About Adam

Adam is co-chair of Cooley’s issues & appeals group. At trial and on appeal, he is an established courtroom lawyer who helps clients win bet-the-company cases.  Adam has secured victories in national and international disputes involving unfair competition, breaches of contract, false advertising, patents, trademarks and trade secrets. In his appellate practice, he has represented clients at the US Supreme Court, multiple state Supreme Courts, the International Trade Commission and circuit courts, including the Federal Circuit. Adam has been recognized multiple times in The American Lawyer’s Litigator of the Week column. As a trusted adviser, Adam has designed programs to protect the most valuable confidential information of some of the world’s most sophisticated companies. He is co-chair of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section’s Joint Task Force on Model Trade Secret Practice and recognized as a key lawyer in Cooley’s trade secret practice by The Legal 500.

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Experience

Representing CharityWatch in Supreme Court Dispute

Representing CharityWatch in Supreme Court Dispute

Representing CharityWatch in the Supreme Court case, In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez, to preserve regulations that compel the disclosure of information from major donors to public charities and to help donors make informed decisions.

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Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston

Representing United States House of Representatives in Dispute over Election-Year Postal Delays

Representing United States House of Representatives in Dispute over Election-Year Postal Delays

Representing United States House of Representatives in federal cases across the country seeking to enjoin rollbacks of service at the United States Postal Service prior to the 2020 presidential election. 

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Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston

Cooley Pens Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting ACA

Cooley Pens Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting ACA

May 18, 2020

On behalf of 47 US Senators, Cooley lawyers Adam Gershenson, Elizabeth Prelogar, Samantha Kirby and Natalie Vernon filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act.

Read the full press release and amicus brief

 

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Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston
Samantha Kirby
Associate, Palo Alto
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado

Major Habeas Victory Based on Confrontation Clause

Major Habeas Victory Based on Confrontation Clause

Won Sixth Circuit habeas challenge establishing not only “the right to cross-examine” a witness, but also “the right to share with the jury the information the cross-examination reveals.”  The team secured the victory for a defendant who had been imprisoned for 25 years, and earned recognition for its efforts in the AmLaw column Litigators of the Week.

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Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston

Representing Uber in Appellate Defense of Trial Victory

Representing Uber in Appellate Defense of Trial Victory

Representing Uber in First Circuit appeal of trial victory in case brought by 34 taxi medallion-owning corporations that alleged unfair competition and conspiracy and sought over $400M in damages.

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Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston
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Rankings & accolades

Legal 500: Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-contentious Matters)

Memberships & affiliations

American Bar Association Joint Task Force on Model Trade Secret Practice Cochair

American Bar Association Trade Secrets and Interferences with Contracts Committee Voting Member

Sedona Conference Trade Secrets Working Group

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Intellectual Property Owners Association

Boston Bar Association

Adam Gershenson is an amazing attorney. Able to quickly problem solve beyond legal solutions and understands a client’s business.

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