Contact Info
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10112
Phone: (646) 557-5194
Fax: (646) 557-5101
www.squirepattonboggs.com/
Background
Larry Schiffer contributes articles on reinsurance
issues to IRMI.com.
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 vice chair and technology vice chair
of that committee. Mr. Schiffer is also a vice 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 is chair of the
Technology Committee as well as a member of the Ethics Committee of
ARIAS•U.S.
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; and Super Lawyers.
Mr. Schiffer has lectured and been published on insurance and reinsurance
litigation and other insurance topics. His published articles include the
following.
- "Service of Suit and Removal," Mondaq.com, January 19,
2016
- "A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2015," Westlaw
Journal, Insurance Coverage, Vol. 26, Issue 21, April 1, 2016,
coauthor
- "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
- "The Arbitrator's Affirmative Disclosure Duty,"
ARIAS•U.S. Quarterly (third quarter 2016), coauthor
- "A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2016,"
Westlaw Journal, Insurance Coverage, 2017 WL
987587, March 16, 2017, coauthor
- "Notice to Carrier Means Notice to Carrier," The ALI Advisor,
March 31, 2017
- Lack of Sophistication Does Not Excuse Late Notice of Claim,
Lorman Education Services White Paper, April 2017
- The Struggle To Maintain the Attorney-Client
Privilege for In-House Insurance Counsel, Lorman Education Services
White Paper, June 2017
- Liability Insurance: Notice to Carrier Means Notice to Carrier,
Lorman Education Services White Paper, June 2017
- Battle of Other Insurance Clauses in CGL Policies
for Contractors, Lorman Education Services White Paper, June 2017
Mr. Schiffer received his juris doctor from the Albany Law School of Union
University, where he graduated cum laude and was a member of the Albany Law
Review and the Justinian Society. He received his bachelor of arts and
graduated 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, including matters
concerning insurance insolvency and run-off. He also advises on insurance and
reinsurance coverage and contract wording matters. 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.