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Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with a major office in Brussels. As well as their legal practice, according to their website, they also "ensure that industry’s voice is heard in the EU legislative process and in administrative decision making. Our capabilities in this field are greatly enhanced by our senior European Policy Advisor, Wim van Velzen, who served with distinction for over a decade in the European Parliament, where he was Vice President of the European People’s Party, the largest political grouping in Parliament." http://www.cov.com/brussels/“Ambassador De Ruyt, a non-lawyer, will work with Covington’s transatlantic government affairs team, which includes experienced lawyers as well as former senior policymakers. The team advises clients on a range of European public affairs issues, including the EU policy-making processes, functioning of the European institutions, development of EU legislation and accession of new EU members. Ambassador De Ruyt has particular expertise in the workings of the EU Council and EU institutions more broadly, transatlantic relations and United Nations development policy.” http://www.cov.com/jderuyt/Before joining Covington & Burling, Mr De Ruyt also spent four months until January 2012 working as Special Envoy to Catherine Ashton, the EU's high representative for Foreign Affairs.