Adam S. Lurie

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Adam Lurie, the Head of Linklaters' Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Practice in the United States and the Americas, and Linklaters’ Washington, D.C. office, is regarded as one of the United States’ top trial lawyers and litigators. He serves as lead counsel to multinational companies, financial institutions, foreign governments and leaders in their most important cases, whether at trial, or in civil litigation, arbitration, white-collar defense or other major crisis. Adam draws on his prior experience in all three branches of the U.S. government, including a senior U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) official, DOJ white-collar prosecutor, and chief counsel for a committee in the U.S. Congress.

Adam has been recognized internationally as among the best in his field. For example, Chambers USA states that “Adam is fantastic. He is extremely creative in terms of his solutions and arguments. He is extremely business-minded, client-focused and pragmatic." It goes on to report that Adam is “measured and practical. He is a staunch advocate, confident, polite and effective."

In addition, Adam is a non-profit and community leader. For example, he is a board member, and member of the Legal Committee of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Adam is also a U.S. board member for Volcani International Partnerships, the prominent Israeli non-profit which brings leading Israeli agricultural technology to the developing world. Further, Adam takes on important pro bono matters, including representing AJC before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals in precedent setting cases involving religious liberty, freedom of speech, Presidential power, and other critical issues.

Work Highlights

White collar and regulatory cases – recent examples include:

- Lead counsel to global manufacturing company achieving DOJ declination in FCPA investigation with no disgorgement.

- Co-lead trial counsel to Exactech, Inc. in False Claims Act suit filed in Alabama federal court.

- Lead outside counsel to the Inter-American Development Bank in significant corruption investigation and settlement with Odebrecht.

- Lead defense and trial counsel to CEO of a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company in DOJ and SEC securities fraud case.

- Lead defense and trial counsel to CIO of Mylan Pharmaceuticals in DOJ and SEC insider trading case.

- Lead U.S. counsel to ICBC Standard Bank Plc achieving DOJ FCPA declination and SEC administrative resolution.

- Lead counsel to global financial institution achieving DOJ declination in global forex investigation, despite guilty plea of client’s former trader.

- Lead outside counsel to two Latin American multinational companies in Inter-American Development corruption investigations.

- Lead U.S. counsel defending global accounting and professional services firm in DOJ and SEC securities fraud investigation.

- Appointed lead independent monitor for global construction company in wake of DOJ and EPA Clean Air Act resolutions.

- Lead U.S. counsel to one of Russia’s top investment banks in a CFTC insider trading investigation regarding trading in oil futures.

- Lead counsel to clients in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian interference investigation and 2023 Executive Branch classified document investigations.

- Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s campaign as lead counsel in “Bridgegate” matters, winning total dismissal of class action.

High-stakes and complex civil cases – recent examples include:

- State Street bank as lead defense counsel in federal antitrust and market-manipulation class and related actions.

- Natwest bank as co-lead defense counsel in federal antitrust class action involving the credit default swap market.

- Nestlé Nespresso as lead defense counsel in winning dismissal of class action alleging deceptive trade practices involving product warranties.

- AES subsidiary, Alto Maipo, as lead counsel in winning right to draw $90M letter of credit before trial court, First Department and NY Court of Appeals.

- Corebridge Financial as lead defense counsel in multiple data breach class actions consolidated as MDL in federal court in Boston.

- Sibanye-Stillwater as co-lead trial counsel, winning a Delaware shareholder appraisal trial following acquisition of Stillwater mining.

- Sibanye-Stillwater as co-lead defense counsel in winning complete dismissal of federal securities class action.

- Metro Bank plc as lead defense counsel in winning complete dismissal of federal securities class action.

- New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo as lead defense counsel in winning total dismissal of civil rights and False Claims Act suit.

- ANZ Bank as lead defense counsel in civil actions, including precedent-setting dismissal of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 action.

- GENFIT, as lead plaintiff’s counsel, in federal and California trade secret action against key competitor and winning emergency injunctive relief.

- TDK Electronics, as co-lead defense counsel, in suit alleging misappropriation of competitor confidential information.

- Forge Group’s estate as lead trial counsel in winning complete dismissal of California federal litigation, defeating request for injunction, and obtaining Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in California federal court.

- Microsoft as lead trial counsel in a patent infringement suit involving online advertising technology.

Commercial and investment arbitrations – recent examples include:

- Leading global infrastructure company as lead U.S. defense counsel in winning ICC arbitration involving $3 billion energy project, and in rare award, winning all costs and fees.

- Leading global infrastructure company as co-lead U.S. counsel in Emergency and ICC arbitrations involving energy project in Chile.

- Leading European energy company as lead U.S. counsel in $500 million ICSID arbitration against Latin-American country concerning major energy infrastructure project.

- Government of Gabon and Gabon Instrumentality as lead counsel in successfully defeating request to confirm arbitration award in U.S. court.

- Holtec International as lead defense counsel in federal suit and successfully compelling arbitration of defamation and tortious interference claims, and in related LCIA arbitration.

- Forge Group, the Australian power company, in successful dismissal of numerous U.S. civil proceedings and in related LCIA arbitration.

- Top software company as lead arbitration counsel in winning fraud and breach of contract claims.

- Fortune 50 technology company as lead counsel in trade secret, breach of contract and fraud-related arbitration.

- Top global insurance company as co-counsel in Latin-American arbitration proceedings involving breach of contract claims resulting in complete dismissal of proceedings.

- Leading Brazil based infrastructure company in multiple arbitration proceedings.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

USA