Dr. Carl Valenstein

Biography

Carl Valenstein is an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan Law School, specializing in the International Transactions Clinic. He has over 20 years of experience in domestic and international corporate securities matters, mergers and acquisitions, project development, and asset finance, covering a wide range of industries and regions, including developed and emerging markets such as Latin America and Africa. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and conversant in French and Italian. Valenstein has provided legal assistance to microfinance institutions and has supported public charities, foundations, social enterprises, entrepreneurs, and impact investment venture capital funds. He co-founded and co-chairs the Morgan Lewis Impact Investment Initiative, a cross-office interdisciplinary group of lawyers engaged in impact investment work. For the past eight years, he has been an adjunct professor in Michigan Law’s International Transactions Clinic and has also taught at New York University Law School’s International Transactions Clinic. In conjunction with Michigan Law's ITC, he represented Habitat for Humanity International in establishing MicroBuild, a $50 million fund that expands housing microfinance lending, helping thousands of low-income families globally. The fund was expanded to $100 million and received the Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s 2016 Access Finance Award. Additionally, Valenstein is a co-chair of the international section of the Boston Bar Association and has been a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where he has held various leadership roles.

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