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Adam Fleisher

Adam Fleisher

Global 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Adam Fleisher’s practice focuses on a wide range of global and U.S. corporate transactions.

Adam is a leading capital markets advisor. He has advised on many capital markets offerings, from IPOs to convertible bonds to rights offerings, acting for both issuers and underwriters, as well as advising clients with ongoing reporting obligations and governance considerations.

Adam has extensive experience as a corporate advisor to alternative asset managers, especially in governance, succession planning, and the structuring and sale of GP stakes, as well as regulatory compliance, particularly beneficial ownership reporting and insider trading considerations.

Adam represents buy-side investors, such as hedge funds and sovereign investors, in pre-IPO investments, PIPEs, and similar transactions.

Adam enjoys working on novel and complex matters, and frequently works on transactions at the intersection of the above areas.

Career

Adam joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2008. J.D., Yale Law School (2000); A.B., Harvard University (1997).

Professional Memberships

Vice Chair, ABA Business Law Section’s International Securities Matters Subcommittee

U.S. Advisory Board Member, Practical Law Company

Visiting Clinical Lecturer (Co-teacher, “Advanced Issues in Capital Markets: Role of Counsel for Issuers and Underwriters in an Initial Public Offering”), Yale Law School, 2015 - 2023

Member, New York Bar

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States - USA

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial
Adam Fleisher is revered for his capital markets practice, which forms a key component of his wider corporate practice.

Strengths

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  • Look to him to give guidance and for his calm minded judgment when we needed him the most.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Global Guide
  • Adam is a fantastic capital markets advisor.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Global Guide
  • Adam is an exceptional attorney who provides practical and actionable advice.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Global Guide
  • Adam provides outstanding advice.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Global Guide
  • Adam is excellent; he has seen it all and is able to ensure we remain careful but commercial.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Global Guide

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