Proskauer

Adam Farbiarz is an associate in the Litigation Department. He litigates and advises on a wide range of high-stakes commercial matters with a focus on disputes involving complex financial issues, governance, sports and media.

In 2025, Adam was on the trial team that secured a complete defense verdict for Major League Soccer, successfully defeating allegations of a pervasive antitrust conspiracy. Adam prepared the key defense witnesses for their testimony and crafted the cross examination of the plaintiff’s chairman. 

In 2024, in a trial concerning the bankruptcy of the country’s largest electric utility, Adam led the team’s presentation of expert evidence on macroeconomics. He examined the debtor’s economist and gave a searing cross examination of the creditors’ economist, a luminary in his field.

In recent years, Adam has cross-examined the CFO of a major company in federal court, deposed numerous financial and economic experts, defended the depositions of key client personnel, drafted many dispositive motions and led teams of associates through complex discovery and pre-trial.

In addition to litigating a wide range of matters in courts and arbitral forums, Adam also advises professional sports leagues and media companies on licensing, antitrust and governance issues and disputes.