Adam M. Shoshtari
Partner
Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Adam is a Chambers-recognized attorney who counsels global clients on complex litigation, including multidistrict litigation (MDL), class actions, mass torts, and product liability matters. He has extensive experience managing pretrial litigation and discovery in large-scale, high-stakes disputes. As quoted by Chambers, Adam’s “market knowledge encompasses the full E-Discovery process, from determining document preservation policies through...
Adam is a Chambers-recognized attorney who counsels global clients on complex litigation, including multidistrict litigation (MDL), class actions, mass torts, and product liability matters. He has extensive experience managing pretrial litigation and discovery in large-scale, high-stakes disputes. As quoted by Chambers, Adam’s “market knowledge encompasses the full E-Discovery process, from determining document preservation policies through to the production of information for trial.”
Adam represents clients in the life sciences, financial services, technology, and consumer products industries in litigation, information governance, and data privacy matters. He regularly advises clients on advanced E-Discovery and information governance topics, including issues around M365, cloud-based information management, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) tools, as well as AI governance, policies, and employee training. He also counsels clients on data management, records retention, and strategies to mitigate the legal and operational risks of emerging technologies.
His experience at the intersection of litigation, technology, and information governance enables him to help clients develop practical solutions to complex legal and regulatory challenges.
to the production of information for trial.”
Adam represents clients in the life sciences, financial services, technology, and consumer products industries in litigation, information governance, and data privacy matters. He regularly advises clients on advanced E-Discovery and information governance topics, including issues around M365, cloud-based information management, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) tools, as well as AI governance, policies, and employee training. He also counsels clients on data management, records retention, and strategies to mitigate the legal and operational risks of emerging technologies.
His experience at the intersection of litigation, technology, and information governance enables him to help clients develop practical solutions to complex legal and regulatory challenges.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, California office of national law firm (2025-2026)
- Associate, California & Washington D.C. offices of national law firm (2018-2025)
Publications
- Time to Revisit the “Bill of Costs” Statute: Electronic Data Expansion Requires New Approach to eDiscovery Cost Recovery, Washington Legal Foundation (Sept. 8, 2025)
- Spoliation (Editions 1.0 - 6.0), Co-Author and Editorial Board Chair, EDI (2015–2022)
- A Litigator’s Pragmatic Approach to Avoiding Discovery Disasters, Litigation, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Winter 2019)
- Third-Party Subpoenas: Reversing a Cost Center in the Law Department, ACC Docket (Jan./Feb. 2017)
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, JD (2017)
- University of Oregon, BS (2014)
Admissions
- California
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Practice Areas
Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, California office of national law firm (2025-2026)
- Associate, California & Washington D.C. offices of national law firm (2018-2025)
Publications
- Time to Revisit the “Bill of Costs” Statute: Electronic Data Expansion Requires New Approach to eDiscovery Cost Recovery, Washington Legal Foundation (Sept. 8, 2025)
- Spoliation (Editions 1.0 - 6.0), Co-Author and Editorial Board Chair, EDI (2015–2022)
- A Litigator’s Pragmatic Approach to Avoiding Discovery Disasters, Litigation, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Winter 2019)
- Third-Party Subpoenas: Reversing a Cost Center in the Law Department, ACC Docket (Jan./Feb. 2017)
Media
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch
- Privacy and Data Security Law (2023 - 2027)
- Chambers USA
- Up and Coming: E-Discovery & Information Governance (2026)
- Associate to Watch: E-Discovery (2021 - 2025)
- The Legal 500, United States
- Next Generation Partner: E-Discovery (2026)
- Rising Star (2023, 2024)
- American Lawyer Media, Lawyer on the Fast Track (2023
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL)
- Electronic Discovery Institute (EDI)
- Government Investigations and Civil Litigation Institute (GICLI)
- Iranian American Bar Association (IABA)
Adam is a Chambers-recognized attorney who counsels global clients on complex litigation, including multidistrict litigation (MDL), class actions, mass torts, and product liability matters. He has extensive experience managing pretrial litigation and discovery in large-scale, high-stakes disputes. As quoted by Chambers, Adam’s “market knowledge encompasses the full E-Discovery process, from determining document preservation policies through... to the production of information for trial.”
Adam represents clients in the life sciences, financial services, technology, and consumer products industries in litigation, information governance, and data privacy matters. He regularly advises clients on advanced E-Discovery and information governance topics, including issues around M365, cloud-based information management, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) tools, as well as AI governance, policies, and employee training. He also counsels clients on data management, records retention, and strategies to mitigate the legal and operational risks of emerging technologies.
His experience at the intersection of litigation, technology, and information governance enables him to help clients develop practical solutions to complex legal and regulatory challenges.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, California office of national law firm (2025-2026)
- Associate, California & Washington D.C. offices of national law firm (2018-2025)
Publications
- Time to Revisit the “Bill of Costs” Statute: Electronic Data Expansion Requires New Approach to eDiscovery Cost Recovery, Washington Legal Foundation (Sept. 8, 2025)
- Spoliation (Editions 1.0 - 6.0), Co-Author and Editorial Board Chair, EDI (2015–2022)
- A Litigator’s Pragmatic Approach to Avoiding Discovery Disasters, Litigation, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Winter 2019)
- Third-Party Subpoenas: Reversing a Cost Center in the Law Department, ACC Docket (Jan./Feb. 2017)
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, JD (2017)
- University of Oregon, BS (2014)
Admissions
- California
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Practice Areas
- E-Discovery & Information Governance
- Class Action & Multi-Claim Litigation
- Products Liability
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Industries
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch
- Privacy and Data Security Law (2023 - 2027)
- Chambers USA
- Up and Coming: E-Discovery & Information Governance (2026)
- Associate to Watch: E-Discovery (2021 - 2025)
- The Legal 500, United States
- Next Generation Partner: E-Discovery (2026)
- Rising Star (2023, 2024)
- American Lawyer Media, Lawyer on the Fast Track (2023
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL)
- Electronic Discovery Institute (EDI)
- Government Investigations and Civil Litigation Institute (GICLI)
- Iranian American Bar Association (IABA)
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