Adam Paul Bio

Adam Paul joined the team as Senior Managing Director in 2024. Prior to joining the Gordian Group, Adam was the global co-head of the restructuring group of Mayer Brown and a senior partner in the restructuring practice of Kirkland & Ellis. Adam has over 25 years of experience representing sponsors and portfolio companies, along with public and private companies in complex US and non-US reorganizations, both in and out of court, and advises boards of directors and senior officers regarding fiduciary duties and restructuring strategies. In addition to his general restructuring work, Adam has significant experience in bankruptcies involving mass tort and legacy liabilities while working closely with the company executives and board members. Adam has been included in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500, which also described Adam as “super smart and very effective” with “great intelligence and capability,” and as a lawyer that is “extraordinarily creative” and “applies experience in a practical manner.” In 2021, Adam was shortlisted by IFLR for Lawyer of the Year – Restructuring and Insolvency. Adam’s work frequently wins deal of the year awards at leading restructuring awards programs, such as those organized by the Turnaround Management Association, IFLR, GRR and The American Lawyer. Adam has been quoted in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Adam is also regularly invited as a conference speaker by various organizations including the American Bankruptcy Institute, INSOL, the Turnaround Management Association, and the American Bar Association.