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 Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in New York and Santa Monica.
