Alex Silverman represents U.S. and international insurers and reinsurers in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, including complex insurance coverage disputes and reinsurance matters. He regularly litigates and counsels insurers in connection with multimillion-dollar first-party and third-party claims in state and federal courts across the country, and has also litigated large-scale commercial health care and insurance fraud actions on behalf of insurers, including False Claims Act and RICO actions.
In addition, Alex has experience representing corporations in shareholder derivative actions and intellectual property disputes concerning trademarks, trade secrets, and false advertising.
While in law school, Alex was a John Marshall Harlan Scholar and served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Paul A. Crotty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Additionally, Alex served as an editor for the New York Law School Law Review and received awards for writing and oral argument as a member of the New York Law School Moot Court Association. A passionate photographer, he is in constant search of the perfect landscape.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Alex B. Silverman
- Ninth Circuit Agrees Defendant Waived Right to Arbitrate, Affirms Order Denying Motion to Compel - (Posted On Wednesday, February 05, 2020)
- District Court Enforces Mandatory Arbitration Clause, Despite State Law Prohibiting Such Provisions in Insurance Contracts - (Posted On Wednesday, February 05, 2020)
- Federal Court Dismisses Policyholder’s Third-Party Action Against Reinsurers - (Posted On Monday, January 20, 2020)
- District Court Confirms $220 Million Award, Finds No Manifest Disregard of Law - (Posted On Wednesday, December 04, 2019)
- New York Appellate Division Declines to Enjoin Baltimore Orioles’ Arbitration Against Washington Nationals - (Posted On Monday, December 02, 2019)
- SDNY Compels Arbitration Based on Severability Doctrine, Finds Fee-Shifting Clause Not Unconscionablex - (Posted On Sunday, November 17, 2019)
- Southern District of New York Holds That Arbitrator’s Refusal to Postpone Hearing and Consider Witnesses Not “Misconduct” Requiring Vacatur - (Posted On Saturday, November 16, 2019)
- Court Finds Animals Incapable of Vandalism or Malicious Mischief for Insurance Purposes (and all other purposes, too) - (Posted On Thursday, October 31, 2019)
- Court Finds Medical Bill Reimbursement Claim Subject to “Biblically-Based Mediation and Arbitration” - (Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2019)
- New York Court Compels Arbitration of Commercial Marijuana Dispute - (Posted On Tuesday, October 22, 2019)
Alex B. Silverman represents U.S. and international insurers and reinsurers in complex coverage disputes and regularly litigates and counsels insurers with first-party and third-party claims. Mr. Silverman is an associate with Carlton Fields and he has been named a 2019 Go-To Thought Leader for his work on insurance, mediation, and arbitration. His thorough and consistent thought leadership analyzes insurance coverage cases for their significance and possible impact and he keeps National Law Review readers up to date with what they need to know.