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Adam Gershenson

Adam Gershenson

USA 2026

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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.

Career

Adam used to write stories for The New York Times. Now he tells stories to judges and juries. He has used his writing background to draft dozens of winning briefs for trial and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court. Before entering private practice, Adam clerked for Judge Dorothy W. Nelson of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Massachusetts

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Adam Gershenson is an experienced trial and appellate litigator who has handled a wide array of commercial disputes and intellectual property litigation.

Strengths

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  • Adam has the ability to take a complex matter and present it to a jury in simple terms.

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  • Adam Gershenson provides excellent practical, actionable strategic advice.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Adam is an excellent litigator, writer and adviser.

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