Alicia N. Washington is a former senior government official, trusted advisor and experienced litigator who represents companies, boards, and individuals in government and internal investigations and complex commercial disputes. She leverages her government and private practice experiences to help her clients navigate challenging and evolving legal issues. A demonstrated problem solver, she tailors her clients’ legal strategies based on their specific circumstances and goals.
Alicia focuses her practice on representing clients in connection with government inquiries and investigations brought by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies. She regularly conducts internal investigations in response to crisis situations. A generalist litigator, she also handles a range of litigation matters, including False Claims Act litigation, civil rights and anti-discrimination litigation, securities litigation, and general commercial business disputes.
Alicia most recently served as Special Counsel to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland and Chief of the Criminal Division for the District of Maryland from 2024 to 2025. As Special Counsel, she regularly advised the U.S. Attorney on high-profile and sensitive matters, institutional reforms, and challenging legal issues. She also developed and led the Office’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group. As Chief of the Criminal Division, she oversaw investigations and prosecutions involving fraud and public corruption, asset forfeiture and money laundering, national security and cybercrime, civil rights, and transnational criminal organizations. Alicia also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), from 2015 to 2021, where she served in the Public Integrity and International Narcotics and Money Laundering Sections. While at EDNY, she served as lead counsel for the government at trial and hearings, argued before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, investigated and prosecuted a variety of criminal offenses, including financial fraud, bribery, obstruction of justice, money laundering, and civil rights violations, and conducted significant cross-border investigations.
Alicia was also a Partner at an international law firm where she represented private equity firms, public companies, banks, media companies and insurers and reinsurers in government and internal investigations and high-profile disputes.
Alicia serves on the Board of Governors for the New York State Attorney Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program and is a Board Trustee for the John Jay College Foundation. She also maintains a pro bono practice.