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Biography
Skye has deep experience steering clients through all stages of high-stakes litigation, from pre-suit investigations to trial and appeal. Her practice focuses on complex financial disputes, with an industry focus on private credit and equity, venture capital, and other alternative investments.
Skye has gained recognition as a bold advocate and sharp tactician, with clients commending her “remarkable talent and dedication” and “unyielding composure, particularly in high-pressure situations,” and a judge deeming her a “fierce advocate” in the courtroom.
For her accomplishments, Skye has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation (Future Star, 2026 and 40 & Under List, 2024-25); Lawdragon (500 X – The Next Generation, 2024-25); Best Lawyers in America (One to Watch – Securities Litigation, 2024-25); Super Lawyers (Rising Star, 2022-25); and Profiles in Diversity Journal (Woman Worth Watching, 2022).
Skye is a member of Law360’s 2026 New York Editorial Advisory Board. She has served as Co-Chair of the Litigation Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York; and a member of the Federal Courts Committee and AI & the Courts Committee of the New York City Bar Association.
Skye has gained recognition as a bold advocate and sharp tactician, with clients commending her “remarkable talent and dedication” and “unyielding composure, particularly in high-pressure situations,” and a judge deeming her a “fierce advocate” in the courtroom.
For her accomplishments, Skye has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation (Future Star, 2026 and 40 & Under List, 2024-25); Lawdragon (500 X – The Next Generation, 2024-25); Best Lawyers in America (One to Watch – Securities Litigation, 2024-25); Super Lawyers (Rising Star, 2022-25); and Profiles in Diversity Journal (Woman Worth Watching, 2022).
Skye is a member of Law360’s 2026 New York Editorial Advisory Board. She has served as Co-Chair of the Litigation Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York; and a member of the Federal Courts Committee and AI & the Courts Committee of the New York City Bar Association.
Recent matter/case highlights
- Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
Represented Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc., a global asset manager, against an Ad Hoc Group, an appliance-parts maker, and its private equity sponsor in a six-day trial in the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court in a liability management dispute involving breaches of the relevant credit agreements and rightful control of the appliance-parts maker.
- Hedge fund with over $30B AUM
Represented a hedge fund with over $30 billion in assets under management in its defense against breach of fiduciary duty and fraud claims in Delaware Chancery Court, leading to a successful resolution of all claims at the pleadings stage.
- Eros International
Represented Eros International, a Bollywood film producer, in defending against a securities fraud class action alleging hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, leading to the dismissal of all claims with prejudice.
Key practice areas
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial
- Commercial disputes
- Labor and employment
- White collar crime
Sector expertise
- Financial services
- Media
- Technology and telecommunications
Academic qualifications
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2014
- B.A., Barnard College, 2011
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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