Adam is a business litigator admitted to practice in California and New York. He represents clients in state and federal courts across a range of complex civil litigation matters, including contract, fraud, employment, and entertainment disputes.
Representative Matters:
- Obtained vacatur of guilty verdict in high profile federal securities fraud case.
- Represented Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) in connection with an employment litigation filed by former Chief Investment Officer William H. Gross.
- Represented a Fortune 100 retail company in connection with a DOJ investigation relating to foreign commercial bribery and related internal investigation in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the U.S.
- Represented NIKE in connection with a DOJ investigation into corruption in NCAA basketball.
- Defended a Fortune 500 health care company in connection with an employment, contract, and fraud litigation brought by its former chairman and CEO.
- Represented HSBC in a DOJ investigation relating issuance of mortgage backed securities, ending in favorable settlement.
- Obtained favorable settlement for a high net worth individual in a malpractice action against a Big Four accounting firm.
- Represented victims of a terrorist attack in litigation against a major international bank, alleging violations of anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.
A Miami Beach native, Adam received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and member of the Columbia Business Law Review.
Prior to joining Miller Barondess, Adam was an associate at a national firm in New York and Santa Monica.
