Stephen M. Marcellino

Mr. Marcellino, panel moderator for Workshop W3, “Managing Risks on High-Profile Projects—A Case Study,” on Wednesday morning, is a senior partner based in the New York office of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP and is a long-standing member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has more than 32 years of legal experience, including trial, litigation, arbitration, and negotiation of various complex cases including commercial matters, professional liability cases, construction and insurance disputes. Mr. Marcellino has authored and contributed to a number of articles and has lectured for various state and national bar associations, professional organizations, universities, and the insurance industry. He has covered such topics as risk analysis and risk management, loss prevention, dispute resolution, catastrophic response, and insurance coverage issues. He has managed one of the largest OCIPs in the United States for more than 18 years.

He often speaks at seminars in London and the United States on construction and insurance. He was an original member of the Steering Committee for the Eastern Region of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society and has served as General Counsel to the Registered Professional Liability Underwriter Program. He received the Founder’s Award from PLUS in 1998 in recognition of his contribution to the industry. Mr. Marcellino also is a certified mediator for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and was recognized by the Court in 2003 for his activities as a mediator. He was admitted to practice by the New York Bar in 1976, and his certifications include U.S. District Court, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; and U.S. Court of International Trade. His professional memberships include the New York State Bar Association: Section on Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law; Section on Trial Lawyers, Committee on Lawyers’ Liability and Responsibility; Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Eastern Region Steering Committee. He holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Fordham University.