08/07/2026
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, BakerHostetler pays tribute to the contributions of Hispanic and Latinx communities with a spotlight on success.
Today, we celebrate Houston Counsel Erika Vela, for whom Hispanic Heritage Month is a chance to reflect on her own personal journey. As a member of the Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group, she advises on national and global enterprise transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, licensing, AI, data privacy and cybersecurity. Investing in people is a personal joy for Erika, as she believes supporting, mentoring and rewarding individuals who provide talent and leadership elevates any organization. Erika Vela enjoys learning about new ideologies and exploring unfamiliar places, and she humorously notes she’s running out of continents to visit and celebrates her lineage and multiculturalism every day.