Adam Donner

Assistant District Attorney Adam Donner is one of the assistant district attorney of Starling City. He works under Kate Spencer, the district attorney, and is Laurel Lance's ex-boss; he fired her for her drug addiction.

Season 2
In "City of Heroes",

In "Broken Dolls", he announces in court that he will be seeking the death penalty against Moira Queen for her involvement in the Undertaking.

In "Crucible", he takes Laurel out to dinner and makes romantic advances towards her, but she rebuffs him.

In "League of Assassins", he and Laurel meet with Moira and her lawyer to offer Moira a plea bargain which would allow her to avoid the death penalty.

In "State v. Queen", he serves as the lead prosecutor in the trial of Moira Queen. Before the trial begins, he informs Laurel that he has a "trump card" that will turn the jury against Moira. While cross-examining Thea Queen, he suddenly collapses in the courtroom, an unwitting victim of Count Vertigo's newest scheme to spread Vertigo throughout Starling City. He is then kidnapped by the Count, who forces him to beg, on a live TV broadcast, for another injection of Vertigo to ease his withdrawal symptoms. Later he is freed by The Arrow.

In "Blind Spot", he refuses Laurel's request to investigate Sebastian Blood, saying it would jeopardize his career. After Laurel is arrested for possession of drugs, he tells her that charges will not be filed, but fires her from the DA's office.