Larry P. Schiffer

Larry Schiffer contributes articles on reinsurance issues to IRMI.com.

Mr. Schiffer is a partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. Previously, he was a partner with Werner & Kennedy and was a law assistant for the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

He is a member of the American Bar Association's Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, where he was chair of the Excess, Reinsurance & Surplus Lines Committee and presently is vice chair and webmaster of that committee. He is chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Association Insurance Programs, chair of the Technology Committee of ARIAS*U.S., and vice chair of the Reinsurance, Excess and Surplus Lines committee of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.

He has been recognized in the Chambers USA Guide, Insurance, Dispute Resolution, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers, and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Insurance & Reinsurance.

Mr. Schiffer has lectured and been published on reinsurance litigation and other insurance topics. His published articles include the following.

• Insurance Law Practice, Chapter 15—Reinsurance, New York State Bar Association, John M. Nonna et al. eds. (2nd Edition 2006)

• "Leveling the Playing Field: An Analysis of Neutrality Issues in Reinsurance Arbitration," ARIAS•U.S. Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 1 (1st Quarter 2006)

• "Physics and the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry," The International Who's Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers, 2005 edition (coauthor)

• "Caveat Reinsurer: Reinsuring Punitive Damages Under ECO Clauses," 9 Journal of Reinsurance 23 (Summer 2002) (coauthor)

• "Recent Developments in Excess Insurance, Surplus Lines Insurance, and Reinsurance Law," 36 Tort & Ins. Law Journal 309 (2001) (coauthor)

• "Reinsurance Arbitration and the Year 2000 Problem," Mealey's Litigation Reports: Reinsurance, Vol. 11, No. 2 (May 25, 2000)

• "Allocation of Environmental Claims Settlements to Reinsurers," Journal of Insurance Coverage, Spring 2000

• "Class War by Plaintiff's Lawyers," Year in Review, Lloyd's List Insurance Day (January 4, 2000)

• "US Legal Review," Reinsurance (December 1999)

• "Commentary—Compressing the Future: The Movement Toward Reinsurer Responsibility for Contingent Claims," Andrews International Reinsurance Dispute Reporter (January 6, 1997)

• "A Practical Guide to Reinsurance Audits," Mealey's Litigation Reports, Insurance, Vol. 5, No. 11 (Oct. 11, 1994)

• "Note: The Availability of Benefit of the Bargain Damages in a Fraud Action Under Section 2-721 of The Uniform Commercial Code," 43 Albany Law Review 930 (1979)

Mr. Schiffer received his JD degree from Albany Law School of Union University, where he graduated cum laude and was a member of the Albany Law Review and the Justinian Society, and received his BA degree magna cum laude from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Mr. Schiffer practices in the areas of commercial, insurance, and reinsurance litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He also serves as a mediator for the mandatory commercial mediation program of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and for the New York Supreme Court Commercial Division, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.