Herb Silber brings more than thirty years of commercial litigation expertise to KORNFELD, MACKOFF SILBER LLP.

After receiving a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1968, Herb obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall in Toronto in 1971. He then joined Freeman & Company, becoming one of that firm's Senior Litigation Partners until its dissolution in 1993, when he formed his own firm, Silber Weintraub. Herb has been a partner with Kornfeld Mackoff Silber LLP for the past several years.

Herb's extensive career in litigation has been focussed largely on real estate litigation, lease arbitration and employment law. He was co-counsel on one of the largest commercial fraud cases in Canadian history, which included precedent-setting decisions on directors' liability. Herb's securities and corporate litigation experience also includes shareholder oppression actions, proxy fights and fraud claims. His successes in this area have resulted in decisions that have influenced corporate law and damage recovery principles. Herb's employment law practice includes appearances as counsel in numerous wrongful dismissal trials and appeals, negotiations for severance packages and advising on group terminations.

Herb regularly appears in both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of B.C.  He is an accredited Arbitrator with the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre. He has also lectured on corporate disputes and director's liability at Insight Seminars, as well as for insurance brokers and members of the Canadian Bar Association.