Deepika Ravi is a partner at HWG LLP, where she serves as Vice Chair of the firm’s Legal Ethics and Malpractice group.

Legal Ethics and Malpractice

Deepika counsels clients on ethical restrictions on the practice of law and compliance with the rules of professional responsibility. She advises clients seeking admission to the D.C. Bar and represents lawyers in disciplinary proceedings. Her experience includes advising lawyers and law firms on ethical issues surrounding lateral partner moves and helping clients evaluate the merits of legal malpractice claims, including competency and conflicts of interest issues. Deepika has significant experience advising and representing clients who have received inquiries from the D.C. Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law.

Deepika serves on the California State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. She also teaches professional responsibility as an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Deepika is a member of the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility’s Continuing Legal Education Committee and is a former co-chair of the Professional Responsibility Committee of the Federal Communications Bar Association. She is a frequent speaker and writer on evolving issues in legal ethics.

Investigations and Civil Litigation

Deepika conducts internal investigations in response to government enforcement actions and anticipated civil litigation. She has represented companies in investigations and inquiries by the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission, including those related to False Claims Act allegations, privacy and data security, communications and information technology, consumer protection law, and corporate compliance. Deepika also works with companies to develop and implement comprehensive corporate compliance programs.

Deepika represents individuals and companies in complex commercial litigation and general civil litigation in federal and state courts and has served as both defense and plaintiff’s counsel. Her experience ranges from representing telecommunications companies in intercarrier compensation disputes and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) matters, to helping individuals pursue civil rights claims.

Deepika maintains an active and wide-ranging pro bono practice. Her pro bono experience includes matters involving voting rights, gender-affirming care, and legal ethics.

Deepika earned her J.D., with pro bono distinction, from Stanford Law School. She attained her B.A., summa cum laude, from Duke University, where she received the William J. Griffith University Service Award.

Deepika serves as HWG’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Partner. She previously served as co-chair of the South Asian Bar Association of D.C.’s Partners’ Circle, and on the association’s Board of Directors. She is also a former co-chair of the Federal Communications Bar Association’s Diversity Committee.