Adam C. Sherman

Adam is a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati and Orange County offices and a member of the Vorys eControl group. His practice focuses on helping companies address the problems and harness the opportunities created by eCommerce and online marketplaces. He helps his clients identify and solve their online distribution issues, including pricing, product diversion, counterfeit, unfair competition, and false advertising issues. Adam designs and implements efficient enforcement strategies to identify and remove online sellers that are causing the most problems for his clients. These comprehensive strategies combine investigation, technology and legal.

As part of the Vorys eControl team, Adam works with clients to implement agreements and policies to help gain control of the marketplace by providing the foundation to remove unauthorized sellers. He has worked with clients that have a variety of distribution strategies, tailoring his recommendations to fit his clients’ needs.

A significant part of Adam’s practice focuses on helping direct seller and network marketing companies manage and contain unauthorized online sales. He understands the unique challenges unauthorized online sales pose for these companies and the challenges these companies have in effectively addressing the issues. He helps these companies approach the problem from both an internal business perspective and outside enforcement on the marketplaces.    

Adam is an adjunct professor at Northern Kentucky University, where he teaches intellectual property law.

Adam received his J.D. from the New York University School of Law and his B.A. with high honors from the University of Michigan.

Honors & Recognitions

Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars, General Litigation, 2012