Adam Steene is of counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group and the Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Adam clerked for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch of the Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and Judge Andrew S. Oldham of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He also served as a Gregory S. Coleman Fellow in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Earlier in his career, Adam practiced at a prominent international law firm, where he focused on commercial litigation and antitrust matters and argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Adam received an LL.M. with public service honors from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and an LL.B. with first-class honors from the University of Law, London. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Adam also holds an M.A. in Classics from Columbia University and a B.A. in Classics with first-class honors from King’s College London.
Adam is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the District of Columbia, as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fifth Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of New York, Southern District of New York, and Western District of Texas.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Law - 2014 Juris Doctor
- Northwestern University - 2012 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- University of Law - 2011 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Columbia University - 2009 Master of Arts
- King's College London - 2008 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- US Supreme Court, Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, 2023 - 2024
- US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Hon. William H. Pryor Jr., 2021 - 2022
- US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Hon. Andrew S. Oldham, 2019 - 2020