Hillary S. Zilz
Hillary S. Zilz has been Of Counsel to the Firm since January 2008.
Ms. Zilz received her B.A. in Political Science from McGill University in 1990 (First Class Honours), her M.A. in International Relations from McGill University in 1991 and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1994 (cum laude). From 1994 to 2002, Ms. Zilz was associated with the law firms of Cravath, Swaine & Moore (from 1994 to 1996) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (from 1996 to 2002). From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Zilz was the General Counsel of Quaker Equities Ltd. In 2006, Ms. Zilz was associated with Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP. In 2007, Ms. Zilz was the General Counsel and Director of Business Development of HOV Group, Inc. She concentrates on complex commercial litigation and transactional and corporate counseling, and also represents clients in negotiating and drafting agreements in a wide variety of commercial contexts. She is a member of the New York Bar.
Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
New York, 1995
Education
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994, J.D., Honors: cum laude
McGill University, Montreal, PQ, 1991, M.A. in International Relations
McGill University, Montreal, PQ, 1990, B.A. in Political Science, Honors: First Class Honours
Past Employment Positions
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Associate, 1994 - 1996
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Associate, 1996 - 2002
Quaker Equities Ltd, General Counsel, 2002 - 2004
Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP, Associate, 2006
HOV Group, Inc., General Counsel and Director of Business Development, 2007