Biography

Carolina de Armas works with Farella Braun + Martel’s renewable energy, wine, and cannabis clients on a broad range of transactional matters. From mergers and acquisitions to day-to-day business management, including corporate governance, commercial contracts, and equity financings, Carolina helps large and small clients navigate a strategic course efficiently, maximizing opportunity while managing risk.

As a member of the firm’s Energy + Infrastructure industry group, Carolina works with energy clients buying and selling energy projects at all stages of development. She also advises energy clients through the project development process, from initial site control through commercial operation. Among other matters, she has worked on several sales of utility-scale solar projects in the Western United States, as well as in Florida, Texas, and South Carolina, and has helped structure and draft development services agreements for an energy client and its developer partners in Mexico.  

As a member of the Consumer Products industry group, Carolina assists the firm’s wine and cannabis clients with mergers and acquisitions and other day-to-day business management. Among other matters, she has negotiated an investment and joint venture agreement for a Mexican tequila company, restructured a large, family-owned wine business to comply with California ABC regulations, and negotiated the sale of a California produce cooperative. Carolina has also helped review privacy policies for the firm’s wine and cannabis clients.

Carolina is an engaging, purposeful, and efficient advocate. She strives for solutions that are in the client’s best interests and relies on pragmatism and unique strategies rather than default approaches to drafting and negotiation. 

Carolina maintains an active pro bono practice. She is a member of the board of directors of Root & Rebound, a national nonprofit restoring power and resources to the families and communities most harmed by mass incarceration through advocacy, public education, and policy reform. Carolina has represented clients seeking immigration relief in the United States and has worked with local Bay Area organizations to provide immigration screenings and prepare U-Visa applications.

Distinctions

  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder (Class of 2023)

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member, Board of Directors, Root & Rebound

Firm Highlights

News

State Bar of California Board of Trustees Approves Plan to Pilot Portfolio Bar Exam

Sarah Good, a member of the State Bar of California Board of Trustees, spoke to KQED Newscast about the Board of Trustees's proposal to pilot a Portfolio Bar Exam.

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California Proposes New AI & Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released its draft  regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) on November 27. These regulations are a preview of what new requirements may look like for companies currently...

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The New Frontier AI Legal Issues for In-House Counsel

Sushila Chanana is a panelist for the session, "The New Frontier AI Legal Issues for In-House Counsel,"   at the Bar Association of San Francisco's In-House Counsel Conference 2024. To register for the event, please click ...

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A Summary of New Laws Coming for California Employers in 2024

In 2023, California has adopted several new employment laws either introducing new employee protections or codifying existing practices into state law. With these changes, employers will need to examine and adjust some of their...

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An Introduction to DAFs and Overview of the Newly Proposed DAF Regulations

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I’m Cynthia Rowland, and episode 62 describes new proposed regulations important to the administration of donor advised funds. The Internal Revenue Service and the...

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Farella Braun + Martel Earns 2024 Best Law Firms® Rankings

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19th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute

Dirk Mueller is speaking at the University of Texas School of Law 19 th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute on "Mineral Issues Impact on Real Estate Documents, Siting and Planning: Texas vs. California." Session Overview :   Understanding...

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Proposal for Bar Exam Alternative Goes to California Supreme Court

Sarah Good, a member of the State Bar of California Board of Trustees, was quoted in The Recorder article, "Proposal for Bar Exam Alternative Goes to California Supreme Court." Read the article here (subscription...

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New Proposed Regulations Defining Donor Advised Fund Terms

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Episode 63 explores new proposed regulations important to the administration of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department...

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2024 Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts, and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint Regional CLE Program

Sarah Bell will moderate the panel "PFAS: Everything Everywhere All at Once"  at the American Bar Association's 2024 Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts, and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint Regional CLE Program. Session Overview: PFAS...

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