Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Adam L. Hoeflich, a nationally recognized courtroom lawyer with a distinguished practice, has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. He will be joining the New York office. Hoeflich joins from a prominent litigation boutique.
“Adam has a 30-plus-year track record of successful outcomes in some of the most challenging disputes in the country, experience that will serve our clients well,” said Paul, Weiss Chairman Scott A. Barshay. “I have known Adam for decades and could not be more thrilled that he is now a Paul, Weiss partner.”
“At Paul, Weiss, we handle the most important, complex matters facing public and private corporations and high-profile individuals. Adam has spent his career leading clients in complex commercial matters, multidistrict proceedings, complex class actions and arbitrations across the country,” said Mike Holston, co-head of the Paul, Weiss Litigation Department. “His track record makes him a wonderful fit for our department, and his courtroom experience and strategic advice will be invaluable to clients facing their most significant matters.”
Hoeflich has led a broad range of high-stakes commercial and personal disputes from pretrial through appeal in federal and state courts nationwide, including financial services and securities litigation, multidistrict and class action proceedings, pharmaceutical and consumer products litigation, and large-scale contract and commercial arbitration matters. Adam also has designed and advised on several of the largest and most successful U.S. and international mass tort and product liability resolutions. His record of consistent success has made him an invaluable partner to clients in a broad range of industries.
“I feel fortunate for the years I spent at my prior firm and for the exceptional colleagues and clients with whom I worked. But joining Paul, Weiss is an opportunity that I felt I had to embrace,” Hoeflich said. “Both the firm and its Litigation Department are extraordinary, and I am grateful to be moving from one elite firm to another. Paul, Weiss has the depth, the talent and the breadth of practice to handle the most complex and consequential matters, and I am excited to be part of its team.”
Hoeflich is ranked by Chambers USA in Band 1 for Litigation: General Commercial in Illinois. He has been recognized as one of the leading product liability lawyers in the United States for 16 years and as one of the leading litigators in Illinois for more than 20 consecutive years. Benchmark Litigation has recognized him as a “National Litigation Star” every year since 2009.
Hoeflich received his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he graduated first in his class and served as articles editor of the Law Review. Hoeflich, who is an elected member of the American Law Institute, will remain Professor of Practice at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he has taught courses in complex litigation and legal ethics, and continue his deep involvement in the Chicago civic community. He is a trustee of Northwestern University, where he serves on the Executive Committee, and a board member of Northwestern Medicine.
The Paul, Weiss Litigation Department regularly handles significant, high-stakes and complex litigations and enforcement actions for clients that include Fortune 50 corporations and other prominent companies in the financial services, investment, medical device, pharmaceutical, sports, technology, energy, media and insurance industries. The firm’s litigators have a long history of strength and success as trial lawyers, credibility with government officials and regulators, and a track record of courtroom wins and creative out-of-court resolutions.
