Hogan Lovells has added longtime federal prosecutor and former Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement division lawyer Ann Kim to its litigation department, strengthening the firm’s West Coast securities practice.

“We have been strategically expanding our practice,” Los Angeles managing partner Michael Maddigan said in a statement. “Her background with government agencies, combined with her ability to speak Korean and her ties to the Korean community locally, make her a great fit for the strong Los Angeles team we’ve built in recent years.”

Ann C. Kim of Hogan Lovells.