Carol Villegas
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Litigation: Securities: Plaintiffs
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About
Provided by Carol Villegas
Practice Areas
Securities Litigation
Consumer Protection and Data Privacy Litigation
Career
Carol C. Villegas is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP. Carol focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud and consumer cases on behalf of institutional investors and individuals. Leading one of the Firm’s litigation teams, she is actively overseeing litigation against Lordstown, PayPal, Oak Street Health, DocuSign, Flo Health, Amazon, and Hain, among others. In addition to her litigation responsibilities, Carol holds a variety of leadership positions within the Firm, including serving on the Firm's Executive Committee, as Chair of the Firm's Women's Networking and Mentoring Initiative, and as the Chief of Compliance.
Professional Memberships
Carol is an active member of the New York State Bar Association's Women in the Law Section and Chair of the Board of Directors of the City Bar Fund, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) arm of the New York City Bar Association. She is also a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, the National Association of Women Lawyers, and the Hispanic National Bar Association. In addition, Carol previously served on Law360’s Securities Editorial Board.
Chambers Review
USA
Carol Villegas represents a strong choice for institutional investors bringing complex securities fraud claims and is capable of managing cases from discovery through to acting in trial.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She produces great work product."
"She's smart and very effective when she's in charge of cases."
"She produces great work product."
"She's smart and very effective when she's in charge of cases."