Overview
Ms. Vélez has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation and international arbitration. She represents clients in federal and state court and has worked on a broad range of commercial disputes involving complex financial instruments, business torts, health care, bankruptcy, environmental regulations, trade secrets, copyright, and constitutional issues. Ms. Vélez has arbitrated in commercial and Investor-State proceedings involving both international and foreign law.
Throughout her career, Ms. Vélez has counseled domestic and international clients from numerous industries, including financial institutions, energy companies, media companies, retail companies, and insurance providers. She is involved in all aspects of her cases, ranging from discovery and dispositive motions to litigation.
Prior to joining Lewis Baach, Ms. Vélez was an associate at a large New York law firm.
Experience
- Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
In the News
Woodsford Litigation Funding, one of the leading global third party funders, has announced a funding facility agreement with Lewis Baach which ensures the firm can offer clients an expedited, one-stop arrangement for the financing of high value litigation and arbitration.
August 16, 2017
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2009)
- University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Spanish and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, 2005)
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- New York
- New Jersey