Philip C Silverberg

Practice Areas

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.

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

AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell

Career

Admitted: New York, New Jersey

J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1984

B.A., Montclair State University, 1980

Professional Memberships

New York and New Jersey bars

ABA

New York County Lawyers Association

Publications

“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