About Adam

Adam heads Cooley’s New York corporate practice. He represents clients at all stages of their life cycle, from incorporation to exit, with an emphasis on working with fast-paced, rapid-growth enterprises. He has worked closely with many of the most exciting technology companies on a diverse range of critical transactions, including seed, angel and VC financings, initial public offerings, and M&A. He also advises clients on complex corporate governance matters and strategic transactions. In addition, Adam has extensive experience representing venture capital funds, angel investors and investment banks.

Adam is deeply involved in the New York technology community. He formerly served on the board of directors of the NY Tech Alliance, a nonprofit organization with more than 60,000 individual and institutional members. He also represents a variety of technology-related nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis and is a regular speaker and lecturer on corporate law issues at institutions such as Columbia University and New York University. Adam also served as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, teaching a class focused on venture capital investing and startups.

Before joining Cooley, Adam was a partner in the New York office of another global law firm.

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Admissions and credentials

  • New York
  • Florida

Education

  • New York University School of Law
    JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1996
  • State University of New York at Albany
    BS, Accounting, summa cum laude, 1993

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Startups & Emerging Companies – Nationwide (2024 – 2025)

The Legal 500: Leading Lawyer in Venture Capital & Emerging Companies (2024 – 2025)