Kelly A. Carrero

Kelly Carrero is a partner in the Miami and New York offices with more than two decades of experience in litigation, regulatory enforcement, and internal investigations representing leading financial institutions, funds, corporations, and individuals. She focuses on cross-border investigations and disputes, financial markets matters, and insolvency or distress-related litigation. Her matters have spanned major business lines of global financial institutions, including retail and commercial banking, corporate lending, payments, wealth and asset management, capital markets, derivatives, and structured products, and she is well-versed in a range of banking regulations.

Kelly has successfully represented clients in class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits, and other civil litigation nationwide and appears before the SEC, FINRA, the CFTC, and other regulators. She advises on internal investigations involving alleged bribery, fraud, and other corporate misconduct and provides prelitigation counseling on documentation and risk mitigation, including ISDA‑documented transactions and standby letters of credit. Recent matters involve cross‑border LATAM matters, lender liability, breach of contract, market manipulation disputes, aiding and abetting theories, commercial real estate foreclosures, fraudulent conveyance, stakeholder conflicts, ESG issues, and fair access to banking.

Before practicing law, Kelly was an NASD Series 7 registered representative at Goldman Sachs. She also gained significant financial institutions experience during a secondment at Deutsche Bank. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Legal 500 and is active in industry and bar associations. She maintains an active pro bono practice, serves on nonprofit boards, co‑leads the Firm's Hispanic lawyers' group, and has served in office client affairs and recruiting leadership roles.