Carl Valenstein

About Carl Valenstein

Carl Valenstein focuses his practice on domestic and international corporate and securities matters, mergers and acquisitions, project development, and transactional finance. He works extensively in a variety of industries, including the life science, telecom/electronics, renewable energy and maritime industries, and has worked broadly in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He previously served as co-chair of the International Section of the Boston Bar Association and co-chairs the firm’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainable business advisory practice and Cuba initiatives. Carl is the former leader of the Boston office corporate and business transactions practice.In addition to his transactional practice, Carl advises clients on international risk management, including compliance with the foreign investment review process), export control and sanctions, anti-money laundering, antiboycott, and anticorruption laws and regulations. He also advises on, and has participated in internal investigations, enforcement cases, and dispute resolution proceedings relating to his transactional and regulatory practice. Carl is a member of the Morgan Lewis Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) working group. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on a variety of international compliance and transactional topics. Carl is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and also conversant in French and Italian. For more than 20 years, Carl has provided legal assistance to microfinance institutions and assisted public charities, foundations, social enterprises and entrepreneurs, impact investment venture capital funds and other impact investors. He is a founding member of the Impact Investment Lawyers Legal Working Group, which holds annual conferences. Carl is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan Law School and New York Law School International Transactions Clinics (ITCs) focusing on impact investment. He also teaches transnational finance at Boston University Law School. He serves on the Advisory Boards of the Michigan Social Venture Fund, which is the oldest student-led social venture fund, and the NU Impact Fund.For my complete resume, visit

Experience

1. Partner

   Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

   Nov 2014 — Present

Education

• Yale University

  Bachelor of Arts

• University of Michigan Law School

  Juris Doctor

  1980 — 1983

Skills

• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance
• Commercial Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Dispute Resolution
• Due Diligence
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Intellectual Property