Adam A. Bereston
Counsel
abereston@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- White Collar Defense & Government Investigations
- Securities Enforcement & Litigation
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Antibribery/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense
- Administrative & Regulatory Litigation
- Congressional Investigations
- Disputes & Investigations
- Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- National Security
- Antitrust Litigation
- Antitrust Mergers & Acquisitions
- Antitrust Counseling
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Federal Government Review
- Antitrust & International Competition
- Freedom of Information Act
- Pro Bono
Biography
- Represents public and private companies in litigation and antitrust matters
Adam Bereston represents clients in litigation, antitrust and regulation matters. His work has included defending against lawsuits brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and advising on compliance with Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations.
While in law school, Adam served as a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He was also associate editor of The Catholic University Law Review.
Representative Work
- Served as part of a team successfully seeking a declaratory judgment that a radio station client’s promissory notes remained in full force and effect after defendants allegedly fraudulently induced the client into converting its promissory notes into illiquid stock. Obtaining the judgment allowed the client to retain its multimillion-dollar investment.
- Helped assess a client’s litigation options in response to an apparent attempt by a U.S. corporation to extort a settlement of a commercial dispute by using unlawful means to disrupt the client’s pending transaction in a foreign country.
- Represented a transit authority client in an action to determine whether it violated the First Amendment by refusing to accept an issue-oriented advertisement.
- Represented a client facing an injunction blocking its acquisition of a competitor on the grounds that the acquisition would violate U.S. antitrust laws.
EducationJ.D., The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, magna cum laude, 2017
B.A., Salisbury University, 2011
J.D., The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, magna cum laude, 2017
B.A., Salisbury University, 2011
Bar AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Maryland
