PHSilverman Law LLc
phsilverman@phsilvermanlaw.com

Client reviews:

"At my first meeting with Mr. Paul H. Silverman, hired him that day not quite 2 years ago! He was direct, no-nonsense, respectful, patient, listener, followed by his calm clear description of what I was in for, and what he felt my options were, and probable cost would be, according to which direction I would choose to take."

Carmen Dell' Orefice,  February 23, 2017

 

" I had the occasion to employ Mr. Silverman in a litigation matter that called for judgment, sensitivity, and toughness. I was extremely pleased with his representation and with the result obtained. I consider him to be one of the "go-to" lawyers in New York City for a challenging matter involving complex litigation or bankruptcy."

David, July 26, 2017

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Representative Experience: For forty-plus years Paul served and serves as a trusted legal advisor to and representative of non-US and US clients, lawyers, and court-appointed court administrators/receivers.  He was involved with Rio Tinto, Harper Collins Pub., Intercontinental Hotels, Multicanal, Daewoo, Solar World, AG, Enron, World Com, Circuit City, Quimonda, Edscha, Madoff, and Lehman cases. Paul's efforts, an international fraud investigation, and the trials in both the U.K. and U.S., led to a $10+ million client recovery and an 8-year federal prison sentence for the fraudster. 

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Government Service:  Mr. Silverman's government service: law clerk to Hon. Thomas Croake, Southern District of New York, attorney in the Office of the U.S. Attorney General (O.D.A.L.E.), Assistant U.S. Attorney, S.D.N.Y. (criminal/civil divisions, (tax and bankruptcy units)).

Author and Lecturer:  "Chapter 11 Law Revisions Being Considered – Vast Reform Report Condensed with Insightful Comments, International Insolvency Law Review", vol. 2/2015  (Verlag C.H.Beck)(2015: Munich, Frankfurt); and "Use of U.S. Bankruptcy Courts: An Introduction to Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Code Law with Annotations of Significant U.S.Court Decisions", Sanierung und Insolvenz, Festchrift fuer K.H. Görg (Verlag C.H. Beck 2010: Munich). Invited lecturer: N.Y.S.Bar Assoc., American Bar Assoc., Goethe U. Law & Finance Graduate Program (Frankfurt), E.U. State Aid Recovery Commission (Belgium), Annual German National Insolvency Conference (Frankfurt), Int’l Bar Assoc. Annual Insol/Reorg. Conference (Venice).

Education: Fordham University Law School in New York (Fordham Law Review), Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, double major (Philosophy and History) member of National Leadership Honorary Society ("DK"), chapter president of the National Dramatic Honorary Society (APO). Paul is a certified advanced mediator and is on the S.D.N.Y Bankruptcy Court’s mediator panel.

Court Admissions: 

• United States Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeal: 2nd Circ.; 3rd Cir.; 4th Cir. and U.S. Tax Court

• U.S. District Court: S.D.N.Y; E.D.N.Y; E.D.Mich.

• New York State Bar

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​Professional and Community Activity: Paul is a member of the NY State Bar Association, past chair Business Section and its Bankruptcy Committee; Delegate to State Bar House of Delegates ; City Bar Assoc. Bankruptcy Committee (International sub-committee) & former Banking Committee member. Paul serves as Village of Larchmont, NY Budget Committee Chair, former president of his synagogue and Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club secretary, where he and his wife kayak.

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