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De Silva Law Offices Beyond Defense, We Define Strategy - Pioneering White Collar and Appellate Advocacy

Serving New York, Chicago & London Since 1997

Financial Markets and White Collar Defense

Serving New York, Chicago & London Since 1997

Why Choose the De Silva Law Offices?
In the event of an allegation of wrongdoing by an exchange, a regulator, or the government, you are unlikely to find a white-collar lawyer with a deeper bench of knowledge of the financial markets to bring to bear in your defense than our founding attorney, R Tamara de Silva. Unlike all other lawyers in the white-collar defense industry in Chicago and more broadly in New York or London, R Tamara de Silva was a floor trader and floor broker before she went to law school.  Her knowledge and understanding of modern market structure is unmatched among her peers.  She began trading on the floor of the Mid-America Exchange and continued to work in the financial services industry for the past 28 years.  

She has successfully and discreetly represented whistleblowers in some of the first CFTC and SEC investigations for spoofing brought under Dodd-Frank.  She was selected by a group of prominent traders as lead counsel in the first-class action lawsuit for market manipulation under Dodd-Frank.   For 20 years, Ms. de Silva has represented traders, hedge funds, mutual funds, brokerage firms and exchange directors in regulatory matters, investigations, and pre-indictment defense before the trading exchanges, the SEC, CFTC and the United States Department of Justice.  She has also successfully and discreetly represented politicians, business owners and corporations. She has argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Ms. de Silva founded the De Silva Law Offices in part to perform regulatory and compliance work for institutional clients and independent traders in the futures markets and represents hedge funds, mutual funds, Commodity Trading Advisors, Commodity Pool Operators and Introducing Brokers.

If you face an allegation of wrong doing in the financial markets, or have a regulatory and compliance matter, please call (312) 500-8424 today or contact us online to schedule a consultation.

Why Hire Us?

  • Specialization

    Specialization in the law governing the trading markets, combined with an industry insider’s understanding equal unparalleled expertise.

  • Strategic Partnership
    R Tamara de Silva has strategic partnerships with some of the best criminal defense attorneys in the country, summoning over 100 years of combined litigation experience.
  • Proven Track Record
    Lead counsel on the first class action involving market manipulation and spoofing in the futures markets under Dodd-Frank.
  • Experience
    With a robust professional journey spanning over two decades, R Tamara de Silva has fostered an extensive repertoire of legal insights, finely honed strategies, and a profound understanding of intricate legal nuances.

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