Vedder Price

Vedder Thinking

Adam S. Goldman

Associate

222 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60601

+1 (312) 609 7731

  • VCard

Services

Adam S. Goldman

Associate

Adam S. Goldman is an Associate in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Investment Services group.

Mr. Goldman focuses his practice on legal and compliance matters for investment advisers and unregistered investment vehicles, including private equity funds, hedge funds, funds of funds, venture capital funds, continuation funds, special situation funds and other investment entities and separately managed accounts. 

Mr. Goldman advises clients on all aspects of private fund formation, including structuring, marketing and side letter negotiations, and top-level structuring of investment advisers and general partners, including governing documents, employment matters and restrictive covenants, incentive awards and ongoing compliance.  He has launched private funds and negotiated joint ventures and other strategic relationships that invest in a variety of asset classes, from traditional investment securities to real estate, aircraft, credit instruments and other alternative assets.  Mr. Goldman also represents investors and limited partners, including large family offices and institutional clients, in reviewing and investing in private investment vehicles.  

Mr. Goldman spends significant time on investment-adviser-related transactions, routinely representing investment advisers on strategic acquisitions and sales, lift outs and recapitalizations, in addition to combinations of registered investment companies. 

While in law school, Mr. Goldman competed in the National Moot Court Competition, a prestigious competition sponsored by the New York Bar Association, and worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Ronald F. Bartkowicz. Mr. Goldman previously served as Vice-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Financial Institutions Committee.

Mr. Goldman was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in 2023 for Banking and Finance Law. The Legal 500 United States recommends Mr. Goldman in the Investment Fund Formation and Management – Private Equity Funds category.


Adam S. Goldman

Associate

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2014, magna cum laude
  • Indiana University, B.S., 2011

Adam S. Goldman

Associate

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2014

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2014

Affiliations

  • Chicago Bar Association, Financial Institutions Committee Vice Chair

Adam S. Goldman

Associate

Adam S. Goldman

Associate