Philip C. Silverberg
Philip C. Silverberg has more than thirty years of experience in commercial, tort, corporate, insurance, and reinsurance litigation. His litigation practice has included arbitrations, trials, and appeals involving insurance coverage disputes, including claims for bad faith and extra-contractual damages, cyber, third-party defense, environmental claims, subrogation, reinsurance, broker liability, property and casualty losses, and fraud claims.
Mr. Silverberg litigates in state and federal courts throughout the United States and has served as national coordinating counsel on matters arising out of 9/11 and other catastrophes, including Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. He has also lectured on reinsurance and claims-handling practices.
He is admitted to the New York and New Jersey bars and is a member of the ABA and New York County Lawyers Association.
Honors
- Member, Firm's Executive Committee
- Who’s Who Legal: Insurance and Reinsurance, 2014-2016, 2019-2023
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Insurance Coverage, 2010-2023
- Chambers USA, 2010-2023
- Guide to the World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers
- AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association
Newsroom
Media Coverage
- Quoted, “Insurers Say Cyberattack That Hit Merck Was Warlike Act, Not Covered,” Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2023
- Quoted, “CPSC Ties Drywall, Corrosion,” Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2009
Bylined Articles
- “Why The Corrosion Exclusion Remains Strong: Part 1 and 2,” co-authored with William Wilson and Andrew Rice, Law360, June 22, 2017
- “‘Chinese Drywall’ First-Party Coverage Implications,” Mealey’s Litigation Report: Insurance, September 2, 2009
- “Adjusting the Adjusters: Florida’s Proposed Legislation Concerning Public Adjusters,” Best’s Review, May 2008
Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, “What’s Old is New Again: Cyber Liability Insurance,” IADC, Chicago, IL, May 30, 2024
- Panelist, “Delay Start Up: Prospective v. Retrospective Delay Analysis,” Builder’s Risk & Construction Symposium, New York, NY, May 18, 2023
- Panelist, “Property Damage Roundtable & Discussion,” Builder’s Risk & Construction Symposium, New York, NY, May 12, 2022
- Panelist, “Legal Perspectives on Emerging Construction Risks and Perspectives on Covid-Related Issues,” Builder’s Risk & Construction Symposium, New York, NY, October 21, 2021
- Panelist, Builder’s Risk & Construction Symposium, New York, NY, May 2019
- Panelist, Builder’s Risk & Construction Symposium, New York, NY, May 2018
- Panelist, “Catastrophic Events – Lessons Learned From a Decade of Disasters,” Perrin Conferences, Philadelphia, PA, May 14, 2013
- Panelist, “Insurance Implications of Superstorm Sandy,” HB Litigation Conference, New York, NY, December 12, 2012
- Panelist, “Business Interruption Coverage and Claims after Superstorm Sandy,” Webinar, December 11, 2012
- Panelist, “Alternative/Renewable Energy – Emerging 1st Party Property Risks,” New York Power Conference, New York, NY, May 19, 2011
- Panelist, “1st Party Bad Faith Obstacles and Options When Dealing with an Uncooperative Insured,” Council on Litigation Management Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 2011
- Conference Chair and Panelist, “Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage,” HB Litigation Conferences, November 2010
- Conference Chair and Panelist, “Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage,” HB Litigation Conferences, June 2010
- Panelist, “Reinsurance and Claims Handling Practices,” May 2008
- Panelist, “Critical Update on Insurance Litigation: Key Strategies for Corporate Counsel,” Marcus Evans, November 2006
- Presenter, “Business Interruption Claims Arising Out of 9/11,” PLRB Terrorism Conference, January 2002
- Panelist, “Arson and Fraud Claims, First-party Mold Claims and Deposition Techniques,” PLRB Claims Conference, July 1998
Admissions
New York, 1985
New Jersey, 1985
Education
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1984
B.A., Montclair State University, 1980