Adam Massaro is an intellectual property and corporate litigator, with well over a decade of experience handling multimillion dollar matters throughout the United States. He has tried multiple cases, including obtaining a seven-figure jury verdict and defending a client against a seven-figure claim where he secured a complete defense win at trial. As a former appellate law clerk, Adam also focuses on complex post-judgment and appellate work, including handling appeals in Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, and the Tenth Circuit.
Adam works with clients on intellectual property matters in a broad range of areas, including software, internet-based technologies, industrial equipment, and sporting goods. He has litigated intellectual property and high technology cases in Colorado, California, Nevada, and Arizona Federal District Court.
Adam represents clients in the cannabis industry in both state and federal court, including obtaining a complete defense win at trial for a client, obtaining injunctive relief for a plant-touching entity, and enforcing cannabis intellectual property rights. He provides strategic counseling to cannabis companies throughout the industry, including multistate operators, publicly traded entities, cannabis brands, and investors in the space.
Adam, an amateur polo player, is also the team leader of Akerman's Equine Sector Team. This team represents one of the largest legal teams in the equestrian community by an Am Law 100 firm with the national platform to serve clients in key equestrian centers across the United States, including California, Colorado, Florida, and Texas.