IADC Announces Spencer Silverglate as President for 2021-22, Elects New Board Members and Leaders

The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has announced that Spencer H. Silverglate, a partner with Clarke Silverglate, P.A., in Miami, has been elected President of the IADC for the 2021-22 term. The IADC also elected new Board of Directors members and leaders for 2021-22.

The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.

In addition to Mr. Silverglate, the other new IADC board leaders, along with their law firm or company affiliations, are:

President-Elect
Mark R. Beebe
Adams and Reese LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana

Immediate Past President
Andrew S. Chamberlin
Ellis & Winters LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina

Vice President of Insurance
Thomas F. Lysaught
QBE North America
Chicago, Illinois

The new IADC board members (three-year terms), along with their law firm affiliations, are:

J. Dominic Campodonico
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
San Francisco, California

Daniela Karollus-Bruner
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
Vienna, Austria

Christopher A. Kenney
Kenney & Sams, P.C.
Boston, Massachusetts

A member since 2000, Mr. Silverglate was formally installed as President at the IADC’s 2021 Annual Meeting. Mr. Silverglate also previously served as Director (in 2015) of the IADC’s prestigious annual Trial Academy held at Stanford Law School.

“Thanks to the IADC, I have been able to develop lasting relationships with some of the very best civil defense lawyers across the globe,” said Mr. Silverglate. “As a result, my IADC network has been the biggest single contributor to my business development success. My primary goal during the coming year will be to enhance member engagement and business development opportunities. All members are invited to the table.”

Mr. Silverglate litigates complex business disputes and defends high-stakes personal injury and product liability claims, including mass and class actions. Co-founder of the Miami-based litigation firm Clarke Silverglate, P.A., Mr. Silverglate has been recognized as one of the top litigators in Florida and the United States.

Mr. Silverglate also serves on the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Commercial and Employment Arbitrators. In addition, he is a prime member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys and serves on the boards of DRI and LCJ (Lawyers for Civil Justice). Mr. Silverglate also is a widely published author and frequent speaker.

Mr. Silverglate received his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law and his Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida.

The IADC board oversees activities that benefit the organization’s members and their clients, as well as the civil justice system, the legal profession, and society in general. In addition to its core purpose involving professional development for members, the IADC takes a leadership role in many areas of legal reform. IADC members are among the world’s leading corporate and insurance lawyers at large and small law firms and senior counsel in corporate law departments, as well as corporate and insurance executives. Members represent the largest corporations around the world, including many of the companies listed in the FORTUNE 500.