Ella Zalkind is a graduate of Cornell University (B.S. 1996) and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D. 1999), where she was a member of the Law Review. She is admitted to practice in New York and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association.

Prior to joining Siller Wilk LLP, Ella was an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in the corporate department. Ella currently practices corporate law. She is proficient in Russian.