Avocats – United States

Carl Schwartz

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Carl Valenstein

Carl focuses his practice on domestic and international corporate and securities matters, mergers and acquisitions, project development, and transactional finance. He counsels extensively in the life science, telecom/electronics, and maritime industries, and he has worked broadly in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Carl advises clients on international risk management, including compliance with the foreign investment review process (Exon-Florio/CFIUS), export control and sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-boycott, and anticorruption (FCPA) laws and regulations. He also advises on internal investigations, enforcement cases, and dispute resolution proceedings relating to his transactional and regulatory practice.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Carl von Merz

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Carla Ruggero

Carla Ruggero is a partner in the Corporate/M&A practice and a member of the Clifford Chance Latin America Group and the Clifford Chance Energy and Infrastructure Group. Originally from Argentina and dual qualified in New York and Argentina, she regularly advises financial investors and corporate enterprises in complex cross-border M&A transactions. Carla has extensive practice in cross border M&A transactions, with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure.

Clifford Chance

Carla Weiss

Carla Weiss advises companies of all sizes on a broad range of high-stakes government contracts matters. She is a highly regarded bid protest practitioner, with successful matters before the Government Accountability Office, Court of Federal Claims, Federal Circuit, SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals, and FAA Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition. Known for providing strategic, business-oriented legal advice, she counsels clients throughout the acquisition process and represents both protesters challenging contract decisions and intervenors defending awards. Carla also represents contractors and subcontractors in claims litigation against the government and conducts internal investigations for government contractors. Her practice includes counseling on complex regulatory and compliance matters, including FAR and DFARS interpretation, SBA small business and socioeconomic programs and eligibility, and foreign sourcing requirements. Having completed multiple in-house secondments, she brings a practical, real-world understanding of the operational pressures facing government contractors to her client work. She was named a Law360 MVP in 2025 and a Rising Star in 2021.

Nichols Law

Carleton Clauss

Partner

Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

Carli M. Koshal

Partner

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes

Carlos Alvarez

Carlos Alvarez is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. Carlos is a member of the firm's Corporate Department and Structured Finance and Banking & Private Credit Practice and is Head of the Credit Derivatives Practice group. Carlos concentrates his practice on derivatives and structured finance and also practices banking law matters, working on both regulatory and transactional aspects of each area. Carlos has extensive knowledge in derivatives and structured finance matters. He has acted as deal counsel and collateral manager counsel as well as counsel for investors in CLO, CBO, and CDO transactions. His experience includes numerous repurchase agreement programs and derivatives transactions including, among others, options and interest rate and currency exchange swaps, total return swaps and equity derivatives acting as counsel for both intermediaries and end-users. Carlos has acted as issuer's and underwriter's counsel in connection with numerous commercial paper, medium-term note, certificate of deposit offerings and asset securitization programs (including those using special purpose vehicles). He has also acted as borrower's and lender's counsel for various secured and unsecured loan facilities.

Latham & Watkins

Carlos Ardila

Carlos Ardila advises clients on cross-border corporate and financing transactions in the US and Latin America, with a focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. Carlos brings more than a decade of experience representing corporate sponsors, private equity firms, lenders, developers, multinational corporations, and governmental entities on complex financings, acquisitions and divestitures involving: Renewables Traditional power Oil and gas Sovereigns and multilaterals He forges trusted relationships with clients and local counsel to devise creative solutions to complex challenges. With deep roots in the Latin America market, he leverages a global perspective and broad transactional experience across jurisdictions to execute strategic corporate and finance deals. Carlos has practiced in New York; Buenos Aires; São Paulo; and Washington, D.C. Originally from Bogota, Colombia, he is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and proficient in Chinese. Carlos maintains an active pro bono practice, including working on a first-of-its-kind “blue bond” issuance to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects in the Seychelles and representing clients in developing countries through the International Senior Lawyers Project.

Latham & Watkins

Carlos Ardilla

Carlos Ardila advises clients on cross-border corporate and financing transactions in the US and Latin America, with a focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. Carlos brings more than a decade of experience representing corporate sponsors, private equity firms, lenders, developers, multinational corporations, and governmental entities on complex financings, acquisitions and divestitures involving: Renewables Traditional power Oil and gas Sovereigns and multilaterals He forges trusted relationships with clients and local counsel to devise creative solutions to complex challenges. With deep roots in the Latin America market, he leverages a global perspective and broad transactional experience across jurisdictions to execute strategic corporate and finance deals. Carlos has practiced in New York; Buenos Aires; São Paulo; and Washington, D.C. Originally from Bogota, Colombia, he is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and proficient in Chinese. Carlos maintains an active pro bono practice, including working on a first-of-its-kind “blue bond” issuance to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects in the Seychelles and representing clients in developing countries through the International Senior Lawyers Project.

Latham & Watkins

Carlos Marquez

Senior Associate

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Carlos Pelaez

Arnold & Porter

Carlos R Rainer

Norton Rose Fulbright

Carlos Solé III

Partner Deputy Department Chair - Global Projects (Firmwide)

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Carlos Tirado

Associate, New York

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Carlos Vaca Valverde

Of Counsel

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Carlos Viana

Partner

White & Case LLP

Carlton D. Wilde III

Carlton Wilde is a trial lawyer with jury experience. He brings a quick wit and an ability to dive into the details of a case while advising clients on strategy implications in an easy-to-follow manner. As a member of Bracewell’s insurance recovery group, Carlton represents corporate policy holders in complex insurance coverage matters related to all types of policies, including reps and warranties, business interruption, commercial property, cyber, and professional and fiduciary liabilities. He also has first and second chair experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a diverse range of complex business litigation and arbitration matters in the energy, construction, consumer products, real estate and healthcare industries. Carlton handles all aspects of trial and litigation strategy from pre-suit investigation and discovery through trial and post-trial motions. His approach to each client is to clearly communicate complex legal issues, connect legal advice to the client’s business needs, and remain calm throughout stressful litigation battles.

Bracewell LLP

Carlton Davis

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Carmelo Gordian

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick

Of Counsel

Greenberg Traurig

Carmen Fonda

Venable LLP

Carmen Lu

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Carmine Boccuzzi

Partner

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton