Steven B. Silverman

Steven B. Silverman


Babst Calland

Recognized since 2005

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Information Technology Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Information Technology Law
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Information Technology Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Information Technology Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Information Technology Law
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Area of Emphasis
Steve Silverman is a shareholder in the Litigation and Energy and Natural Resources groups of Babst Calland. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on natural gas title and lease disputes and other energy-related cases. He also devotes a significant amount of his practice to the defense and prosecution of theft of trade secret and non-compete suits. Another significant part of Mr. Silverman’s practice involves Information Technology Law, including licenses, data and document management, and labor and employment matters surrounding the information technology industry.

Mr. Silverman also heads up the firm’s E-Discovery group and devotes a portion of his practice to risk management and cost control issues in that area. He frequently advises companies on the creation of litigation hold policies and data preservation and collection practices. Mr. Silverman has been appointed as an E-Discovery Special Master by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and also assisted in the creation of that program by serving on its advisory committee.

Mr. Silverman also regularly serves as a mediator, early neutral evaluator and arbitrator in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Background
Mr. Silverman graduated cum laude in 1989 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Journal of Law and Commerce. He also graduated with honors in 1986 from Franklin and Marshall College.

Memberships and Affiliations
Mr. Silverman is admitted to practice before all Pennsylvania and Ohio courts, the United States District Courts for both the Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Sixth and Tenth Circuits. He has also been specially admitted to practice before many other state and federal courts throughout the United States. Mr. Silverman is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association where he serves on its Technology and E-Discovery Committee. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Silverman received an AV Preeminent certification rating in a survey of his peers conducted by the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers of America© in the Information Technology Law Section (formerly titled the Cyber Law Section) since 2005 and the Commercial Litigation Section since 2013 by BL Rankings. Mr. Silverman was also recognized as the Best Lawyers® 2015, 2017 and 2024 Information Technology Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was selected to the 2006-2008, 2010 and 2015-2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers lists (Thomson Reuters) for Civil Litigation Defense.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Two Gateway Center, Sixth Floor
    603 Stanwix Street
    Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Education
  • University of Pittsburgh, J.D. , graduated 1989
  • Franklin and Marshall College, B.A., graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
  • Ohio, Ohio
Court Admissions
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Babst Calland
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

34 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

15 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Information Technology Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Information Technology Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Information Technology Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Information Technology Law, Pittsburgh (2024)
  • Information Technology Law, Pittsburgh (2017)
  • Information Technology Law, Pittsburgh (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Information Technology Law

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