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Lisa Ellman
Partner
Hogan Lovells


Lisa Ellman is a Partner and leading policy lawyer at Hogan Lovells, where she chairs the firm's global Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Group. Throughout her career, Lisa has worked to bridge the sizable knowledge gap between government policymaking and business innovation. In February 2015, Lisa was recognized in Fortune magazines "Most Powerful Women" series for her efforts to integrate drones into the domestic United States. Lisa has held a variety of positions at top levels of the Executive branch at the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In a series of presidential appointments, Lisa led work on high-priority policy initiatives for the Obama administration on issues spanning from open and transparent government to domestic use of UAS. Most recently, she led the DOJ's effort to develop policy that would govern the use of UAS in the USA and represented DOJ in federal interagency process considering UAS-related policy issues that are shared across departments and agencies. In private practice, Lisa co-leads the Hogan Lovells UAS group, a "one-stop shop" for UAS manufacturers, operators, and users. The UAS group provides counsel to businesses entering the dynamic UAS marketplace and assists firms to succeed in the uncertain regulatory environment.

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