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Pablo E. Carrillo
Of Counsel
Licensed to practice law in Louisiana only.
Pablo E. Carrillo serves as the firm’s lead on congressional oversight and investigations (O&I), as well as in its defense public policy team.
Before arriving at the firm, Pablo served as Chief of Staff to US Senator John McCain, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee and former US presidential candidate. In that capacity, he was responsible for the development and implementation of the Senator’s legislative and congressional oversight strategy.
Pablo also served as Minority General Counsel of the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he advised the Ranking Member and other Republican Senators on the defense authorization bill and the Minority’s O&I activities, particularly on defense acquisition and contracting policy and management issues. In that capacity, he was the lead Republican staff member in developing the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, a major piece of bipartisan legislation on how the Pentagon procures major weapon systems, and helped reform the national security space launch program to open it to commercial new entrants.
As the firm’s lead on congressional O&I, Pablo helps clients forecast and navigate intersecting legal, regulatory, policy and reputational risks presented by high-profile, often politically charged, congressional O&I. As to the tradecraft of O&I, Pablo brings his extensive experience with such investigations to the needs of the firm’s clients, having led a major investigation of a multibillion-dollar deal whereby the Air Force would procure aerial refueling tankers, which uncovered evidence that led to the imprisonment of a top Air Force acquisition executive and a corporate office of a major defense contractor, and an investigation into allegations regarding DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff, which uncovered evidence that led to 20 guilty pleas and convictions, including those of a member of Congress and a top Administration official.
In his policy practice, Pablo advises and advocates the interests of clients on matters relating to defense and national security before federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank of the US; advises venture-backed emerging technology startup companies, particularly in the AI/ML, space technology and cybersecurity subsectors, and other commercial companies with doing business with the federal government; and frequently lectures on related policy issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pablo helped lead a tiger team at the firm that helped clients navigate small business relief programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act).
Education
- Tulane University Law School, J.D., Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1997
- Tulane University, B.A., 1992
Admissions
- Louisiana, 1997
Memberships and Affiliations
- Non-resident Fellow, Global Fellowship Initiative, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Board Member, R Street Institute
- Strategic Policy Advisor, Silicon Valley Defense Working Group
- Co-author, “International Trade and Policy Alert: New Treasury List Supersedes DOD Communist Chinese Military Companies List for Purposes of Securities Trading Ban,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, June 2021.
- Co-author, “DoD Launches New Platform to Connect Inventors with ‘Trusted’ Venture Funding,” Global IP & Technology Law Blog, January 2021.
- Co-author, “Transition 2020 | Defense and National Security Policy Under the Incoming Biden Administration,” Capital Thinking Blog, November 2020.
- Co-author, “Attention: Commercial Startups: Major DoD Announcements Regarding ‘Adaptive Acquisition Framework’ and Support for Emerging Tech,” Capital Thinking Blog, October 2020.
- Co-author, “COVID-19 – SBA and Treasury Issue PPP Loan Forgiveness Application: Many Technical Questions Are Resolved but Additional Guidance Is Needed,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, May 2020.
- Co-author, “COVID-19 – The Small Business Administration Publishes Helpful Guidance Regarding Its New ‘Economic Necessity’ Certification Requirement for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, May 2020.
- Co-author, “COVID-19 – Updated Guidance in Securing CARES Act Stimulus Funding for Small Businesses,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, April 2020.
- Co-author, “Recently-Released Cybersecurity Verification Mandate Creates Uncertainty for Department of Defense Suppliers,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, March 2020.
- Co-author, “COVID-19 – Many Venture-backed Startups May be Precluded From Small Business Relief Under the CARES Act,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, March 2020.
- Co-author, “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic Relief Opportunities for Small Business,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, March 2020.
- Co-author, “Many Venture-Backed Startups May Be Precluded from Small Business Relief Under the CARES Act,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, March 2020.
- Co-author, “New Provisions in Defense Authorization Act Relating to the Production on Demand of Cost and Pricing Data by Commercial Suppliers,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, January 2020.
- Author, “The Game Is Afoot – A Survey of Congressional Interest in Regulating Artificial Intelligence and Related Technologies,” Squire Patton Boggs Insights, August 2019.
- Author, “Closing the Gap Between the Pentagon and Innovators,” The Hill, January 27, 2018.
- Author, “Commercial Dual-Use Technologies in Defense Acquisition Reform,” R Street Institute, December 2017.