Maria Benvenuto focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation, commonly in the context of mergers and acquisitions. She began her career at Hogan Lovells as a summer associate in 2017.

While in law school, Maria served as an executive articles editor for the Boston College Law Review and gained valuable experience serving as the Vice President of Boston College Law School's Women's Law Center and Co-President of the Native American Law Student Association. She also spent time volunteering with the Navajo Nation Department of Justice, where she worked under the Navajo Attorney General on tribe-related issues.

Maria is passionate about pro bono causes, particularly those relating to women's rights, domestic abuse, and immigration. Aside from non-legal service opportunities with homeless populations, Maria volunteers with Sanctuary for Families, representing victims of domestic abuse and fighting to obtain restraining orders from their abusers.