Katherine 's Bio
Long before Katherine Silverman decided to become a lawyer, she had a passion for reading, writing and advocacy. Today, a Principal at Berman Fink Van Horn, Katherine uses these lifelong skills to problem solve for her clients. These skills come...
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Latest Post
We recently had the opportunity to try a business divorce case before a jury. Jury trials in business dispute cases are relatively rare; most cases settle, get arbitrated or are heard by a judge. However, this case was unique in many ways. The stakes were high, the subject matter was...
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Latest Publications
“Recent Court Rulings Demonstrate Value of Operating Covenants,” National Real Estate Investor (June 4, 2018)
“Outlet Lawsuits Highlight the Need to Update Leases,” Value Retail News Guest Column (May 2016)
Katherine 's Biography
Long before Katherine Silverman decided to become a lawyer, she had a passion for reading, writing and advocacy. Today, a Principal at Berman Fink Van Horn, Katherine uses these lifelong skills to problem solve for her clients. These skills come to light when Katherine steps in the courtroom, giving her clients a tangible edge with her years of experience and aptitude in public speaking.
Katherine assists clients in a variety of business disputes involving commercial real estate transactions, real estate development, intellectual property, trade secrets, and lending relationships. She brings a unique depth of experience in the retail sector for her commercial real estate clients.
A graduate of Emory University School of Law, Katherine was a member of the moot court team, mock trial team, and the Order of Barristers. Prior to law school, she received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University.
Outside of the office, Katherine serves on the Board for the Wildwood Civic Association and enjoys playing ALTA tennis, exploring the Atlanta restaurant scene, reading contemporary fiction and listening to NPR and podcasts. She lives in Buckhead with her husband and children.
Katherine 's Publications
“Recent Court Rulings Demonstrate Value of Operating Covenants,” National Real Estate Investor (June 4, 2018)
“Outlet Lawsuits Highlight the Need to Update Leases,” Value Retail News Guest Column (May 2016)
Katherine 's Posts
Georgia Bar rules generally prohibit an attorney from contacting a represented party, whether the adversary is an individual or a company. All communications should be routed through the adversary’s attorney. But what about a company’s former employees? Can a lawyer reach out to employees that left the company to try...
Read More When a commercial tenant defaults on its lease obligations in Georgia, the commercial landlord’s typical remedy is to file a dispossessory (eviction) action. Historically, the dispossessory process has been an efficient method to re-gain possession of a commercial property. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the process to evict the...
Read More One of the most important clauses in a commercial lease is the section that addresses repair and maintenance obligations. Generally, Georgia law requires the landlord to keep the premises in good repair (See O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13). However, in a commercial lease, the parties can agree to shift the obligation to...
Read More If you are a tenant leasing a commercial property, your lease likely contains a covenant of quiet enjoyment. But do you know what rights you have under the provision? Here’s an example: a tenant leases space in a mixed-use development to operate a spa. Spa customers have recently started to...
Read More The issue of genetic privacy is getting a lot of attention in the media lately, mainly due to the role DNA has played in identifying suspects in prominent “cold cases” like that of the Golden State Killer. But use of these “genetic genealogy” tools has raised concerns from privacy advocates...
Read More Sometimes an exciting business opportunity really is too good to be true. In the past year, several news stories – Theranos, Fyre Festival, and Anna Delvey (affectionately known as the “Soho Grifter”) – have captured the public’s attention in what has come to be known as the “Summer of Scam.”...
Read More Where’s the line between legitimately protecting your business’s trade secrets and misusing a trade secret to conceal fraudulent activity? That’s one of the questions at the heart of John Carreyrou’s Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. The book tells the story of the rise and fall...
Read More When calculating deadlines in federal court, most attorneys are familiar with the “mailbox rule” (Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(d)). Until recently, the “mailbox rule” provided respondents with an additional three days to respond to pleadings and discovery that were served via e-mail, via the federal court’s e-file system, or...
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Katherine 's Videos
Georgia Bar rules generally prohibit an attorney from contacting a represented party, whether the adversary is an individual or a company. All communications should be routed through the adversary’s attorney. But what about a company’s former employees? Can a lawyer reach out to employees that left the company to try...
Read More When a commercial tenant defaults on its lease obligations in Georgia, the commercial landlord’s typical remedy is to file a dispossessory (eviction) action. Historically, the dispossessory process has been an efficient method to re-gain possession of a commercial property. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the process to evict the...
Read More One of the most important clauses in a commercial lease is the section that addresses repair and maintenance obligations. Generally, Georgia law requires the landlord to keep the premises in good repair (See O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13). However, in a commercial lease, the parties can agree to shift the obligation to...
Read More During this one hour webinar, BFV attorneys used the art of storytelling and conversation to share important lessons and address practical questions from employment, real estate, noncompete/unfair competition and mergers and acquisitions topics, including: What do I do when an employee is afraid to return to work due to COVID-19? (ADA/FMLA and other...
Read More If you are a tenant leasing a commercial property, your lease likely contains a covenant of quiet enjoyment. But do you know what rights you have under the provision? Here’s an example: a tenant leases space in a mixed-use development to operate a spa. Spa customers have recently started to...
Read More Sometimes an exciting business opportunity really is too good to be true. In the past year, several news stories – Theranos, Fyre Festival, and Anna Delvey (affectionately known as the “Soho Grifter”) – have captured the public’s attention in what has come to be known as the “Summer of Scam.”...
Read More Where’s the line between legitimately protecting your business’s trade secrets and misusing a trade secret to conceal fraudulent activity? That’s one of the questions at the heart of John Carreyrou’s Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. The book tells the story of the rise and fall...
Read More When calculating deadlines in federal court, most attorneys are familiar with the “mailbox rule” (Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(d)). Until recently, the “mailbox rule” provided respondents with an additional three days to respond to pleadings and discovery that were served via e-mail, via the federal court’s e-file system, or...
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Katherine 's Honors & Awards
Katherine has been awarded an AV Peer Review rating by Martindale-Hubbell for legal knowledge, analytical capability, judgment, communication and legal experience.
Katherine has been selected as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star (2020 – present).
Katherine has been awarded a Pro Bono Star Award from Atlanta Legal Aid in recognition of her significant hours of volunteer legal aid for low income clients.
Katherine 's Success Stories
A residential contractor sued our client, a homeowner who had hired the contractor to perform renovations on her home. In the initial stages of the lawsuit, the contractor asked the Court to issue a temporary restraining order requiring the homeowner to deposit certain disputed funds with the Court. After a...
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Katherine 's Presentations
On December 4, 2020, Katherine participated on a BFV Virtual Roundtable to address employment, real estate, noncompete/unfair competition and mergers and acquisitions topics.
In January 2019, Katherine co-presented to Fulton County State and Superior Court Judges and Staff Attorneys on voidable/fraudulent transfers. This presentation was part of a seminar/CLE series hosted by the Fulton County Business Court.
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