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Abigail McDonough

Associate

Washington, DC

+1 (202) 741-4930

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Abigail is an associate in the Washington, DC, office of Hughes Hubbard. She is a member of the firm’s litigation, arbitration and global investigations, enforcement and compliance practice groups. 

Abigail’s litigation practice focuses primarily on product liability matters. Additionally, as a member of the firm’s Sanctions, Export Controls, & Anti-Money Laundering practice group, Abigail focuses on a variety of regulatory and advising matters. Abigail also has a diverse pro bono portfolio, which includes work as a Guardian ad Litem in a child custody case, a variety of immigration cases, and work to support gun violence prevention efforts led by a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC

While in law school, Abigail externed in the Madison County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office through the Virginia Law Prosecution Clinic, participating in dozens of cases in general district court, juvenile and domestic relations court, and circuit court. Abigail was also a law student volunteer in the criminal division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. She was an editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law and also worked as a research assistant on a project based at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, VA.

Abigail was a summer associate at Hughes Hubbard. Prior to attending law school, she served in AmeriCorps.

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  • “Sanctions in a Snap: Developments in Sanctions,” Hughes Hubbard & Reed, 2025
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Education
  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2024
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A., 2020, Commonwealth Honors College
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia, 2024
  • Massachusetts, 2025
Areas of Focus
Arbitration
Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance
Litigation
Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering

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