Caroline A. Pizano

Caroline Pizano is a litigation and trial associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice.

Caroline represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including multi-jurisdictional and cross-border disputes. She regularly practices in both state and federal court, as well as in arbitration proceedings, where she manages cases at all stages, from early fact investigation, motion practice, and discovery to mediations, hearings, and trial. 

Caroline maintains an active pro bono practice representing survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking in immigration and criminal record clearing cases. 

Prior to joining Latham, Caroline clerked in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and served as a litigation associate at another leading global law firm. Caroline has also served as an adjunct professor of law at St. John’s University School of Law, where she taught international and comparative law courses, including transnational legal practice, international and foreign legal research and writing, human trafficking law, and international human rights advocacy. 

Caroline earned her JD magna cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law, where she served as a member of the St. John’s Law Review and an executive articles editor of the New York International Law Review.

Caroline is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the District of Columbia, as well as the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the US District Court for the Eastern of New York, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.