Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
Education
Duke University, J.D., 2009
Eastman School of Music, M.M., 2003
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 2000
Profile
Adam Martin's practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters and privacy law. He advises emerging growth companies through each stage of the company's life cycle, including initial formation, equity and convertible debt financings, general corporate governance, private securities laws compliance and privacy law compliance. Adam also counsels strategic investors and venture capital and private equity funds in their acquisition of and investment in portfolio companies, among other general corporate matters.
He recently represented a private e-commerce technology company in its acquisition by a private media and e-commerce company; Validic in its $12.5 million Series B financing led by Kaiser Permanente Ventures; and early-stage venture fund IDEA Fund Partners in its Series Seed equity investment in First Leads, Inc.
Prior to joining the firm, Adam was an attorney with Dechert LLP in New York City.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, venture capital, 2017-25; corporate, 2020-25; mergers and acquisitions, 2022-25; technology, 2024-25; Raleigh Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, 2023
- Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, business, 2017, 2021, 2025; corporate, 2023
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, business/corporate, 2025; Rising Star, 2020
- Mecklenburg Access to Justice Pro Bono Partners Program, Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2021
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Graham C. Mullen, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 2009-10