 $3K 2 POWER THE VOTE - TEXAS 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $845K
2023 Q2 2024 $141K 7 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 62% Legal & Compliance 100% $291K +158%
2023 Q3 2024 $899K 17 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 54% Legal & Compliance 100% $1.19M +504%
2023 Q4 2024 $519K 11 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 79% Legal & Compliance 100% $1.71M +643%
2024 Q1 2024 $1.17M 32 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 73% Legal & Compliance 100% $2.88M +1540%
2024 Q2 2024 $1.23M 38 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 66% Legal & Compliance 100% $4.12M +1802%
2024 Q3 2024 $3.09M 51 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 74% Legal & Compliance 100% $7.21M +1066%
2024 Q4 2024 $2.15M 40 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 85% Legal & Compliance 100% $9.35M +1190%
2024 Q4 2026 $8K 2 CHENEY, ELIZABETH MRS. 100% Legal & Compliance 100% $8K
2025 Q1 2026 $865K 12 ACTBLUE 90% Legal & Compliance 100% $873K +480%
2025 Q2 2026 $274K 23 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 70% Legal & Compliance 100% $1.15M +94%
2025 Q3 2026 $254K 21 FAIRSHAKE 57% Legal & Compliance 100% $1.4M -72%
2025 Q4 2026 $79K 9 FAIRSHAKE 69% Legal & Compliance 100% $1.48M -85%
2026 Q1 2026 $919K 14 ACTBLUE 81% Legal & Compliance 100% $2.4M -22%
2026 Q2 2026 $567K 31 FAIRSHAKE 34% $2.97M -54%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $15.12M across 493 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (43% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +62% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $900K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $15.12M across 493 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (43% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +62% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $1.02M

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $15.12M across 493 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (43% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +62% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $1.54M

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Legal & Compliance — cycle-to-date Total: $15.12M across 493 disbursements (avg $31K/check) Top buyer: DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (43% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · +62% vs prior cycle Legal & Compliance $6.8M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Legal & Compliance $15,119,439 493 $31K 100.0% DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 43% 5mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$5,332,802 · 34% of revenue
16
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$10,062,461 · 64% of revenue
28
One-time clients 1 cycle
$291,415 · 2% of revenue
Top 8 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 4 $4,457,463 74 2019-06-11 2026-06-30
GMI PAC, INC. 3 $622,294 32 2021-10-04 2026-02-03
COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC 5 $104,894 73 2017-06-30 2026-06-29
AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC 4 $46,396 15 2020-02-07 2026-06-25
WEB3 FORWARD 3 $41,365 9 2022-04-08 2025-04-25
NEW YORKERS FOR EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE INC 3 $39,024 12 2018-06-11 2021-07-31
MANSHARAMANI, VIKRAM 3 $16,655 5 2022-08-02 2025-08-29
DSCC 3 $4,712 4 2017-03-27 2024-11-18
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Geographic concentration

Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.

State   Total spend % of revenue Clients
DC
$7,887,279 50.4% 12
PA
$4,458,413 28.5% 2
MA
$1,668,293 10.7% 1
MN
$778,874 5.0% 2
VA
$472,947 3.0% 7
CA
$143,484 0.9% 4
NY
$101,205 0.6% 3
KY
$48,069 0.3% 1
NC
$28,929 0.2% 1
TX
$28,319 0.2% 5
MD
$20,011 0.1% 2
NH
$16,655 0.1% 1
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Notable disbursements

5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.

Reason Date Filer Category Purpose Amount
Largest all-time 2024-09-30 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Legal & Compliance LEGAL SERVICES $948,699
Largest all-time 2026-03-04 ACTBLUE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $745,026
Largest all-time 2025-01-31 ACTBLUE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $494,804
Largest all-time 2023-12-04 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR Legal & Compliance LEGAL SERVICES $408,000
Largest all-time 2024-12-04 DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Legal & Compliance LEGAL SERVICES $400,000
Largest this cycle 2025-01-23 ACTBLUE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $149,410
Largest this cycle 2025-01-08 ACTBLUE Legal & Compliance LEGAL CONSULTING $137,555
Largest this cycle 2026-04-27 FAIRSHAKE LEGAL FEES $107,084
Recent 2026-06-30 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR LEGAL SERVICES $12,963
Recent 2026-06-30 BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR LEGAL SERVICES $7,727
Recent 2026-06-25 AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC LEGAL FEES $5,807
Recent 2026-06-30 DONALD NORCROSS VICTORY FUND LEGAL SERVICES $688
Recent 2026-06-29 COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC IN-KIND - STAFF TIME ON NON-COMPLIANCE $150
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