Rhatia (Tia) Hopkins

Associate

She/Her/Hers

Tia Hopkins is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Finance Department and Private Equity Finance Practice.

Tia advises private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, and private and public company borrowers on a variety of secured and unsecured credit facilities and other financing transactions.

Her experience includes:

  • Acquisition financings
  • Syndicated loan facilities
  • Cross-border financings
  • Private equity and private debt subscription lines of credit
  • Fund financings, including fund-level net asset value (NAV) financings
  • Debt restructurings

Tia maintains an active pro bono practice. She has assisted with the incorporation of nonprofit organizations and advised small businesses through the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center’s Small Business Legal Assistance Program. She has also helped elderly clients with wills and estate planning matters through Legal Counsel for the Elderly, assisted clients with immigration matters through Ayuda, and represented veterans through the National Veterans Legal Services Program.

Tia received her JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as a productions editor for the Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. While in law school, she also participated in the Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center clinic.

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia

Education

  • JD, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 2025
  • BS in Security and Intelligence, The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences, 2021
  • BS in Sports Industry, The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, 2021

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French