Valerie Silva Parra is an associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins.

Valerie joined the firm in 2023 after graduating from Yale Law School. Prior to joining Latham, Valerie was a 2L diversity fellow in the firm’s Chicago office.

While in law school, she served as Chair of the Yale Law Women Top Firms Report, Vice-President of the Latino/a Law Student Association, and Editor of the Yale Journal on Regulation. She also worked as a student attorney for the Community and Economic Development Clinic, which provides free legal representation for non-profit corporations and small businesses that seek to promote local economic opportunity.

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Yale Law School, 2023
  • BS, Cornell University, 2020

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish