Adam K. Derman

Adam K. Derman

Roseland, NJ recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

54 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Labor and Employment Litigation - Real Estate Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Biography

Adam Derman is a skilled litigator who routinely serves as lead counsel in trials, injunction proceedings, arbitrations and appeals. A trusted advisor, Adam also provides strategic counsel to his clients in order to efficiently resolve complex, and often sensitive, business disputes.

Commercial Litigation Practice

Adam’s litigation practice focuses on contract and commercial disputes; trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation; enforcing and protecting shareholder rights; real estate and estate-related litigation; and professional liability defense. He has been appointed by state and federal court judges to the positions of Provisional Director, Discovery Master, Receiver and Guardian.

Business Counseling

Adam works closely with general counsel and business executives, advising on a broad range of issues, including corporate governance, employee rights and restrictions and contract issues. For those companies without an in-house legal advisor, he acts as outside general counsel.

Prior to joining CSG, Adam served as a litigator in the Washington, D.C. office of Baker & Hostetler.

Adam received his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where he served as the Notes Editor for the George Washington Law Review.

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

54 Best Lawyers awards

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC logo

Overview

  • The George Washington University, J.D., graduated 1995
  • The George Washington University, J.D., graduated 1995

Client Testimonials

Adam Derman is knowledgeable, attentive, and pragmatic. He can interact successfully with a full range of potential adversaries. He is a pleasure to deal with.

Robert Glaser (Geo-Cleanse International, Inc.)

Matawan, NJ

Adam Derman exemplifies the highly skilled and experienced counselor who engages with compassion but brings highly strategic thinking, planning, and execution to every case with which we are involved. Adam is a compelling thinker and communicator and very client-committed. I have rarely seen better intellectual output under high legal environment duress than in Adam Derman.

Saro Hartounian (Harco Industries, Inc.)

Englewood, NJ

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Newark (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rating

  • Included in NJBIZ, Law Power 50 (2023)

  • Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Business Litigation (2009-2024) Selected to the “Top 100 Lawyer” list (2024)

  • Included in Chambers USA, New Jersey Litigation: General Commercial (2017-2024)

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