Faculty and Administration Profiles

Skyler Silvertrust

About

Skyler Silvertrust is an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.  Mr. Silvertrust focuses on commercial litigation and government and regulatory investigations.  His practice spans a wide range of substantive legal areas, including contract and business tort disputes, restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation, and complex fraud and financial matters. 

Mr. Silvertrust has represented companies and individuals before federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as in private commercial arbitrations.  He is experienced in matters involving a variety of industries, including the aviation and aerospace, banking and financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, real estate, insurance, publishing, and media and entertainment sectors. 

Before entering private practice, Mr. Silvertrust was a law clerk to judges on the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and Southern District of New York.

Degrees

BA magna cum laude, Lawrence University, 2008

JD summa cum laude, John Marshall Law School, 2012

Program Areas

Advocacy