ADAM KLEVEN focuses his practice on appellate litigation, as well as critical motions and complex commercial litigation. He represents clients in all stages of litigation and has written or co-authored dozens of briefs and critical motions at every level of federal and state courts. Adam has also argued before the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Adam has experience assisting clients with a wide range of statutory, constitutional, and procedural issues, including the False Claims Act, challenges to personal jurisdiction, punitive damages awards, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, and class actions.
Prior to joining Sidley, Adam served as a law clerk to the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He rejoined the firm after a second clerkship, with the Honorable Christopher R. Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Adam earned his J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served on the Moot Court Board and as an Articles Editor on the Michigan Law Review.