Covington is a leading international law firm with over 500 lawyers practicing in Washington, New York, San Francisco, London, and Brussels. Following Covington's high-profile merger with New York's Howard, Smith & Levin, Godat Design helped redefine the firm's brand image through bold, consistent application of the firm's identity program to comprehensive advertising and marketing collateral programs. To enhance the effectiveness of Covington's communications, spare type-only compositions and use of the color black as a corporate signifier now help balance the tradition of this century-old firm with the expectations of its international corporate clientele.