Carlos Felipe Uriarte (born December 10, 1979) is an American attorney who is the
assistant attorney general for legislative affairs.
Early life and education
Uriarte was born on December 10, 1979 in
San Leandro, California
San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the sou ...
.
He earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in American culture studies from the
Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 and a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2005.
Career
Uriarte worked as a summer associate at
Heller Ehrman and
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. In 2006 and 2007, Uriarte served as a law clerk for Judge
Juan Ramon Sánchez
Juan Ramon Sánchez (born December 22, 1955) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Sánchez received a Ba ...
. From 2007 to 2009, he worked as a white collar and antitrust associate at
Crowell & Moring. He then served as legislative counsel to Congresswoman
Judy Chu and counsel to the
United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform. In 2013 and 2014, he served as senior counsel to the secretary of the
United States Department of the Interior. From 2014 to 2017, he served as
associate deputy attorney general in the
Office of the Deputy Attorney General. After the end of the
Obama administration
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. A Democrat from Illinois, Obama took office following a decisive victory over Republican ...
, Uriarte worked as a vice president at
Capital One. In 2020 and 2021, he served as chief counsel for the
. Since April 2021, he has worked as vice president and regulator counsel for Unite Us, a technology company.
Biden administration
On May 3, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Uriarte to be an assistant attorney general for legislative affairs.
Hearings were held before the
Senate Judiciary Committee on June 22, 2022. His nomination was favorably reported on July 21, 2022. He was confirmed via voice vote on August 4, 2022.
Affiliations
Uriarte is a member of the following bar associations:
*
State Bar of California
The State Bar of California is California's official attorney licensing agency. It is responsible for managing the admission of lawyers to the practice of law, investigating complaints of professional misconduct, prescribing appropriate disciplin ...
(2005–present)
*
District of Columbia Bar (2006–present)
*
American Bar Association
*
Hispanic National Bar Association
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is a 501(c)(6) organization representing Hispanics in the legal profession, including attorneys, judges, law professors, legal assistant and paralegals, and law students in the United States and its ...
*Hispanic Bar Association of DC
*
National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland ...
References
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1979 births
Living people
Biden administration personnel
Gay men
Hispanic and Latino American lawyers
LGBT lawyers
LGBT people from California
Obama administration personnel
People from San Leandro, California
United States Department of the Interior officials
United States Department of Justice lawyers
United States Department of Justice officials
University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
Washington University in St. Louis alumni