Adam G. Possidente

Representative Matters

• Representing a business technology solutions company in litigation arising from an asset purchase agreement in New Jersey state court
• Representing a commercial mortgage-backed securities special servicer in multiple litigations concerning the disposition of a major private residential development
• Representing a pharmaceutical company in multi-district litigation concerning product liability claims arising from prescription medication 
• Defended a pharmaceutical company against product liability claims concerning a prescription medication in New York federal court, resulting in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirming summary judgment dismissing all claims
• Represented one of the world’s largest hotel management companies in a dispute with a hotel owner regarding the premature termination of the management company
• Represented a New York state agency against breach of contract and tort claims brought by a disaster recovery vendor in New York state court
• Defended a public library against an attempt to stop a development project based on alleged violations of New York environmental review laws, including in a subsequent appeal
• Defended a prominent New York–based business against a wage-and-hour class action in New York federal court  
• Defended a national weight-loss company in a wage-and-hour class action in New York state court
• Represented a major media company in its lawsuit against a global payments company concerning the terms of a prominent prepaid card program in New York state court
• Defended a college and several of its administrators in a federal action alleging misconduct in the college’s athletics department in New York state and federal courts
• Defended a former business owner against an FTC motion for emergency injunctive relief, and subsequent civil action, in New York federal court
• Obtained affirmance from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals of a summary judgment order dismissing a claim that a union had breached the terms of a collective bargaining agreement 

Education

• J.D. University of Connecticut School of Law 2009
• • Associate Editor, Connecticut Insurance Law Journal
• B.A. College of the Holy Cross 2006

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Connecticut

• Venable LLP, Benjamin R. Civiletti Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, 2018
• City Bar Justice Center, Jeremy G. Epstein Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service, 2018

Pro Bono

• Maintains a vibrant pro bono practice centered on representing immigrants in connection with their applications for asylum
  
• Has successfully represented multiple asylum applicants in trials before the United States Immigration Court