Craig A. Hoover

Craig Hoover heads the firm's Global Class Action group and has successfully defended clients in hundreds of class action cases in federal and state courts across the country. He served as a member of the Hogan Lovells global board from 2010 to 2018.

Craig's practice focuses primarily on class actions and other complex litigation, and he has served as lead counsel in numerous major federal multidistrict litigation proceedings. Craig has a proven track record of winning class action cases at all stages: dismissal on the pleadings, denial of class certification, entry of summary judgment, and winning at trial.

Chambers USA describes Craig as "a smart strategist who is great on paper and on his feet in the courtroom," "a fantastic litigator," and "a true statesman." The National Law Journal named Craig a "Winning Litigator" for his team's class action trial victory on behalf of a Fortune 50 company. In 2017, Craig was named "Litigator of the Week" by The American Lawyer when the Connecticut Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that trial win.

Craig represents foreign governments in suits filed against them in U.S. courts, as well as global companies who are sued in the U.S. under the Alien Tort Statute. He also defends litigation involving antitrust, privacy, cybersecurity, RICO, ERISA, false advertising, unfair competition, insurance, deceptive trade practices, and other general commercial matters.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, Craig served as a law clerk to The Honorable Robert J. Kelleher of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and was an editor of the Duke Law Journal.