Adam S. Lurie

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.