Julia Carbonetti

Counsel

Overview

Julia Carbonetti has extensive experience representing clients in class actions and complex commercial litigation as well as providing counsel on regulatory compliance and due diligence risk management. With a focus on the consumer products and transportation industries, Julia represents clients facing complex tort, product liability, and consumer protection litigation. She handles all stages of litigation, including discovery, expert discovery, dispositive motions, class certification, hearings, mediations, trial, and appeals. Julia also advises clients before any litigation is filed by efficiently developing a factual record and providing guidance that minimizes risk, limits potential liability, and offers practical business solutions.

In addition to litigation, Julia counsels businesses navigating regulatory concerns, including compliance with Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other requirements. She also conducts regulatory due diligence reviews for corporate transactions across various industries.

Julia maintains an active pro bono practices with a focus on immigration and gun violence prevention matters.

After law school, Julia served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Joseph M. Getty on the Supreme Court of Maryland, and as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Fred S. Hecker, Circuit Court for Carroll County, Maryland.

Career & Education

    • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016
    • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2013
    • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016
    • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2013
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Julia's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.08.26

Cosmetics Under the Microscope: FDA’s Expanding Regulatory Reach Under MoCRA

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) marked the most significant expansion of FDA’s authority over cosmetics in 80 years — and the agency is putting that authority to work. From the launch of a new adverse event reporting tool to forthcoming rules on fragrance allergens and good manufacturing practices (GMP), FDA is reshaping the regulatory landscape for manufacturers, packers, and distributors of cosmetic and personal care products....

Representative Matters

  • Defending major automobile manufacturer in multi-state consumer class actions asserting warranty, consumer protection, fraud, and tort claims.
  • Representing companies conduct regulatory and product liability diligence on target companies and their products.
  • Representing major automobile manufacturer in class action settlement proceeding to resolve multiple lawsuits asserting warranty, consumer protection, fraud, and unjust enrichment claims.

Julia's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.08.26

Cosmetics Under the Microscope: FDA’s Expanding Regulatory Reach Under MoCRA

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) marked the most significant expansion of FDA’s authority over cosmetics in 80 years — and the agency is putting that authority to work. From the launch of a new adverse event reporting tool to forthcoming rules on fragrance allergens and good manufacturing practices (GMP), FDA is reshaping the regulatory landscape for manufacturers, packers, and distributors of cosmetic and personal care products....

Julia's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.08.26

Cosmetics Under the Microscope: FDA’s Expanding Regulatory Reach Under MoCRA

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) marked the most significant expansion of FDA’s authority over cosmetics in 80 years — and the agency is putting that authority to work. From the launch of a new adverse event reporting tool to forthcoming rules on fragrance allergens and good manufacturing practices (GMP), FDA is reshaping the regulatory landscape for manufacturers, packers, and distributors of cosmetic and personal care products....