Hogan Lovells, LLP awarded 2013 Vincent Roper Pro Bono Advocacy award by the Maryland and D.C. Crime Victim’s Resource Center for their amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court on the winning side of Maryland v. King. The Hogan Lovells team, led by Neal Katayal, former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, wrote for the winning side in support of the collection of DNA from defendants arrested for violent offenses in Maryland. WGW lawyers Julie Grohovsky and Shanlon Wu were on the brief with the Hogan Lovells team. The award will be presented Thursday, October 24 on Capitol Hill with keynote speaker Representative Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District).
Shan Wu is a former federal prosecutor whose law practice focuses on white-collar, criminal and student defense matters.
Julie Grohovsky is a former federal prosecutor whose practice focuses on cases brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.
