Area of Practice: Commercial Litigation Defense & Government Enforcement Defense
Silvia L. Serpe is a seasoned general civil defense litigator, and an effective criminal and government enforcement defense lawyer. She secured a rare win against the SEC in a high-profile case involving insider trading, which was covered by the Wall Street Journal. Based on the strength of the trial evidence, the Commission later affirmed the decision. In its coverage of the Commission’s decision, the New York Times noted that the win on appeal “marked a rare loss” for the SEC. She began her career as a litigator with Davis Polk & Wardwell, and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. For five years, she also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. She is a Top 50: Women New York – Metro Super Lawyers since 2018. Her firm is WBENC certified, and she has been ranked by Chambers and Partners for her Litigation practice.
