Alexandra Hughes focuses her practice on litigation, with an emphasis on technology-related matters, particularly those involving artificial intelligence. An accomplished litigator and seasoned trial attorney, she brings a wealth of hands-on experience to the disputes she handles.
Prior to joining Rothwell Figg, Alexandra was an accomplished federal prosecutor specializing in national security and cybercrime, with nearly a decade of experience at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Most recently serving as an assistant U.S. attorney in the National Security Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, her work included high-profile investigations and prosecutions of classified information disclosures, sanctions evasion, terrorism, and large-scale cryptocurrency thefts, resulting in multiple convictions in complex, high-stakes trials.
Before serving as an assistant U.S. attorney, Alexandra was a trial attorney in DOJ’s National Security Division, Counterterrorism Section. In this position, she served as one of the Department’s two domestic terrorism coordinators and was selected for the 2020 Cyber Fellowship, receiving advanced training in cyber investigations. While in the National Security Division, Alexandra was trial counsel in a landmark federal trial and seditious conspiracy case, earning national recognition.
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