Hogan Lovells Announces 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Appointments

The LCLD Fellowship and Pathfinder programs are designed to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession. Fellows are chosen based on their proven leadership skills, career accomplishments, and commitment to diversity and inclusion, while Pathfinders are selected for their potential as future leaders.

2025 LCLD Fellow, Michelle Roberts Gonzales, a partner in the Los Angeles office, is an experienced litigator, counselor, and internal investigator for clients facing employment issues ranging from thorny whistleblower claims to post merger integration issues.

She has defended numerous companies in wage-and-hour class actions and high-stakes individual employment lawsuits. Michelle has also helped lead numerous internal investigations, helping clients understand and navigate difficult whistleblower and sexual harassment issues. She leads large teams across practice groups and jurisdictions in high-stakes investigations. She also regularly conducts due diligence on employment issues for corporate transactions, using her litigation and investigation experience to help clients understand and mitigate their risks.

New York-based senior associate, Tina Guo, named a 2025 LCLD Pathfinder, advises public and private companies on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including private and cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, corporate governance and de-SPAC transactions.

Our final appointment, Alaa Salaheldin, a senior associate in the Washington, D.C. office, guides clients across industry sectors on a broad range of data privacy and cybersecurity matters, including global privacy and security compliance, security incident response and crisis management, privacy program development and related policy matters, and federal and state investigations and litigation.

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity is an organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners. Founded in 2009, LCLD’s action programs are designed to attract, inspire, and nurture talent within organizations.