Bio

Carlos’ background uniquely qualifies him to help clients who come from different industries, cultures, and generations. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, Carlos’s international upbringing allows him to understand business and legal goals in a refreshingly holistic fashion. For example, clients in the emerging eSports and DFS markets driven by tech-savvy and globalistic gamers, teams, and worldwide events, require an attorney who understands and respects their global viewpoints and goals in this new and ever-changing digital era. Carlos is exactly that person. Carlos also optimizes creativity for the benefit of clients. As a mixed martial artist and former professional actor, Carlos thinks tactically and creatively during every step of strategy, delivery, execution, negotiation, and the many roles he is called upon to perform every day on behalf of his clients. Carlos’s experience includes advising numerous app developers on how to navigate their unique regulatory environments and build products that are both compliant and compelling in the marketplace. As in-house counsel to a multinational corporation doing business in the US and China, Carlos advised the Board of Directors on various issues pertaining to securities law, corporate governance, bankruptcy, and tax. He successfully guided the company through a securities fraud class action and successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Carlos has advised on a variety of international M&A activity in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. Most significantly, he represented a US client with a pest control technology that helped fight the Zika virus in Brazil, and personally negotiated a roll out of the product through a franchise operation in São Paolo. Carlos’ work with DFS clients includes preparation of legal opinions to payment processors confirming that gaming clients operations conform with state and federal gambling prohibitions including the Wire Act, IGBA, and UIGEA. J.D., Boston University School of Law, 2009, B.A., Swarthmore College, 2003.