Amanda NeCole Allen | Washington, D.C. | Hogan Lovells

Amanda NeCole Allen

Senior Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

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Amanda Allen is a litigator who represents companies in state attorney general investigations and enforcement actions, as well as in complex civil litigation, including class actions and multidistrict litigation. Her practice spans all phases of litigation—from pre‑suit investigations through discovery, trial, and appeal.

In her government enforcement practice, Amanda represents clients responding to single‑state and multistate attorneys general investigations and enforcement actions. Her experience includes managing civil investigative demand and subpoena responses, managing document productions, and representing clients in litigation arising from investigations.

Amanda brings substantial hands‑on courtroom experience to her client representations. She has taken fact and expert depositions, prepared witnesses for trial, and conducted direct and cross‑examinations of fact and expert witnesses. She has argued matters in federal district court, state court, and federal appellate court, and has worked on briefs filed in the Supreme Court of the United States. She is frequently entrusted with core trial responsibilities to deliver clear, persuasive advocacy at the most critical stages of litigation.

Amanda’s ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical guidance and to anticipate how courts are likely to view key issues is shaped by her prior experience as a judicial law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, as well as her experience as a certified law clerk in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.

Amanda maintains an active pro bono practice and brings the same strategic rigor and client focus to her public service work. She has been recognized with multiple honors for her commitment to service, reflecting the value she brings to every client engagement.

Representative experience

Member of the litigation team that successfully challenged Alabama’s congressional redistricting map under the Voting Rights Act before a three‑judge federal panel.

 

Represent technology company in an attorney general investigation.

Represent technology company in a multistate state attorneys general investigation.

Represent health insurance companies in an antitrust multidistrict litigation.

Successfully obtained asylum for a client after merits briefing and a hearing, including preparation of evidence and client testimony.

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2019
  • B.A., University of Louisville, summa cum laude, 2016
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • District of Columbia
  • Kentucky
Court admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Memberships
  • National Bar Association
  • Washington Bar Association
  • Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association's Women Lawyers Division
  • Kentucky Bar Association