Former Hogan Lovells Lawyers ‘Step Up’ for Civil Rights Firm (1)

June 6, 2022, 9:30 AM UTCUpdated: June 6, 2022, 3:51 PM UTC

A pair of former Hogan Lovells litigators and pro bono leaders are starting a new civil rights-focused boutique in Washington.

The new firm will allow Katie Ali, who was a Hogan partner, and former senior associate Liz Lockwood to concentrate on the types of cases they’re most passionate about—police misconduct, prisoners’ rights and wrongful conviction cases—while also maintaining a small commercial litigation docket.

“For us, the pull to do this work full-time just got stronger and stronger,” Ali said. This is the time “to step up and heed that call.”

The timing couldn’t be better for the DC firm, according ...

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