Natalia Mercado Violand
Associate

Natalia Mercado Violand is an associate in the litigation and enforcement practice group. Natalia’s practice includes internal investigations in the U.S. and Latin America, anti-corruption due diligence, white-collar criminal defense, and civil litigation. Natalia works with a diverse group of clients, including private equity firms, health care companies, public companies, and investment management firms.
Natalia maintains a robust pro bono practice representing unaccompanied immigrant minors, separated families, and victims of violent crimes seeking legal status in the U.S.
During law school, Natalia represented indigent defendants with the Criminal Law Clinic. Natalia interned in the Non-Profit Organizations and Public Charities Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office where she worked on various enforcement and litigation matters including excessive executive compensation and solicitation fraud. Natalia also served as a note editor for the Boston University International Law Journal, co-president for the Latin American Law Student Association, and teaching assistant to Contracts Professor Mark Pettit.