Fredericka Argent is a special counsel in Covington’s technology regulatory group in London. She advises leading multinationals on some of their most complex regulatory, policy and compliance-related issues, including data protection, copyright and the moderation of online content.

Fredericka regularly provides strategic advice to companies on complying with data protection laws in the UK and Europe, as well as defending organizations in cross-border, contentious investigations and regulatory enforcement in the UK and EU Member States. She advises global technology and software companies on EU copyright and database rights rules, including the implications of legislative developments on their business. She also counsels clients on a range of policy initiatives and legislation that affect the technology sector, such as the moderation of harmful or illegal content online, rules affecting the audiovisual media sector and EU accessibility laws.

Fredericka represents right owners in the publishing, software and life sciences industries on online IP enforcement matters, and helps coordinate an in-house internet investigations team who conduct global monitoring, reporting, notice and takedown programs to combat Internet piracy.