About Adam
PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Adam's practice focuses on real estate, business development, finance, commercial litigation, and transactions. Adam routinely serves as Outside General Counsel for various businesses in Arizona. In this capacity, Adam typically receives the first call when his clients encounter business issues with legal implications.
Adam understands his clients' current business operations, histories, and future goals when acting as Outside General Counsel, and he provides efficient, thoughtful, and innovative solutions to his clients' business-related challenges.
As Outside General Counsel, Adam coordinates and oversees:
- Commercial contracts, licensing agreements and strategic transactions;
- Corporate governance, board and shareholder resolutions, consents, director meetings, shareholder meetings, and minutes;
- Government licensing and inquiries;
- Capital raises;
- Mergers and acquisitions;
- Counseling officers and directors on fiduciary duties and strategic considerations;
- Employment matters, including hiring, retention, termination, policies, and handbooks;
- Executive compensation, including stock options, restricted stock agreements, and equity and non-equity based incentive compensation;
- Trademark, tradename, and other intellectual property protection;
- Litigation, arbitration, mediation, and risk management;
- Real estate purchases, development, and commercial leasing;
- Privacy and data security;
- Planning and zoning;
- Supervision or evaluation of local or special counsel; and,
- Special projects.
CLIENTS
Adam's clients have included: car dealerships, banks, universities, insurance companies, tech startups, real estate developers, restaurants/bars, churches, licensed contractors, lenders/financiers, title/escrow companies, engineers, farmers/ranchers, franchisors, governmental education departments, manufacturers and patent holders, commercial landlords/tenants, creditors/debtors in bankruptcy, and real estate professionals.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
EDUCATION
- Arizona State University (BA, English, Magna Cum Laude, 1998)
- Washburn University School of Law (JD, 2001)
BAR ADMISSION
- Arizona
COURT ADMISSION
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
