Gerald Silver Joins Chadbourne & Parke Litigation Group

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Gerald D. Silver has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office in the litigation practice.

Mr. Silver, 44, comes to Chadbourne from the New York office of Winston & Strawn LLP.  He previously held senior litigation positions at Capgemini North America, Inc., a major technology, consulting and outsourcing firm, where he was Head of Litigation and then became Interim General Counsel.

At Chadbourne, Mr. Silver will draw on his broad experience as a commercial litigator with an expertise in technology litigation and a focus on securities and financial services litigation. In addition to Capgemini, his clients have included other technology companies, banks and mutual funds.

"Gerry's hands-on experience further rounds out our nationally recognized litigation practice in the technology, financial services, and consulting sectors," said Chadbourne Managing Partner Charles K. O'Neill.

Mr. Silver's recent experience includes winning verdicts in suits involving software selection and implementation and successful resolution of complex outsourcing disputes.  He also achieved successful results for investment banking clients in securities class actions and employment discrimination cases.

"Gerry adds depth and expertise to the firm's litigation department, especially in financial services and technology," said litigation practice chair Thomas E. Riley. "His in-house experience at Capgemini enhances his ability to appreciate and address concerns from the client's standpoint."

Mr. Silver is authoring a chapter on Information Technology Litigation to be included in the upcoming Third Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (published by West & NYCLA) and has written articles in the New York Law Journal.  He is a member of the Second Circuit Courts Committee of the Federal Bar Council.

Mr. Silver earned his J.D. from Fordham Law School in 1990, where he was an Associate Editor of the Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany in 1987, and received a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration.

About Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Chadbourne & Parke LLP, an international law firm headquartered in New York City, provides a full range of legal services, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, project finance, private funds, corporate finance, energy, communications and technology, commercial and products liability litigation, securities litigation and regulatory enforcement, special investigations and litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, domestic and international tax, insurance and reinsurance, environmental, real estate, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, employment law and ERISA, trusts and estates and government contract matters. Major geographical areas of concentration include Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. The Firm has offices in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Mexico City, London (an affiliated partnership), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Kyiv, Almaty, Dubai and Beijing. For additional information, visit www.chadbourne.com.

SOURCE Chadbourne & Parke LLP

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