A partner and senior associate from Hogan Lovells have launched a boutique practice in Washington, D.C., focused on civil rights law, to take on police misconduct, wrongful conviction and other litigation.

Katie Ali and Liz Lockwood have launched their firm, Ali & Lockwood LLP, which along with tackling civil rights litigation will also handle some complex commercial litigation.

Former Hogan Lovells litigators—partner Katie Ali and senior associate Liz Lockwood—have set up shop as Ali & Lockwood LLP in Washington, D.C.

The women-owned boutique litigation firm aims to draw clients from across the country, building a docket of both civil rights and commercial litigation trials and appeals.

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.