Adam B. Gilbert
Partner

Practice Areas

Experience

Mr. Gilbert joined Nixon Peabody in 2003 from Insignia Financial Group, Inc., a publicly traded commercial real estate and financial services company, where he served as general counsel of the company. Mr. Gilbert oversaw the adoption of corporate governance initiatives, played a lead role in the acquisition of companies, negotiated retention contracts for senior personnel, and directed outside counsel on litigation, employee relations, and corporate matters. Mr. Gilbert is also experienced in trusts and estates litigation and has represented both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in these matters.

The bulk of Mr. Gilbert’s career has been in complex commercial litigation. Mr. Gilbert started his practice with Shea & Gould in 1978. He joined Nixon Hargrave in 1994, and was a litigation partner with the firm between August 1994 and February 1998. His clients have included Helmsley Enterprises, Inc., Times Square Center Associates, Park Tower Realty, and Cultor Food Sciences. He has tried numerous cases to judgment, including Bass v. Tax Commission, resulting in a $33 million judgment, and Alexander’s v. Board of Assessors, resulting in a $10 million judgment. Other significant litigated cases have included matters of defamation (Ariel Sharon v. Time Magazine), estates and trusts (representation of a fiduciary in the Estate of Doris Duke), and the valuation of minority interests in real estate joint ventures (Friedman and Gold v. Beway).

Admissions
Mr. Gilbert is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia, all federal district courts in New York, the Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, and Sixth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.

Affiliations
Mr. Gilbert is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York County Lawyers Association.

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
University of Chicago, Graduate Studies in Political Science
Kenyon College, B.A., magna cum laude