Adam Paris is a member of S&C’s Litigation Group and has been a partner of the Firm since January 2006. Prior to joining S&C, Mr. Paris was a Law Clerk to Judge Pamela Ann Rymer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and, before that, to Chief Judge Marilyn Huff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Adam has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on a variety of complex business litigation matters, with particular concentration on antitrust/unfair competition matters, mergers & acquisitions litigation, complex commercial litigation, and securities litigation. He regularly appears in federal and state courts throughout the country, has first-chaired civil jury and bench trials and handled domestic and international arbitrations through hearings on the merits. Adam’s antitrust practice has included the defense of private class action litigation, criminal investigations by the Department of Justice, and merger clearances (including six multi-billion-dollar transactions) before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.
Regarded as one of the country’s leading litigators, Adam is regularly recognized by such authorities as Chambers USA, The Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal. Adam has been repeatedly named a BTI Client Service All-Star, an award which honors lawyers who have “mastered the art of superior client service,” and was selected for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2022 “Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s” list. In 2020, Adam was recognized by the National Law Journal as a “Litigation Trailblazer” for delivering successful outcomes in some of S&C’s highest-stakes antitrust and competition cases, including serving as lead trial lawyer in a crucial court battle for Pabst Blue Ribbon. Adam has also served on Law360’s Competition Editorial Advisory Board (2022).
Adam has an abiding commitment to pro bono legal and community services. In addition to litigating a number of pro bono matters throughout his career at S&C, Adam serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations committed to providing legal, educational and cultural services to disadvantaged and underserved communities in Los Angeles.
- Director, Friends of the Los Angeles Law Library
- Director, Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation
- Director, Western Center for Law & Poverty
- Trustee, The Country School
Adam is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).
