Marc L. Silverman

Partner

Marc L. Silverman has more than 30 years of experience representing domestic and foreign corporations on behalf of management in all areas of labor relations and employment law.

His clients include:

• Financial services companies
• Construction companies
• E-commerce companies
• Manufacturers in heavy and light industry
• Banks
• Real estate managers and developers
• Media companies
• Educational institutions

He has broad experience defending age, sex, sexual harassment, race, disability and national origin discrimination cases before:

• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
• Various federal, state and local agencies
• Arbitration tribunals responsible for enforcing equal employment opportunity laws
• State and federal courts

Experience

Mr. Silverman's experience includes:

• Advising employers in connection with wage and hour matters, workforce restructuring, plant closings, restrictive covenants and protection of trade secrets, workplace surveillance and privacy issues, and employee discipline and discharge
• Extensive training in alternative dispute resolution; serving as a court-appointed mediator for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in several high-profile race and sex discrimination cases
• Representing management in union organizing campaigns, counseling clients on maintaining non-union status and representing employers in connection with decertification elections
• Acting as chief spokesman for management in hundreds of collective bargaining sessions

Publications

"Labor and Employment Issues Confronting Foreign-Owned Companies Doing Business in the United States," Swiss American Chamber of Commerce (2005)

"Taking Steps in Defending the Workplace," Corporate Counsel Insert, New York Law Journal (May 6, 2002)

"Navigating the Office Romance Minefield," Corporate Counsel Insert, New York Law Journal (February 14 2000)

"The Effective Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Employment Disputes," New York State Bar Association (November 18, 1999)

"The Violence Against Women Act: How Potent a Weapon?" New York State Bar Association Newsletter (September 1999)

"Employment Practices Liability Insurance: Pros and Cons," International Legal Strategy (June 1999)

"Employers Seeking Credit Reports, Beware!" Corporate Counsel Insert, New York Law Journal (February 9, 1998)

Speeches and Presentations

"A Critical Examination of Court Annexed and Agency Based Mediation of Employment Disputes," Joint Meeting of the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Individual Employments Rights Committees, American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law (March 15-19, 2003)

"Up From the Ashes: How Lawyers in the World Trade Center Recovered," Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, New York Bar Association (May 5, 2002)

"Mediation of Employment Disputes," Nassau Academy of Law and Cornell University, New York State School Industrial and Labor Relations (May 19, 1999)

"Pitfalls in Hiring," American Advertising Personnel Association (October 21, 1998)

"Ethics in Arbitration," American Arbitration and Cornell University (October 20, 1997)

Pro Bono Activities

Project Renewal

Humane Society of New York

Previous Experience

Mr. Silverman served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a member of a combat engineer training unit.

Awards and Honors

Fellow, New York Bar Foundation

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Education

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Section of Labor and Employment Law
Section of Dispute Resolution

New York State Bar Association
Labor and Employment Law Section
       Executive Board
       Founding Member
Equal Employment Opportunity Law Committee
       Former Chair

Civic and Charitable Memberships

Humane Society of New York
Advisory Board

Project Renewal
Board of Directors