Carlton Fields Adds Property & Casualty Insurance Attorney Alex B. Silverman in New York

New York, NY – Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Alex B. Silverman has joined the firm’s New York office as an associate. Silverman will practice in the firm’s Property and Casualty Insurance practice group.

Silverman represents insurance companies in complex risks and coverage-related disputes involving multimillion-dollar general liability, business, automobile, and environmental claims in state and federal courts across the country.  He also represents corporations in shareholder actions alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud, as well as in intellectual property litigation involving trademark and trade secret disputes.

“We are thrilled to have Alex join our nationally recognized property and casualty insurance practice,” said Steven J. Brodie, co-chair of Carlton Fields’ Insurance Industry Group. “His addition and experience will contribute to the firm’s laser-like focus on the insurance industry.”

“Alex is knowledgeable of the national and New York City insurance markets, which gives our practice and the firm a competitive edge,” said Jeanne M. Kohler, New York Office Managing Shareholder.

In its recently published 2017 Power Rankings report, BTI Consulting ranked Carlton Fields among the top 21 law firms in the country for client relationships in the insurance industry.

Prior to joining Carlton Fields, Silverman was an associate at Rivkin Radler LLP in Uniondale, New York. Earlier in his career, Silverman was an associate at Stern & Montana, LLP, where he represented insurers in large-scale federal actions involving organized health care and insurance fraud. He also worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Paul A. Crotty of the U.S. District  Court for the Southern District of New York.

Silverman received his J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School, where he served as an Online Staff Editor for the New York Law School Law Review and as a member of the New York Law School Moot Court Association. He received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Rhode Island.

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