About Carlos Cedillo-Silva
Carlos Cedillo-Silva bridges regulatory oversight and insight into federal litigation with technical fluency, focusing on disputes and investigations involving financial markets, algorithmic and quantitative trading, cryptoassets, prediction markets, technology and artificial intelligence.
Judicial, regulatory and technical experience
Before joining Katten, Carlos interned for Judge Valderrama of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and served as a Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow in consumer protection.
During law school, Carlos worked at the intersection of law and emerging technology. As part of the law school’s inaugural AI lab, he helped model large language models for legal research and develop an AI tool. He also examined legal and technical frameworks for regulating prediction markets. Carlos supported the University of Chicago Legal Forum and served as president of the Latine Law Students Association.
Practice Focus
- Securities enforcement defense and financial markets litigation
- Algorithmic and quantitative trading disputes
- Cryptoasset and prediction market disputes
- Technology and artificial intelligence issues in litigation
