Adam Diederich

Adam Diederich is a Partner and Family Office Industry Group Co-Leader at ArentFox Schiff in Chicago. His practice addresses disputes involving privately held business ownership and control, fiduciary relationships, restrictive covenants, business torts, and complex lawsuits and disputes. He represents companies and owners, including majority and minority stakeholders. His work combines advice and counseling with mediation, arbitration, and litigation when clients need to resolve disagreements affecting their business interests.

Diederich earned a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2011, participating in the California Law Review and Order of the Coif. He received a BA in Political Science and History, with comprehensive honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. His education supports analysis of legal rights and the written advocacy involved in presenting complex business disputes.

Diederich represents plaintiffs and defendants through stages ranging from requests for immediate court relief to trials and appeals. His experience includes business ownership conflicts, shareholder agreements, trade secrets, and fiduciary duties. These matters can involve both an organization’s operations and the relationships among people controlling it. His practice helps clients examine the competing legal positions and consider which dispute resolution process fits the issues presented.

Adam Diederich participates in pro bono work, including representation of students facing school expulsion. His service has received recognition from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. His professional approach emphasizes understanding a client’s business and pursuing legal options consistent with its interests. That focus supports practical decisions about negotiation, litigation, and the protection of relationships or assets affected by a dispute.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, ArentFox Schiff LLP
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Treasurer and Executive Committee Member, Board of Directors, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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