Law
How cultural knowledge helped Jaime Mercado launch Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Brazil.
As an international litigator, Gaela Gehring Flores doesn’t just represent her clients; she speaks for them—literally
Raquel Tamez is strong, positive, and inspirational. Raised in a Houston barrio with a conservative Mexican family, she defied innumerable odds. It’s only apropos that this self-described Latina “fighter” chose a profession that lets her fight everyday: law.
Marty Castro builds inroads for Latinos in Chicago and across the United States
Fabiana Lacerca-Allen draws from her radical childhood experiences to help tackle corporate America
Catalina Vergara shares her legal journey and secrets to succeeding in a male-dominated industry
Drawn to the challenge of joining a start-up, Mary Helen Medina’s gamble pays off
Diana Abril has managed to marry her love of travel and law into her dream job: general counsel for Whitney International University System
John De León fights for the rights of immigrants with the son of Cesar Chávez
Johnny N. Garza Jr. makes giving back a priority
Find out why Manuel Ortiz is being hailed as one of K Street’s most influential strategists
Judge Nelson Diaz came from humble beginnings in Harlem to become the first Latino judge in Pennsylvania.
Cuba-native Raul Valdes-Fauli serves his community as a lawyer and civil servant. “Since I can remember I wanted to be a lawyer,” Valdes-Fauli says. “It wasn’t a decision. I never wanted to be anything else.”
Multilingual Luis Avila maintains a serious edge among Heidrick & Struggles’ 50+ worldwide offices adds communicational politics.
Because of her first name, people are often surprised when Cory Shade walks into a meeting. As general counsel for Perry Ellis International, she thrives in a position few women, and even fewer Latinas, hold.
“Growing up in the Bronx, the YMCA was one of the few places I could go to stay off the streets,” says John Quiñones, who now serves as secretary and general counsel of the YMCA Retirement fund.
As a Latina and proud mother of two, Jennifer Ortega says she’s not always what clients expect. “More than once, I’ve been mistaken for the secretary or court reporter—and once I was even mistaken for the person delivering lunch!” says Ortega, Viacom’s deputy general counsel.
Surviving two recessions taught José Padilla to hang tough—no matter what. Now as assistant general counsel at Aristocrat Technologies, he reveals his surprising “superpower”: responsiveness.
As senior VP and deputy general counsel for FOX International Channels, Ana Siegel tackles endlessly complex legal details that make the airing of American programming possible in Latin America.
As managing partner for Valverde & Rowell, Hugo Valverde focuses on immigration law—a calling with very personal roots for the son of Peruvian immigrants.