Peter B. Silverman, J.D. has served the Company since 2014, first as outside counsel, as Chief Operating Officer since January 1, 2023, as Head of Utrecht from April 2020 to January 1, 2023, as General Counsel since February 2018 and our Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Head of US Legal since February 2017.
His responsibilities include management of the Company’s operations, legal and intellectual property, information technology, facilities and human resource matters, and management and operations of the headquarters in Utrecht. Prior to joining Merus, Mr. Silverman was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he represented numerous life sciences companies concerning an array of legal matters and technologies. Mr. Silverman was an associate at Kaye Scholer LLP (now Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP), and prior to that Mr. Silverman also served as judicial law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Anne E. Thompson of the District of New Jersey. He holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude and Order of the Coif. He is admitted to practice law in New York. Mr. Silverman also holds a B.A. in biology from the University of Rochester.
