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 technology vice chair of that
committee. Mr. Schiffer is also chair-elect 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 editor of the
ARIAS•U.S. Quarterly and a member of the Ethics Committee of
ARIAS•U.S. He is the editor of the Squire Patton Boggs quarterly
Reinsurance Newsletter and the Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes
Blog.
He has been recognized by Chambers USA, Insurance: Dispute Resolution; The
Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law; Expert Guides: Insurance and
Reinsurance; Expert Guides: Best of the Best; the International Who's Who
of Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers; Legal 500, Leading
Lawyers—Reinsurance—Legal 500 Hall of Fame; and Super Lawyers.
Mr. Schiffer has lectured and been published on insurance and reinsurance
litigation and other insurance topics. He edits the Squire Patton Boggs
Reinsurance Newsletter and InReDisputesBlog.com. His recent
published articles include the following.
- “In the Beginning: Reflections on the Birth of ARIAS•U.S.,” The
ARIAS•U.S. Quarterly, 4th Quarter, 2019, December 2019
- “Ensuring the Enforceability of an Arbitration Provision That Does Not
Designate an Arbitral Forum,” The ARIAS•U.S. Quarterly, 4th Quarter, 2019,
December 2019, co-author
- “Chapter 15, Reinsurance,” Insurance Law Practice, Third Edition, John M.
Nonna et al. eds., New York State Bar Association, 2019
- "A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2018," Westlaw
Journal, Insurance Coverage, March 22, 2019, coauthor
“When Interpreting Insurance and Reinsurance Contracts Under New York Law,
Don't Presume Anything,” Euromoney Best of the Best USA, March 20, 2018
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.