Adam Shamah is a trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes, complex commercial litigation.
Adam combines his client commitment and trial-focused intensity to guide market-leading technology companies, financial institutions, and multinational public corporations in:
He approaches each stage of a dispute with a trial-oriented mindset and crafts responsive litigation strategy that matches clients’ commercial objectives.
A recognized leader at the firm, Adam serves on Latham’s global Ethics Committee.
Adam maintains an active pro bono practice, including successfully petitioning a federal court for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a hard-of-hearing client.
Before joining Latham, Adam clerked for Judge I. Leo Glasser of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Adam’s experience includes representing:
Firm recognized for its representation of Oracle’s Larry Ellison and CEO Safra Catz in one of the largest acquisitions to face a stockholder challenge through trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has unsealed an award from an arbitration panel that directs Hewlett Packard Enterprise Inc. to pay US$666 million to Latham client DXC Technology.