Leslie Hovey

Ms. Hovey is Vice President – Senior Legal Counsel at AT&T, specializing in corporate real estate transactions.  She has been with AT&T and Cricket Communications (purchased by AT&T in 2014) since 2007.  Prior to joining Cricket, Ms. Hovey was the owner of Hovey & Associates, a law firm representing real estate owners, managers and developers respecting purchase and sale, leasing and financing of commercial office, retail and industrial property, and compliance with Department of Real Estate Regulations.  Previously, she was a partner at Hovey & Kirby, where she handled all aspects of complex real estate sale and financing transactions, and lease negotiations. Before joining Hovey & Kirby, Ms. Hovey was an attorney at Latham & Watkins. Ms. Hovey was admitted to the California Bar Association in 1988 after completing a one year position as a Judicial Law Clerk for the United States District Court, Southern District (Honorable Judith N. Keep).  Ms. Hovey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, San Diego. She received her Juris Doctor from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. While in law school, Ms. Hovey interned for the California Supreme Court (Justice Malcolm Lucas).