Adam Diederich
About Adam Diederich
Adam Diederich is a lawyer at Schiff Hardin LLP and a partner at ArentFox Schiff, specializing in disputes involving privately held businesses and various legal areas including cybersecurity, data privacy, and patent litigation.
Title and Current Role
Adam Diederich is a Lawyer currently working at Schiff Hardin LLP. Additionally, he holds a partnership position at ArentFox Schiff. He provides legal services in various specialized fields, reflecting a diverse and comprehensive legal practice.
Education and Expertise
Adam Diederich holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, earned between 2007 and 2010. Before that, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied from 2001 to 2005. His legal expertise encompasses a wide range of areas including disputes involving privately held business owners, restrictive covenants, business torts, complex contract claims, patent litigation, and FOIA requests.
Early Career and Background
Adam Diederich's early career includes a teaching stint at Baltimore City Public Schools, where he worked from 2006 to 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. This formative experience preceded his transition into the legal field, bringing a unique perspective to his practice.
Specialized Legal Practice Areas
Adam Diederich specializes in legal disputes in privately held businesses, managing issues like derivative and direct claims, breaches of fiduciary duty, and shareholder agreements. He has comprehensive experience with restrictive covenants, trade secrets, business torts, and complex contract claims. His practice also includes cybersecurity and data privacy issues, professional liability claims, and animal law.
Notable Involvements and Teams
At Schiff Hardin LLP, Adam Diederich started on January 31, 2012, and is involved in multiple specialized teams including the Family Office Services team, AI, Metaverse & Blockchain team, Media & Entertainment team, and Private Companies team. He has also been featured in the Consumer Products Watch blog for discussing the Illinois Supreme Court's amended rule on the electronic service of summons.