Adam S. Nadelhaft

10Apr
2016

Adam S. Nadelhaft

Adam S. Nadelhaft, of Silver Spring, Maryland, joined the Firm in August 2018. Mr. Nadelhaft’s practice focuses largely in the areas of employment, torts and business-related litigation, including employment discrimination and retaliation, civil rights violations, sexual harassment and assault, whistleblower rights, wrongful termination, defamation, fraud, tortious interference with contractual relations, negligence, assault and battery, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, battles over stock options and other equity holdings, change in control agreements, complex employment agreements, shareholder oppression, and restrictive covenants, such as non-compete and non-solicitation provisions.  Mr. Nadelhaft also litigates and drafts employment related documents such as contracts and non-competes, and is an expert in e-discovery and social media.

Prior to joining Charlson Bredehoft Cohen & Brown, Mr. Nadelhaft practiced litigation at Winston & Strawn LLP, where he handled complex litigation issues, including antitrust litigation, false advertising litigation, products liability claims, trade secret and unfair competition litigation, and white-collar criminal proceedings. Mr. Nadelhaft earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from The University of Michigan Law School in 2003, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was a contributing editor of the Michigan Law Review. Mr. Nadelhaft received a B.A. in Political Science and Communications, Law, Economics, and Government, magna  cum laude, from the American University in 2000, where he was  a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Chi Fraternities.

HONORS & AWARDS

• Mr. Nadelhaft has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Washington, DC Rising Star from 2013-2018 consecutively.
• Lawyer of Distinction 2021, 2022, 2023.

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• 32nd Annual Employment Law Update Seminar, “Practical Strategies in Conducting a Celebrity Trial” (May 2, 2023)
• WUSA9, “VERIFY: Some employees may be eligible for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (August 14, 2020)
• MWELA CLE, Seminar on New Employment Laws Going into Effect in Virginia on July 1, 2020 (June 30, 2020)
• Virginia CLE, Common Law Business Torts in Virginia (April 30, 2020)
• DC Bar, Changing Currents 2019: Anti-SLAPP Laws in the Workplace (October 29, 2019)
• “Social Media Governance,” Handbook o Global Social Media Law for Business Lawyers, American Bar Association (August 2017)
• ABA Business Law Section Spring 2017 Meeting: “Keys to Celebrity Use of Social Media and Paid Endorsements.”
• How to Navigate Social Media Hazards, Law Technology News, Co-Author with John J. Rosenthal (May 21, 2014)
• “Paying a Witness’s Attorneys’ Fees: The ABCs of an Ethical Inducement Are ETHICS,” BNA’s Criminal Law Reporter, co-author (July 2010).

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Commonwealth of Virginia
• District of Columbia
• New York
• Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• District of Maryland
• Illinois Northern District Court
• Pennsylvania Western District Court
• Wisconsin Western District Court
• Colorado District Court

MEMBERSHIP & LEADERSHIP

• Board of Directors, Fields of Dreams, a 501 (c)((3) non-profit organization whose mission is to develop the athletic, academic and life skills of youth in economically underserved areas of Washington, DC.

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2003
• B.A., American University, 2000