Larry Schiffer, PLLC
Attorney, Counselor, Consultant, Mediator
Background
Larry Schiffer contributes articles on reinsurance
issues to IRMI.com.
After practicing in New York City law firms since 1982, Larry recently
launched an independent legal, consulting, advisory, mediation and arbitration
practice. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Tort, Trial, and
Insurance Practice Section, where he was chair of the Excess, Reinsurance, and
Surplus Lines Committee and presently is technology vice chair of that
committee. Mr. Schiffer is also chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Committee. He was chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on
Association Insurance Programs for 9 years and was chair of the Technology
Committee and is a member of the Ethics Committee of ARIAS•U.S. Larry is also
the Editor of the ARIAS•U.S. Quarterly.
He has been recognized by Chambers USA, Insurance: Dispute
Resolution; Expert Guides: Insurance and Reinsurance; Expert Guides: Best of
the Best; the International Who's Who of Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers;
Legal 500; Legal 500 Hall of Fame; U.S. News and World Report: Best Lawyers in
America, and Super Lawyers. He is also a recipient of the ARIAS∙U.S. Dick
Kennedy Award.
Mr. Schiffer has lectured and been published on insurance and reinsurance
litigation and other insurance topics. He is the author of the Schiffer on
Re-Insurance blog. His recent published articles include the following.
- "Recent Developments in Excess Insurance and Reinsurance," 51
Tort & Ins. L.J. 409 (2016), coauthor
- "The Notice-Prejudice Rule and Claims-Made Policies," FC&S
Legal’s Insurance Coverage Law Report, summer 2016
- "When Interpreting Insurance and Reinsurance Contracts Under New
York Law, Don’t Presume Anything," Insurance and Reinsurance Thought
Leadership, ExpertGuides Best of the Best USA, March 2018
- "Top 50+ Reinsurance Cases Every Risk Professional Should
Know," IRMI.com White Paper, February 4, 2020
- "A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2019," Westlaw
Journal, Insurance Coverage, March 2020
- Commentary: "Reinsurance and COVID-19," Mealey's
Litigation Report: Catastrophic Loss, April 2020
- "Aggregating Losses From the COVID-19 Crisis for Reinsurance
Purposes," COVID-19 Litigation Report and Reinsurance &
Arbitration Report, Harris Martin Publishing, July 6, 2020
Mr. Schiffer received his juris doctor cum laude from Albany Law
School of Union University, where he was a member of the Albany Law Review and
the Justinian Society. He received his bachelor of arts magna cum
laude from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.
Mr. Schiffer practices independently in the areas of commercial, insurance,
and reinsurance litigation, arbitration, and mediation, including matters
concerning insurance insolvency and run-off. He also advises on a variety of
insurance and reinsurance coverage and contract wording matters as well as due
diligence for transactions involving insurance and reinsurance exposures. He
also consults on claims and disputes matters and provides mediation,
arbitration and expert witness services. He serves as a mediator for the
mandatory commercial mediation program of the US District Court for the
Southern District of New York and for the New York Supreme Court Commercial
Division, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. He is active in raising funds
to unlock the cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as part of the Wings
Over Wall Street Event Committee.