Turning Challenges Into Solutions
Biography
Adam focuses his practice on representing debtors in commercial bankruptcy reorganizations as well as bankruptcy adversary proceedings. Adam represents debtors and creditors in out-of-court contract settlement negations and commercial litigation.
Adam represents business in Chapter 11 cases and small business Subchapter V reorganizations. He has obtained confirmed plans of reorganization on behalf of business in many different industries including construction, real estate, and business services as well as individuals with business debt. In addition, Adam represents creditors and debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies. Adam also has experience in Chapter 15 Cross-Border insolvencies.
Prior to joining Jones & Walden, Adam clerked for the Honorable Austin E. Carter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Adam received his J.D. with Honors from Emory University Scholl of Law in 2019. While attending Emory Law, he served as Executive Managing Editor of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal (Vol. 35). Prior to law school, Adam graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Whittier College and had a career in corporate operations management with a Fortune 500 company.
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Creditors Rights
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
- J.D. - 2019
- Honors: With Honors
- Law Journal, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal (Vol. 35), Executive Managing Editor
- Whittier College, Whittier, California
- B.A. - 2006
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
Published Works
- Adam Ekbom, Unbalanced Bargaining: Trump Entertainment Resorts Unite Here Local 54 and Expired Collective Bargaining Agreements Under § 1113, 35 EMORY BANKR. DEV. J. 547 (2019). https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ebdj/vol35/iss2/8/
Past Positions
- Honorable Austin E. Carter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Clerk