Herbert Silber K.C., Fciarb Email & Phone Number

Herb Silber brings more than 45 years of commercial litigation expertise to KORNFELD LLP.His areas of practice include:Corporate Dispute Resolution:Extensive experience in minority shareholder oppression actions, derivative actions, proxy fights and claims by corporations against faithless employees and directors.Employment Law:Counsel in numerous trials and appeals in connection with wrongful dismissal matters. Frequently negotiated sophisticated, innovative settlement packages involving senior employees and have advised on group terminations of employment. Arbitration:Fellow with Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). Panelist for domestic arbitrations and mediations with Vaniac (formerly the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre) I have arbitrated and mediated numerous commercial disputes, mainly in the area of real estate including landlord and tenant disputes and rent renewal. I have also published articles on arbitration and mediation and have done a blog on this topic for many years.Acted as counsel in a wide variety of arbitrations involving commercial rent review clauses, including those involved in complicated ground leases.MediationHerb is a graduate of an intense five-day Mediation Workshop organized under the auspices of Harvard Negotiation Institute at Harvard University. Herb received accolades for his performance as Mediator during simulated programs.Court of AppealHerb draws on three decades of experience with clients and case law to identify the strongest possible grounds for appeal – and will not retreat from counseling clients if their appeal lacks sufficient merit not to continue. His ability to understand the issues, quickly assimilate the facts and develop strong compelling arguments ensures that the appeal judges are engaged and informed. Herb regularly appears in both the Supreme Court and British Columbia Court of Appeal. Professional Negligence:Counsel on a number of professional negligence lawsuits, including a decision which extended the parameters of damages for recovery of breach of fiduciary duty.Real Estate:Counsel on a number of real estate litigation cases involving commission claims, specific performance actions, fraudulent misrepresentations.

Listed skills include Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Litigation, and 26 others.