Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Associate

Sylvia Tsakos has briefed high-stakes cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate and trial courts. She has served as a core drafter for Supreme Court cases at the merits and certiorari stages and helped the firm’s practice achieve significant appellate victories.

Ms. Tsakos’ work ranges from tax and administrative law to constitutional law, federal Indian law, federal securities law, the Federal Arbitration Act, international arbitration, and various regulatory issues. She has represented clients across various industries, including the health care, financial services, technology, energy, and education sectors. Ms. Tsakos’ experience representing individuals and private and public companies in investigations and inquiries before the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and FinCEN help inform her administrative law appellate practice.

Ms. Tsakos maintains an active pro bono practice, including authoring briefs in civil rights and habeas corpus cases and briefing and arguing cases on behalf of victims of domestic violence and domestic violence organizations.

J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2015 (summa cum laude; Order of the Coif; Notes Editor, The George Washington Law Review) B.A., Emory University, 2012