Adrian K. Felix

Adrian is a Partner in the Firm’s Trial & Litigation Group, recognized for combining rigorous, data-driven analysis with strategic judgment to resolve complex business disputes. With academic training in mathematics and biological sciences, he analyzes legal problems through the identification of core issues, patterns, stress points, and develops strategies that reshape outcomes rather than simply react to them. 

Clients rely on Adrian not only as trial counsel, but as a strategic advisor who operates behind the scenes to influence the trajectory of disputes before they escalate. He is frequently engaged at the earliest stages of conflict to conduct pre-suit assessments, test legal and commercial assumptions, and design integrated strategies that align litigation posture with business objectives. His approach emphasizes precision, efficiency, and control—often positioning clients to be able to avoid future disputes or resolve matters on favorable terms without the need for prolonged proceedings. 

Adrian focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and arbitration across a range of industries, including real estate, franchising, construction, hospitality, and financial services. He regularly counsels domestic and international clients on pre-suit assessments, dispute avoidance, and high-stakes negotiations involving claims such as breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, unfair trade practices, unjust enrichment, partnership and development agreements, fiduciary duties, restrictive covenants, and franchise relationship terminations. His approach emphasizes not only resolving disputes but reframing them and finding leverage points that can shift outcomes in his clients’ favor.

In the real estate sector, Adrian has substantial experience guiding owners and developers through distressed and high-risk projects. He advises on the full lifecycle of construction and development disputes, including drafting and negotiating construction agreements, litigating delay and defect claims, resolving lien disputes, and managing lease terminations and evictions. Clients rely on him to bring structure and direction to situations that are often fluid and high-pressure, ensuring that legal strategy remains aligned with financial and operational goals.