"Noted for his strong practice in the bankruptcy space."
Chambers USA 2024
"Very knowledgeable and responsive. Very commercial lawyer with a lot of expertise in crypto."
The Legal 500 US 2024
"He is thorough, straightforward and commercial."
Chambers USA 2023
"Adam is great in terms of being responsive and a good strategist."
Chambers USA 2023
"A fantastic professional with a depth of knowledge on bankruptcy law and restructuring strategy."
Chambers USA 2022
"Adam is a personable, responsive and exceedingly bright lawyer."
Chambers USA 2022
"He is very responsive and approaches problems with creativity."
Chambers USA 2021
Profile
Adam Goldberg advises creditors, secured creditors, acquirers, financing sources, and companies in all facets of the restructuring and reorganization process, with a particular focus on complex cross-border matters.
Adam combines creative financing structures and bespoke legal strategies to navigate clients’ largest and most complicated restructuring situations. His work encompasses financing structures for troubled businesses, acquisitions of distressed assets, chapter 11 reorganizations, debt-to-equity conversions, distressed exchanges, and sovereign restructurings. Adam's expansive transactional work has involved diverse industries, including the oil and gas, retail, shipping, aviation, power, manufacturing, and automotive sectors.
Adam brings particular experience in cross-border insolvencies, having steered a number of the world’s most notable international matters in recent years. He developed his focus on cutting-edge, multijurisdictional matters by working in the firm’s Dubai office for more than 15 months and working closely with Latham’s global team on a daily basis.
Adam regularly advises on diverse areas of public interest law and is a former member of Latham’s Pro Bono Committee. He is also a member of the firm’s Ethics Committee and Opinions Committee.
Accolades
Up and Coming – Restructuring Chambers USA 2022
Recognized – Bankruptcy/Restructuring Chambers USA 2021-2022
Ranked – Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy The Legal 500 US 2017
Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer Turnarounds & Workouts 2017
Experience
Adam's experience includes:
Chapter 11 cases, including:
Gulfport Energy Corporation (DIP to exit facility agent/arranger) (Corporate Turnaround of the Year (Large) by Global M&A Network)
Avianca Holdings (aircraft lessor) (Cross-Border Turnaround of the Year (Mega) by Global M&A Network)
WorldStrides (secured loan and DIP agent)
Legacy Reserves (second lien lender and plan sponsor)
Mattress Firm (DIP to exit loan Backstop Group)
Energy XXI (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)
Atlas Resource Partners (second lien lenders)
Republic Airways (aircraft lenders and lessors)
CHC Group (collateral trustee)
Saratoga Resources (secured bondholders)
Longview Power (exit facility arranger)
NII Holdings (aka Nextel) (ad hoc group of bondholders)
Overseas Shipholding Group (lead equity backstop party)
Arcapita Bank (DIP to exit facility arranger)
National Envelope (debtors)
Advanta (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)
Tropicana Entertainment (secured lenders)
American Airlines (aircraft lenders and lessors)
Premier International Holdings (indenture trustee)
Cross-border restructurings, including:
Swissport International
Calfrac Well Services
Irish Bank Resolution Corp.
Doncasters
Thomas Cook
Steinhoff International
Scholz
DTEK
Abengoa
Central European Distribution Corporation
Lehman Brothers
Nortel Networks
Global Safety Textiles
White Birch Paper
Sovereign restructurings, including:
Puerto Rico, including PREPA (Sovereign Restructuring of the Year by Global M&A Network)
Dubai World
Nakheel PJSC
Native American casinos
Appeals, including representation of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in appeals before the First Circuit and the US Supreme Court in the case of Textron Inc. v. United States
A Latham team, led by partners Chris Harris and Adam Goldberg and counsel Tiffany Ikeda Austin, won a bench trial in Delaware Bankruptcy Court that will enable the joint liquidators of Three Arrows Capital to amend its claim in the FTX bankruptcy from US$120 million to US$1.5 billion.
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