Adam Safer

Adam Safer

(He/Him)
Chicago, IL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2025
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

24 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Biography

When clients in highly regulated industries such as banking and health care are facing high-stakes government investigations, Adam Safer offers strategic counsel to address immediate needs and promote positive outcomes over the long term. Adam focuses his practice on defending businesses against allegations of fraud and corruption and has participated in investigations of False Claims Act (FCA) and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.

An experienced litigator with a passion for developing long-term partnerships with his clients, Adam takes a steady and efficient approach to his work, solving problems as they arise and keeping an eye on the overall business objectives at stake in each matter. Adam is also a strong legal writer who briefed and won a precedent-setting decision in the Seventh Circuit and has researched and drafted analyses on a broad range of legal subjects.

Adam also maintains a busy pro bono practice and has argued for and obtained a sentence of time-served for a wrongfully convicted man.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

24 Best Lawyers awards

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP logo

Overview

  • Pronouns: He/Him
  • Gender: Male

  • New York University, J.D., graduated 2018

  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association, 2018
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association, 2018
  • New York University, J.D., graduated 2018
  • Pronouns: He/Him
  • Gender: Male

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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