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Adam focuses his practice primarily on corporate trustees and other financial intermediaries. He is well-known for his work representing trustees on sovereign bond defaults and restructurings. He works on domestic and cross-border transactions, particularly involving the Latin American market. His experience covers the full range of corporate trust and agency services, and clients regularly turn to him for their most complex matters.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented the trustee of a NYSE-traded oil royalty trust.
Represented the trustees on nearly $75 billion in aggregate principal amount of defaulted Latin American sovereign bonds, including national, provincial, and municipal debt, advising on the defaults, consent solicitations, and restructurings.
Represented the trustee on a public consent solicitation to restructure an international retailer using a stapled exchange, involving an English restructuring proceeding and Chapter 15 recognition in the United States.
Representative Experience
Represented the trustee of a NYSE-traded oil royalty trust.
Represented the trustees on nearly $75 billion in aggregate principal amount of defaulted Latin American sovereign bonds, including national, provincial, and municipal debt, advising on the defaults, consent solicitations, and restructurings.
Represented the trustee on a public consent solicitation to restructure an international retailer using a stapled exchange, involving an English restructuring proceeding and Chapter 15 recognition in the United States.
Represented the trustee on the issuance of over $2 billion in aggregate principal amount of bonds by a major hedge fund.
Represented the trustee on a $322 million debt restructuring by an Argentine infrastructure group.
Represented the trustee on a $10.5 billion bond issuance by a chain of international retailers.
Represented the trustee on a $500 million debt-for-nature exchange by a West African sovereign.
Represented the trustee on a $300 million consent solicitation to restructure the debt of a Latin American energy company.
Represented the trustee and receivers on a number of structured investment vehicles, including the first structured investment vehicle to enter into receivership; the restructuring was recognized by the International Financial Law Review as Restructuring Deal of the Year.
Led a team advising a major international bank on its global statutory and regulatory compliance obligations.
Advised a national bank on the creation of its specialty escrow and paying agent business.
Represented the issuer in a registered exchange offer of $100,000,000 and £515,000,000 in aggregate principal amount Senior Subordinated and Senior Subordinated Discount Notes, which was recognized as International Financing Review's European high-yield deal of the year.
Represented the issuer, a major international brewer and beverage distributor, in a $1.75 billion investment-grade Yankee bond offer.
Represented a European luxury automobile manufacturer on a multi-lender secured credit facility.
Credentials
Education
Education
- Cornell University, J.D.
- Tufts University, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York