Lauren Fenton-Valdivia Named to Tampa Bay Business Journal 40 Under 40

TAMPA, FL – Carlton Fields’ Lauren Fenton-Valdivia was recognized in the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2025 “40 Under 40” list of the region’s most promising young leaders.

Fenton-Valdivia has a diverse litigation practice and routinely represents corporate clients in state and federal court. She handles complex litigation including commercial disputes, employment litigation, health care litigation, professional liability, and environmental matters. She has served as lead trial counsel, trying cases to verdict and in arbitration proceedings. She has also handled large-scale, multidistrict class actions. Over the past year, Fenton-Valdivia has litigated more than 50 cases across multiple jurisdictions and practice areas — including complex commercial and employment disputes — while expanding her practice in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Outside of her practice, Fenton-Valdivia serves on the board of the Pace Center for Girls Hillsborough, an organization that supports academic and mental health programs for at-risk girls. She is deeply committed to mentoring aspiring and early-career legal professionals, both through personal mentorship and her involvement in programs at Carlton Fields and Corporate Counsel Women of Color.

Honorees were selected from a cross-section of industries across the Tampa Bay region. A variety of factors, including roles within their organizations, size and trajectory of their workplaces, and community service, were considered in the selection process.