Law Offices of R. Tamara de Silva


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Law Offices of R. Tamara de Silva


53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1456 Chicago, Illinois 60604View Map

Practice Areas:

General Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Corporate, Securities Law-Pre-Indictment Defense, Crisis Management.

Year Established: 1998

Firm Profile:

R. Tamara de Silva is one of the few securities lawyers in the country who has actually worked in the securities industry. Her firm's understanding of the financial services industry including complex financial transactions, the commodities industry, swaps and risk, as it affects traders, brokerage firms has earned the firm a substantial roster of clients in the financial services industry.

At the present time, the firm focuses entirely on white collar crime cases including securities matters, insider trading violations, stock, fraud, accounting fraud and in particular Securities and Exchange Commission violations. She represents targets and subjects of investigations by federal authorities, as well as individuals under investigation (pre-indictment) and post-indictment allegations of corporate wrong-doing. She also handles arbitrations and negotiations on behalf of traders and brokerage executives along with regulation and compliance work.

Firm Size: 1

Clients:

COUNSEL TO: Young Democrats of Cook County; Illinois State Representatives; Alderman, two former Chairmen of the Chicago Board of Trade, business owners, professional trading groups, brokerage executives and exchange directors among others.

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

R. Tamara de Silva (Principal) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Federal Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with Special Honors, 1993); Loyola University (J.D., 1997). Formerly Special Counsel to Chairman of Cook County, Democratic Party. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL); Chicago Bar Association (Member, Section on: Animal Law Committee; Business Law; Securities Law; Futures; Derivatives Law, 2005—), Illinois State Bar Association, American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Committee). Special Agencies: Pro Bono work: First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA), Community outreach St. Joseph's Church. Languages: Latin and French. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Law.

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