Member Profile
Adam Streisand
Partner, Chair of Private Wealth and Fiduciary Litigation | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Office Location: United States
Jurisdiction
United States
Top Specialisms
Estates: Contentious
Trusts: Contentious
Connect
Professional Biography
The LA Business Journal writes: “If you’ve seen it on HBO’s “Succession,” Adam Streisand has litigated it (and much more) in real life.” However, as the Hollywood Reporter recently noted, “As Rupert Murdoch’s lead counsel, Streisand is at the red-hot center of a real-life Succession drama: He’s the lawyer defending the News Corp mogul’s recent decision to radically alter his family trust, putting son Lachlan in control and divesting all his other children.” The LA Business Journal continues: “Celebrities, musicians, pro sports franchises, athletes, and some of the world’s wealthiest individuals and families turn to Streisand for battles over inheritance, fiduciary conduct and business succession. While Streisand is known for his sweeping victories in high-profile courtroom battles involving celebrity estates, he has also become the go-to trial lawyer whenever the fate of a national sports franchise is on the line, including trust wars over control of the LA Lakers, LA Clippers, LA Chargers and Baltimore Orioles. Streisand earned acclaim as Britney Spears’ first choice of attorney in her conservatorship case and is featured in The New York Times’ ‘Framing Britney Spears,’ Netflix’s ‘Britney vs Spears,’ Hulu’s ‘Controlling Britney Spears,’ and Discovery+’s ‘Jamie Vs Britney: The Father Daughter Trials.’” Streisand is repeatedly named one of the top trial lawyers in the United States, “Most influential People” in Los Angeles, and a “Hollywood Power Lawyer” among many other accolades.
Question : What drew you to specialise in private client law/ wealth advisory?
Answer: There is nothing more fascinating in the human drama than relationships
Question : For lawyers entering private client law, what are key skills you think are essential?
Answer: The capacity to listen and to hear
Question : Where is your favourite place to take a peer for a cocktail or coffee?
Answer: Cafe Deux Magots