Jaclyn Castelar is an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York. She attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was Symposium Editor of the Law Review and President of Penn’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA).

Jaclyn is a first-generation immigrant from Makati, Philippines. She graduated magna cum laude from New York University with a B.A. in politics and a minor in history. During her time at NYU, Jaclyn was a Presidential Honors Scholar and won election to Phi Beta Kappa. She previously worked at Weil, Gotshal & Manges as a 1L summer associate.