Travis Silva

Travis Silva focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial litigation, including intellectual property, contract, and class action matters.  He works with technology, media, pharmaceutical, and public entity clients, and he has represented law firms, both big and small, in professional liability matters.

A former middle school teacher and college instructor, Travis is skilled in communicating complex concepts to judges, juries, arbitrators, and mediators.  When necessary, he is ready to step in as trial counsel, with experience that includes obtaining a complete verdict for an angel investor facing tort and contract claims after a three-week trial. Travis is also practiced in resolving cases short of trial, whether through dispositive motion or mediation, often at an early stage of the litigation.

Outside of the firm, Travis is an active member of the Bar. He has presented to the Association of Corporate Counsel and taught with the Practising Law Institute. His active pro bono practice focuses on advancing the rights of immigrant youth.  For obtaining a teenaged client’s release from immigration detention, Legal Services for Children awarded Travis its 2019 Pro Bono Leadership Award.  His civil rights advocacy also includes authoring two briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and a member of OneJustice’s Advisory Board.

Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Travis worked at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, where he prosecuted civil rights cases, including a federal class action. He clerked for the Honorable Michael Daly Hawkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.