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. Leading one of the Firm’s Securities Litigation teams and co-leading the Firm’s Consumer Protection and Data Privacy Litigation team, Carol focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud and consumer cases on behalf of institutional investors and individuals. 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 Initiative, and as Chief of Compliance. She is also a member of the Artificial Intelligence Committee.

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. In 2024, she was appointed by the Court of Appeals to the New York State Board of Law Examiners, an organization that administers the bar examination to candidates seeking admission to practice law in the State of New York. Carol is also a board member of the Christopher J. Keller Memorial Foundation and a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR), the National Association of Women Lawyers, and the Hispanic National Bar Association. In addition, Carol previously served on Law360’s Securities Editorial Board.