Chris Silva

Senior Counsel

Overview

Chris brings more than two decades of litigation experience helping businesses, financial institutions, and nonprofit organizations navigate complex commercial disputes, regulatory matters, and appellate proceedings. Before joining DLLP, Chris served in senior litigation roles at Goodwin Procter and Edwards & Angell. Focused on sophisticated litigation and strategic counseling, Chris represents clients in contract, financial services, intellectual property, real estate, and governance-related matters. He has successfully tried cases and argued appeals before state and federal courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Chris’s practice spans high-stakes commercial disputes, creditors’ rights, corporate governance issues, real estate litigation, and cryptocurrency-related matters. He regularly advises corporate clients on litigation risk, internal investigations, subpoena response, and complex procedural strategy. Whether handling major civil litigation or cost-sensitive disputes for smaller clients, Chris provides steady, practical, and strategic representation grounded in decades of courtroom and advisory experience.

  • Complex commercial litigation
  • Financial services and real estate disputes
  • Intellectual property disputes, including Hatch-Waxman litigation
  • Contract and creditors’ rights disputes
  • Internal investigations and regulatory matters
  • Appellate advocacy

Outside the courtroom, Chris enjoys exploring New England’s outdoor spaces and supporting local causes in his community. He is a former Assistant Scout Master for Scouting America Troop 303 and member of the Marlborough Rotary Club.

Education

  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude,
    Suffolk University Law Review & Best Brief Award
  • MIT & Boston University, B.S.

Admission

  • Massachusetts & Maine
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States District Court for the District of Maine

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