As baseball and most U.S. sports sit dormant, Covington & Burling has decided to make its own action. The Washington, D.C.-founded Am Law 50 firm has hired former Washington Nationals senior vice president and general counsel Damon Jones as of counsel.

Jones, who is joining the firm's sports practice, will be based out of the firm's Washington, D.C., office and Monday was his first official day with the firm.

"Damon's in-house experience, handling of a wide spectrum of legal and business issues, will bring significant value to our clients," Jeremy Spector, co-chair of Covington's sports practice, said in a statement. "Over the past decade, he's helped build the Nationals into one of the industry's premiere franchises, and his combination of legal expertise, practical problem solving skills and knowledge of how leagues and clubs work will be beneficial to our sports industry clients."