Adam Goldberg is a Founding Partner of Trident, where he advises companies, boards, executives, investors, founders, universities, philanthropies, nonprofits, and public figures through their most consequential opportunities, challenges, and crises. 

Practice Focus

Adam is one of the nation’s leading advisors helping organizations and individuals manage crises, build their reputations, execute litigation and investigation communications, and maximize stakeholder relations. He specializes in complex matters at the intersection of communications, law, and politics.

Recognition and Rankings

Chambers & Partners recognizes Adam as top-ranked in its guide for crisis communications and highly ranked in its guide for litigation and investigation communications. Trident as a firm is top-ranked in both guides. Chambers reports that clients and outside lawyers who work with Adam call him “a rockstar,” “best-in-class,” and “one of the strongest advisors I’ve ever worked with.” Lawdragon recognizes Adam as one of its 2026 100 Global Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting. Legal500 awards Trident its highest ranking in its Dispute Services 2026 guide to U.S. PR and Communications firms.

Background

Adam honed his expertise in the White House as Special Associate Counsel to President Clinton from 1996 to 1999, serving as a White House spokesman and developing and executing communications and political strategies for the impeachment and other investigations. 

In addition to his practice, Adam serves on the Board of Trustees of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, a national leader in classic theater. Previously, Adam served on the Capital Area Food Bank Board of Directors for over 10 years.

Admitted in New York, the District of Columbia, and various federal courts, Adam graduated Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 1994 and Tufts University, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1991.