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Adam Kaminsky

Adam Kaminsky

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Adam is a member of Davis Polk’s Executive Compensation practice. His practice focuses principally on private equity matters, including advising on the executive compensation aspects of private equity transactions and on compensation matters for portfolio companies.

Adam has extensive experience advising on the executive compensation and ERISA aspects of a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and spinoffs. He also advises public and private companies on the design, implementation and administration of equity and cash compensation arrangements; the negotiation of executive employment agreements, severance and change in control arrangements; and related corporate governance and disclosure matters.

He has negotiated individual compensation packages for executives of large publicly traded companies, as well as for executives of portfolio companies with private equity sponsors.

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - District of Columbia

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Adam Kaminsky of Davis Polk & Wardwell regularly advises clients on a range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, with a particular focus on advisory work.

Strengths

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  • He is really great with people and is very accessible.

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California

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District of Columbia

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Massachusetts

New York

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