The filing, however, hinted that Adams’ legal team plans to challenge these allegations later, stating that the accusations stem from a “self-interested staffer with an axe to grind.”
Legal Representation
Adams is represented by high-profile attorneys Alex Spiro, William A. Burck, John F. Bash, and Avi Perry of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. The government is represented by Hagan Scotten, Celia V. Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.