Adam Yohanan
Corporate Partner
Head of New York and M&A
ayohanan@yohananlaw.com • (212) 859-5041
Brooklyn, New York
Adam Yohanan is a transactional business lawyer with extensive experience representing companies, investors, and entrepreneurs in a wide range of high stakes business transactions.
Adam handles the small and large transactions in the life cycle of a businesses, including mergers & acquisitions, entity formations, partnerships and joint ventures, investing and fundraising, commercial contracts, and dissolutions.
Before founding Yohanan Law, Adam was a Wall Street deal lawyer representing global banks and private equity funds in multi-billion dollar transactions.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center: J.D., with an emphasis on the fundamentals of business law, including corporations, securities, bankruptcy, tax, mergers & acquisitions, secured lending, asset management, and intellectual property
Tulane University: B.A., summa cum laude, with a double major in economics and philosophy, and a member of the Cross Country and Track & Field teams
Bronx High School of Science: advanced regents diploma, and the 2011 public school city champion in the one-mile run
experience
Milbank LLP
Represented investment banks, private lenders, and corporate borrowers in complex domestic and cross border debt financing transactions, including several private equity leveraged buyouts over $1 billion.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Represented public and private corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and private lenders in complex domestic and cross border debt financing transactions ranging from less than $10 million to over $1 billion, with an emphasis on acquisition finance.
Client Testimonials
“I would recommend [Adam] to anyone needing legal aid; he’s very transparent, explains everything in detail, always happy to answer questions, and left me feeling very well serviced as a client.”
“I didn’t feel rushed, and [Adam] was easy-going and easy to talk to. I never felt like I was being talked down to and could ask any questions I wanted. Highly recommend, bright guy.”
“I had the pleasure of working with Adam Yohanan for all of my contract needs and was thoroughly impressed by his professionalism and attention to detail.”