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agershenson@cooley.com
Adam is co-chair of Cooley’s issues & appeals group. He is an established courtroom lawyer who helps companies win trade secret disputes, class actions, arbitrations and complex cases. At trial and on appeal, Adam has successfully represented clients in bet-the-company matters involving unfair competition, false advertising, patents, trademarks and trade secrets. In his appellate practice, Adam has represented clients at the US Supreme Court, multiple state Supreme Courts, the International Trade Commission and circuit courts, including the Federal Circuit. He has secured significant victories in national and international cases concerning theft, hacking, breaches of contract and constitutional rights, and he 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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Representing CharityWatch in Supreme Court Dispute
Representing United States House of Representatives in Dispute over Election-Year Postal Delays
Cooley Pens Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting ACA
Major Habeas Victory Based on Confrontation Clause
Representing Uber in Appellate Defense of Trial Victory
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Intellectual Property Litigation
Trademark, Copyright & Advertising
Trade Secret Litigation & Dispute Counseling
Class Action Litigation
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Adam Gershenson is an amazing attorney. Able to quickly problem solve beyond legal solutions and understands a client’s business.
Harvard Law SchoolJD, cum laude, 2007
Boston UniversityMA, Fiction Writing, Honors Thesis2002
Columbia UniversityBA, Literature Writingmagna cum laude, 1994
Massachusetts
New York
First Circuit Confirms ‘Willful Blindness’ Sufficient to Demonstrate Awareness of Torture November 18, 2022
Cooley Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief to Preserve Discretion in Immigration Enforcement September 29, 2022
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Life Without Parole Disproportionate Punishment for 18-Year-Olds September 2, 2022
American Bar Association Joint Task Force on Model Trade Secret Practice, Co-chair
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
Legal 500: Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-contentious Matters)
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