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.