Eli Mekonen

With a practice focused on M&A, private equity transactions and other corporate matters, he advises public and private companies at every stage of the corporate life cycle. He began his Hogan Lovells career as a summer associate, first in 2018 and again in 2019.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, Eli gained legal experience as an intern at an international law firm in New York City, in the legal department of BofA Securities, Inc. and at the Supreme Court of Virginia. While in law school, Eli served as the Executive Editor of the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology. He was a general body member of the Black Law Students Association and the Virginia Law and Business Society. His broad experience enables him to advise our clients in a practical and business-oriented manner.

Eli is an advocate for historically-marginalized members of society and maintains an active pro bono practice. His recent pro bono efforts include representing a mother of three in connection with a housing conditions matter, screening cases for the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, and drafting the privacy policy for a Washington, D.C.-based mental health clinic.