Hilary Adams

Associate

Hilary Adams

Maiden Name: Houston

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Hilary Houston Adams is an associate in the Litigation Practice, where she focuses her practice in the area of class action litigation, with a particular emphasis on products liability matters. Her experience also includes a range of complex civil litigation matters including representation of corporate officers and directors in derivative lawsuits, and companies and their directors in securities fraud actions, merger litigation and proxy lawsuits.

Recent Experience

  • Defense of two financial institutions in multi-billion dollar action arising from failed merger.
  • Representation of plaintiff hedge fund in breach of contract action related to conversion rights.
  • Defense of major automobile manufacturer in multi-billion dollar dispute involving warranty and pricing claims arising out of an exclusive supplier’s design and manufacture of diesel engines.

Honors and Affiliations

American Bar Association

Class Agent, Duke Law School class of 2007

Criminal Division Intern, United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA, 2005

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Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2007

Law School(s)

  • Duke University School of Law, 2007Juris Doctor (J.D.)
    • Executive Editor, Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum

Under Grad / Grad
School(s)

  • Northwestern University, 2001Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)cum laude