Philip Adams

Philip Adams is a litigation partner in the San Diego office. He advises corporate and individual clients in a wide range of matters across California with an emphasis on commercial litigation involving business and real estate disputes. Phil primarily represents owners, developers, purchasers, sellers, lessors, and lessees of commercial properties in contract, construction, tort, and environmental litigation. Whether as plaintiff or defendant, Phil regularly assists clients with resolving disputes involving everything from routine landlord/tenant litigation to complex multiparty, multidistrict litigation concerning purchase and sale agreements, partnership agreements, guarantor liability, lender exposure, and veil-piercing or alter ego claims. Phil’s practice also encompasses property tax assessment appeals and white collar criminal defense.

With extensive experience litigating in state and federal court, Phil has represented commercial and residential real estate owners, small business owners, publicly traded REITs, privately held corporations, family offices, financial institutions, a California-based private university, a professional sports franchise, and a former United States Congressman. Phil has also successfully represented clients in the California Court of Appeal.

Prior to joining Allen Matkins, Phil was an attorney at a prominent San Diego law firm. Before beginning his private practice career, Phil worked as law clerk at the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California while serving as the Managing Articles Editor for the University of San Diego School of Law’s International Law Journal. Phil also worked as a judicial extern for United States District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo and Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo.