Ms. Silverberg is a principal of the firm and is one of its senior litigators.  She concentrates her practice on commercial, civil and complex litigation involving such areas as breach of contract, securities fraud, risk management, sexual harassment and discrimination, class actions and consumer fraud, as well as community associations.

In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Silverberg also serves as a consultant on electronic records, working with Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of matters, from analysis of electronic storage media to assess their satisfaction of Securities & Exchange Commission regulations, to formulation and review of companies’ document-retention policies.  Ms. Silverberg has also written white papers for use in education of the federal judiciary on the special issues presented in discovery of electronic records as well as for use in product marketing.

Publications

Articles

• "Steps for Aligning Information Management and E-Discovery" - GRC Journal (Q1 2008) (Co-authored with Randolph A. Kahn).
• Evaluation and Report of Sony Electronics Inc.'s AIT-2 and AIT-3 WORM Tape Cartridges' Compliance with SEC Regulation §240.17a-4 (2003) (Co-authored with Randolph A. Kahn)
• From Mt. Sinai to Cyberspace: Making Good E-Business Records - The Business Lawyer, Vol. 57, p. 431 (November 2001) (Co-authored with Randolph A. Kahn)
• E-Discovery Invites Inadvertent Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege - Digital Discovery & e-Evidence, Vol. 1, No. 3 (March 2001) (Co-authored with Randolph A. Kahn)

Reported Decisions

• Bradley Baker, M.D. v. Daniel S. Berger, Ltd.,
  323 Ill.App.3d 956 (1st Dist. 2001)
• In re Schwinn Bicycle, 205 B.R. 557 (N.D. Ill. 1997)

Speaking Engagements

• “Avoiding Disaster In Discovery By Being Prepared”, Cohasset Associates’ Tenth National Managing Electronic Records Conference (2002)
• Keynote Address: “The Increasing Prominence of Electronic Records In Litigation: How To Minimize The Risk Of Becoming An Embarrassing Headline”, United States Department of Energy, National Records Management Conference (2002)
• Panelist:  “Who Pays - Antitrust Case”, BNA Litigation Forum, Electronic Discovery & Document Retention (2002)
• "Electronic Records Discovery: Why This Problem Is So Significant and Guidance on Addressing Proactively The Special Issues It Creates In The Litigation Process”, Cohasset Associates’ Ninth National Managing Electronic Records Conference (2001)
• "Your Deposition as the ERM: How Do You Meet The Challenge And Avoid Problems”, Cohasset Associates’ Seventh National Managing Electronic Records Conference (1999)

Awards & Honors

• Recognized as a Top Attorney in Business Litigation in the Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers 2008.
• Named by Chicago Magazine as Illinois Super Lawyer (2007)

Community Involvement

• Board of Directors, Vernon Woods Owners Association (1999-2004)
• Coho Masters Swim Team

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Practice Areas

• Advisory and Risk Management
• Litigation

Education

• J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1986 
• B.A. (English and Philosophy), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi

Admissions

• Illinois State Bar
• Missouri State Bar
• Wisconsin State Bar
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Member, Trial Bar)
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• American Bar Association (Member, Section of Science & Technology Law, Litigation Section and Business Section)
• The Missouri Bar

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