Overview

Stephen Silva is a litigation partner in Kirkland's Bay Area office. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in and out of state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts.

Stephen has represented clients in a wide range of arbitrations, regulatory and governmental investigations, and in state and federal court in matters including employment disputes, accounting, commercial contracts, copyright, energy litigation, insider trading, shareholder litigation, trade secrets and consumer class actions.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Stephen was an Assistant General Counsel at a New York financial services company and practiced in the New York office of another international law firm.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • California
  • New York

Courts

  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2016
  • Yale CollegeB.A., Portuguese2010