Adam Lang has a varied general and complex commercial litigation practice. As a litigator, Adam has experience in many types of business disputes including real estate and construction litigation, banking and securities litigation, governmental investigations, white-collar and common criminal defense, accounting, actuarial, and malpractice disputes, and class action, partnership, and shareholder disputes. He is a member of the firm's Real Estate and Criminal Defense subgroups. In addition, Adam is the co-chair of the Legislative and Governmental Affairs practice group where he handles election, political, and administrative matters. Adam is also a member of the firm's Hiring Committee.
Representative Matters
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Real Estate and Banking Litigation
- Defended and prosecuted matter on behalf of commercial property owner on sophisticated issues relating to wrongful recordation and quiet title claims
- Represented homeowners in complex egress/ingress easement disputes and engaged municipality and third-party neighbors in working on a successful solution benefitting all parties involved
- Represented 100-plus unit apartment complex owner in $25 million dispute over ownership of complex
- Advocated for mobile home park owner in dispute relating to Schedule B exceptions
- Represented banking institution in complex and sophisticated matters relating to alleged Ponzi scheme
- Defended banking institution in matters involving the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth-in-Lending Act, customer fraud and conversion, chargebacks, and breaches of banking policy
Professional Malpractice
- Defended law firms in matters relating to advice provided on issuing securities, sophisticated Ponzi scheme issues, and on bankruptcy estate recoveries
- Represented national accounting firm in eight-figure arbitration relating to audit and actuarial services rendered for insurance company
- Defended national accounting and actuarial firm relating to ERISA advice provided in the administration of pension and profit sharing plans
Governmental Investigations
- Represented various national companies in SEC investigations
- Represented company in allegations and investigations relating to voter fraud
Election and Political Law
- Advised trade associations on matters including contribution solicitations, formation of PACs, ability of 501(c) organizations to engage in the political process, lobbying limits of elected officials, and conflict of interest concerns
- Assisted political candidates on rules and laws relating to petitions, ballots, electioneering, and Clean Election issues
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D., 2003)
- Chief Submissions Editor, UCLA Entertainment Law Review
- University of California at Los Angeles, School of Public Policy and Social Research (M.P.P., Public Policy, Health Care Policy Concentration, 2003)
- Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., Psychology, summa cum laude, and Political Economy, 1999)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
Professional Memberships & Activities
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Criminal Justice Section
- Litigation Section
- State Bar of Arizona
- Business Law Section
- Trial Practice Section
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Executive Board
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- American Association of Justice
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Arizona State University
- Dean's Advisory Board for New College
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Title and Escrow Disputes, Panelist Moderator and Co-Author of Materials, In-House Counsel Continuing Legal Education Presentation
- Medical Tort Reform in Arizona: Where Are We Now? Panelist (2007)
- Various panels to law students on preparing for summer clerkships and transitioning from student to lawyer
Professional Recognition & Awards
- Southwest Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2012)
Community Involvement
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2009), Arizona's Finest Couple and Spirit Award
- Maricopa County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Past Board Member
- Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk, Board Member, Immediate Past-Chairman
- National Brain Tumor Society, Phoenix Brain Tumor Walk, Co-Chairman
Other Professional Experience
- United States District Court, Central District of California, Judicial Extern to Hon. J. Spencer Letts
