About Carrizo Global Law
About Carrizo Global Law
Carrizo Global Law PLLC is a District of Columbia law firm founded on the belief that effective legal counsel begins with understanding both the legal issue and the broader objectives behind it.
The firm provides bilingual legal counsel in U.S. immigration, business and corporate law, federal tax and IRS matters, and District of Columbia trusts and estates.
Founded by attorney Juan Andrés Carrizo Romero, Carrizo Global Law brings together legal training, economics, business experience, and a cross-border perspective developed across multiple countries, industries, and professional environments.
Who We Are
Carrizo Global Law was built from a professional path spanning law, economics, business, immigration, and international affairs.
Before establishing the firm, founder Juan Andrés Carrizo Romero worked in environments ranging from judicial administration and university teaching to economic consulting, business operations, immigration casework, and public-service programs serving immigrant communities.
That experience shaped a simple principle: legal problems should be analyzed with precision, but the lawyer should also understand the business, financial, family, and practical realities in which those problems arise.
Carrizo Global Law was therefore built as an attorney-led practice where legal analysis comes first, while broader considerations are identified when they are genuinely relevant to the client's matter.
For internationally connected clients, that perspective also informs the firm's Global Mobility approach coordinating relevant legal considerations when a client's objectives cross borders, jurisdictions, or practice areas.
Juan Andres Carrizo Romero
Founder & Attorney
Juan Andrés Carrizo Romero is the founder of Carrizo Global Law PLLC and an attorney admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Venezuela. His Venezuelan law degree was also formally homologated in Spain to the former Spanish degree of Licenciado en Derecho, complementing graduate legal and international business studies undertaken in Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris. His professional background combines law, economics, international business, immigration, business operations, and cross-border advisory experience.
Juan began his professional career in Venezuela as an economist and later earned his law degree, developing an early interest in the relationship between legal institutions, economic decision-making, business development, and international commerce. His early legal experience included work within the Venezuelan judicial system, where he assisted with civil, commercial, and traffic-related matters, legal research, judicial drafting, hearings, court records, and case administration.
His academic and professional development later took him to Europe, where he pursued graduate studies in international law, foreign trade, international relations, and international business. His international experience also included legal work in Spain involving contracts, intellectual property, privacy, and European regulatory matters.
Juan has also served as a university professor, teaching subjects involving economics, business planning, project development, operations, and corporate law. His work outside traditional legal practice has included economic consulting, entrepreneurship, business management, tax-related services, and regulated professional activities, experience that gives him a practical understanding of the decisions faced by business owners and families beyond the legal document itself.
After relocating to the United States, Juan developed extensive experience supporting immigration matters involving families, humanitarian cases, professionals, entrepreneurs, and businesses. He later supervised high-volume public-service operations assisting asylum-seeking populations in New York and collaborated with legal and community organizations serving immigrant communities.
Juan subsequently completed an LL.M. in American and Transnational Law at the University of Dayton School of Law, further strengthening his foundation in U.S. law and transnational legal practice. He continues to build his practice around the intersection of legal analysis, business judgment, cross-border planning, and practical client counseling.
He practices in English and Spanish and also has conversational/professional familiarity with French.
Education
LL.M., American & Transnational Law
University of Dayton School of Law - Ohio, United States
Master's in International Business
EAE Business School / IPAG Business School / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona / Paris
LL.M., International Law, Foreign Trade & International Relations
Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE) - Madrid, Spain
Law Degree
Universidad del Zulia - Maracaibo, Venezuela
Degree in Economics
Universidad del Zulia - Maracaibo, Venezuela
Admissions, Professional Memberships & Qualifications
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia, United States
Attorney admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Attorney admitted to practice law in Venezuela.
Member, Colegio de Abogados del Estado Zulia.Professional Membership
Economics - Venezuela
Member, Colegio de Economistas del Estado Zulia.International Legal Qualification
Spain - Recognition of Foreign Law Degree
Venezuelan law degree formally homologated to the former Spanish degree of Licenciado en Derecho.
Professional Experience & Career Highlights
Juan’s professional experience spans legal practice, economics, business, academia, immigration, public service, and regulated professional environments in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.
Judicial & Legal Experience
Juan began his legal career within the Venezuelan judicial system, supporting civil and commercial matters through legal research, judicial drafting, hearings, case administration, and court operations. His later legal experience in Spain included work involving commercial contracts, intellectual property, privacy, and European regulatory matters.
Economics & Business Advisory
Trained first as an economist, Juan has worked in economic consulting, business planning, entrepreneurship, operations, and advisory roles. This background informs his understanding of how legal decisions affect ownership, investment, business strategy, and the practical operation of a company.
University Teaching
Juan has served as a university professor in Venezuela, teaching subjects involving economics, business planning, project development, operations, and corporate law. His academic experience continues to influence a counseling style focused on explaining complex legal issues clearly and systematically.
Immigration & Cross-Border Matters
In the United States, Juan developed substantial experience supporting immigration matters involving individuals, families, professionals, entrepreneurs, businesses, and humanitarian cases. His work has included case preparation, legal research, complex immigration responses, and cross-border planning considerations.
Public Service & Immigration Operations
Juan later supervised high-volume public-service operations assisting asylum-seeking populations in New York. That experience involved managing complex caseloads, supervising staff, coordinating services, and working alongside legal, governmental, and community organizations serving immigrant populations.
Tax, Financial & Regulated Industries
Juan’s broader professional background has included tax-related services and experience in regulated industries involving financial services, mortgage lending, insurance, notarial services, and business operations. These experiences contribute to his practical understanding of compliance, financial decision-making, and the regulatory environments in which individuals and businesses operate
This multidisciplinary background does not change the scope of Carrizo Global Law’s legal representation. It shapes the perspective Juan brings to that representation, understanding the legal issue while recognizing the business, economic, family, and cross-border realities that may surround it.
Our Team
This multidisciplinary background does not change the scope of Carrizo Global Law’s legal representation. It shapes the perspective Juan brings to that representation understanding the legal issue while recognizing the business, economic, family, and cross-border realities that may surround it.
Cleddy Manrique
Chief Operating Officer & Client Services
Cleddy Manrique serves as Chief Operating Officer & Client Services at Carrizo Global Law PLLC, where she oversees the firm's administrative operations, client-service systems, internal workflows, and day-to-day organizational functions.
Cleddy holds a degree in Petroleum Engineering from Venezuela, a technical background that developed the analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills she brings to the firm's operations.
Earlier in her career, she spent approximately five years as a pharmaceutical representative, working in a highly client-focused and regulated professional environment. During that period, she received multiple recognitions for outstanding performance, reflecting a career-long emphasis on communication, relationship management, organization, and results.
Her professional path has also included extensive entrepreneurial experience. Cleddy operated her own business in Venezuela and later founded and managed Becoming by Carol Inc. in the United States, developing firsthand experience with business ownership, client relations, operations, compliance, scheduling, marketing, and service delivery.
In the United States, Cleddy has continued to develop a diverse professional background across regulated industries. She is a licensed esthetician in New York and Virginia, has held life and health insurance licenses, and completed professional pharmaceutical-representative training in the United States. Her experience also includes tax preparation and electronic filing operations, including work performed through Nova Group Solutions, a separately operated business-services company.
At Carrizo Global Law, Cleddy works closely with the firm's attorney to coordinate prospective-client intake, scheduling, client communications, document organization, billing administration, internal systems, and the operational processes supporting active legal matters. Her entrepreneurial and client-service background helps the firm maintain an organized, responsive, and personal experience for both prospective and existing clients.
Fluent in English and Spanish, Cleddy plays an important role in helping clients communicate comfortably with the firm and understand the administrative steps involved throughout their relationship with Carrizo Global Law.
Cleddy is a nonlawyer member of the firm and does not provide legal advice or exercise independent legal judgment. All legal advice, legal strategy, and substantive legal decisions are provided by the firm's attorney.
How We Practice
Carrizo Global Law is built around direct attorney involvement, clear communication, disciplined legal analysis, and a practical understanding of the objectives behind each matter.
Our approach is intentionally personal. We seek to understand the legal issue, identify the applicable law and jurisdiction, explain the available options clearly, and define a scope of representation appropriate to the client’s needs.
Direct Attorney Involvement
Clients receive substantive legal guidance directly from the firm's attorney. Legal strategy, analysis, and significant decisions are not delegated to nonlawyer staff.
Clear & Bilingual Communication
Legal matters can be difficult enough without unnecessary complexity in communication. The firm provides services in English and Spanish and emphasizes clear explanations of legal issues, options, responsibilities, and next steps.
Jurisdiction-Conscious Representation
Every matter is evaluated according to the applicable law, forum, and professional-practice requirements. When an issue requires counsel in another jurisdiction or additional expertise, we identify that boundary rather than expanding the representation beyond the firm's authorized scope.
Strategic, Practical Counsel
Sound legal advice should account for both the governing law and the practical decisions the client must make. We focus on providing guidance that is legally grounded, organized, and useful in the real-world context of the matter.
Organized Client Service
Legal representation depends not only on substantive analysis but also on communication, documentation, deadlines, and consistent administration. The firm's attorney and operations team work together to maintain an organized and responsive client experience.
Our objective is straightforward: provide thoughtful legal counsel, communicate clearly, and help clients make informed decisions about matters that may significantly affect their families, businesses, and futures.
Start With a Conversation
Choosing legal counsel begins with understanding who you are working with and whether the firm is the right fit for your matter.
If you are seeking legal guidance in immigration, business and corporate law, federal tax and IRS matters, trusts and estates, or a cross-border matter, Carrizo Global Law welcomes the opportunity to learn more about your situation.
Request a consultation to begin the intake process and determine whether the firm can assist with your legal needs.