Adam M. Weg

Representative Matters

• Represented one of the largest commercial real estate developers in Southern California in connection with a series of construction defect and other complex real estate litigation matters (pending in both California state courts and federal courts), all of which resolved favorably for the client/developer
• Represented one of the largest commercial real estate developers in the City of Los Angeles in connection with a commercial development project totaling over $100 million; successfully negotiated a settlement for the developer and property owner
• Represented one of the largest private cotton farms in the United States in connection with antitrust allegations for violations under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, including a per se horizontal group boycott, by one of the largest cotton spinners in Asia. After a complete international arbitration proceeding, obtained a lengthy award, entirely in the client’s favor, which also provided the client with a multi-million-dollar award of its attorney’s fees
• Represented one of the largest international clean-energy conglomerates based in Madrid, Spain in a dispute with an electric company regarding the construction of a $650 million clean-energy turbine power plant for Portland, Oregon and its surrounding areas; achieved a favorable settlement on behalf of the client
• Represented one of the largest proprietors of skilled nursing homes in California in a contentious real estate and business dispute with a competitor; achieved a judgment in favor of the client in the amount of $482,896.60
• Represented the teachers’ labor union for the Los Angeles Unified School District against alleged violations of California's Cartwright Act and Unfair Competition Law (UCL) brought by a teacher, which carried threats of a potential class action; received summary judgment in its entirety, dismissal of the entire case, and costs in favor of the client
• Settled a complex securities dispute involving the transfer of multiple restricted securities and securities options by a client in a matter involving state and federal issues
• Represented several executive employees of a major worldwide aircraft leasing company in resolving allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duties, and unfair competition relating to the formation of the company by the former CEO of a competing company
• Represented large multinational businesses and insurers against allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information arising from employee mobility and contractual, environmental, and real estate disputes
• Represented multinational insurance companies across the nation and overseas in matters related to insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, including errors and omissions coverage, complex excess/umbrella coverage, and environmental coverage disputes

Education

• J.D. University of California, Hastings College of the Law 2009
• • Senior executive editor, Hastings Law Journal
• B.A. Government Cornell University 2006

Bar Admissions

• California

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, Young Lawyers Division Advisory Committee, Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Former member, Board of Directors, Downtown Los Angeles Bar Association

• Super Lawyers
  
  • Southern California, 2024
  • Top 100 Rising Stars, 2022, 2023
  • Rising Stars, 2018 – 2023
• Daily Journal, Top Verdicts, 2018
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent

Pro Bono

• Regularly volunteers as a mock judge for the Southern California Mock Trial Finals presented by the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF)

Personal Activities

• Golf, scuba diving, comic books, and family time