Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP

Philip C. Silverberg has more than thirty years of experience in commercial, tort, corporate, insurance, and reinsurance litigation. His litigation practice includes 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.

American Bar Association New York County Lawyers Association

Admissions

New York, 1985 New Jersey, 1985

Education

J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1984 B.A., Montclair State University, 1980

Honors Member, Firm's Executive Committee Who’s Who Legal: Insurance and Reinsurance, 2014-2016, 2019-2024 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 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 2,” co-authored with William Wilson and Andrew Rice, Law360, June 23, 2017 “Why The Corrosion Exclusion Remains Strong: Part 1,” 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 Client Alerts Article: District Court Finds LEG 3/06 Model “Improvement” Defects Exclusion Ambiguous Why The Corrosion Exclusion Remains Strong, Part 2 – Law360 Why The Corrosion Exclusion Remains Strong, Part 1 – Law360 Speaking Engagements Panelist, “What’s Old is New Again: Cyber Liability Insurance,” International Association of Defense Counsel (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