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Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Mr.
Silberman is a member of the firm’s Construction and Government Contracts Practice Groups.
Professional Qualifications
Mr. Silberman has specialized in construction and public contracts advice and litigation since 1992. He has represented contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in the construction, defense, technology, and service industries and in construction, construction managers and owners as well. His experience includes contracts for federal, state and local public entities and for private, commercial projects. He has helped clients evaluate, negotiate and draft solicitations, clarification questions, proposals and bids; negotiated and evaluated proposed contract terms; litigated bid protests of public contract awards; investigated and litigated claims for delay, disruption, payment, defects, and fraud or false claims; and advised clients and litigated disputes in connection with contract terminations, suspension and debarment, bond requirements, mechanics liens and other payment issues, and disabled access issues.
Mr. Silberman has spoken and published articles on a wide variety of construction and government contracts law subjects, including false claims, terminations, prime-subcontractor payment issues, Building Information Modeling (BIM), green building Energy Savings Performance Contracts, IT procurements, abandonment/cardinal change claims, disabled access, and licensing.
Mr. Silberman is a leader in several prominent construction and government contracts organizations. He sits on the Council of the ABA Public Contract Law Section and co-chairs its Construction Division (and is a former chair of its Procurement Fraud and Strategic Alliances, Teaming and Subcontracting Committees). He is a member of the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and is immediate past chair of its Specialty Trade Contractors & Suppliers Division. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area District of AGC-California, is a former chair of the AGC-C's Legal Advisory Committee and is a former member of its Executive Committee. He also serves as co-chair of the Design Professional Liability Subcommittee of the ABA Litigation Section's Construction Committee and is past chair of its Public Construction and Damages Committees.
Mr. Silberman has also advised clients and handled litigation of environmental, employment and commercial law issues.
Education
J.D., University of California
Los Angeles Law School, 1992
With Honors; Editor, Environmental Law Review
B.B.A., University of Michigan,
1989
With Honors
Bar Admissions
California - 1992
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