Adam Brenneman

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Adam Brenneman is known throughout Latin America as a “Rising Star,” whose innovative work on complex cross-border transactions includes some of the region’s largest capital markets, financing, and restructuring transactions.

His wide-ranging practice focuses on international corporate and financial transactions including capital markets, restructuring, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public-private partnership (PPP) transactions. Adam has become known for his work on cutting-edge finance transactions and has expertise in SPACs, securitizations and asset-backed financing, sustainable finance and complex multijurisdictional restructurings.

Career

Adam joined the firm in 2007 and became a partner in 2015. J.D., summa cum laude, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (2006); B.A., magna cum laude, George Washington University (2002).

Professional Memberships

Member, New York Bar. Founding editor, Emerging Markets Restructuring Journal.

Publications

“SPAC Sponsors Beware: The Rising Threat of Securities Liability,” (co-author with Nicolas Grabar and Jared Gerber) Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum, October 21, 2020

“LATAM Market Development: Covid-19 and Its Implications on Private Sector Credits,” (co-author with Richard J. Cooper and Francisco Cestero) Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum, March 31, 2020