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Alicia Matarese
Senior Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Her recent matters include large-scale coordinated actions and class actions in state and federal court. From early settlement negotiations to formal dispute resolution proceedings, Alicia understands how to employ strategic levers to achieve the results her clients need. She has experience managing affirmative and defensive discovery, drafting dispositive and non-dispositive briefs, interviewing witnesses, preparing for trial, and representing clients in court.
Alicia maintains an active pro bono practice in impact litigation and direct client representation. For her work in 2022, Alicia received the Los Angeles office’s “Pro Bono Trailblazer Award.”
Alicia began her career with Hogan Lovells as a summer associate in 2019. During law school, Alicia externed with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California’s Criminal Division. She served as both an Executive and Lead Article Editor for the UC Irvine Law Review. She also honed her advocacy skills through UC Irvine’s International Justice Clinic under the supervision of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression.