She practices in the areas of corporate and international law, with an emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financial services and formation of business entities in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Before joining Holland & Knight, she was an associate in the Miami office of a prominent international law firm and also served as general counsel for the Mexican affiliate of a leading multinational corporation. Violeta joined the LL.M. program in 2000 and successfully transferred to the J.D. in 2001.