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Adam McCoy
Senior Associate
Greenville ONE
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
adam.mccoy@nelsonmullins.com
Adam practices in the areas of corporate, financial transactions, and investment management, and has experience advising private investment funds on operations and fund formation and representing limited partners in connection with their investments in private funds.
Adam practices in the areas of corporate, financial transactions, and investment management, and has experience advising private investment funds on operations and fund formation and representing limited partners in connection with their investments in private funds.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Private Funds Associate, international law firm (2019-2021)
- Summer Associate, international law firm (2018)
Representative Matters
- Represented multiple global investment firms in multi-billion-dollar private equity funds and co-investments
- Represented international investment firm in complex fund financing structure
- Lead negotiation and representation of global investment firm in transfers of limited partner interests
- Represented one of the world’s largest private equity firms in negotiation and structuring co-investment
- Pro bono representation of international non-profit in structuring, organization, and fund raising of international focused social impact fund
- Represented family office across all aspects of investments, including structuring of investment funds, and representation as a limited partner in making investments
- Represented limited partners in negotiating terms and conditions of investments in funds and co-investments
- Pro bono representation of immigration client in appeal for asylum review
Educational Activities
- Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review
- Board Member, Moot Court
- ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Team
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, JD, cum laude (2019)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA (2015)
Admissions
- New York
- South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Practice Areas
Industries
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Private Funds Associate, international law firm (2019-2021)
- Summer Associate, international law firm (2018)
Representative Matters
- Represented multiple global investment firms in multi-billion-dollar private equity funds and co-investments
- Represented international investment firm in complex fund financing structure
- Lead negotiation and representation of global investment firm in transfers of limited partner interests
- Represented one of the world’s largest private equity firms in negotiation and structuring co-investment
- Pro bono representation of international non-profit in structuring, organization, and fund raising of international focused social impact fund
- Represented family office across all aspects of investments, including structuring of investment funds, and representation as a limited partner in making investments
- Represented limited partners in negotiating terms and conditions of investments in funds and co-investments
- Pro bono representation of immigration client in appeal for asylum review
Educational Activities
- Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review
- Board Member, Moot Court
- ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Team
Media
Adam practices in the areas of corporate, financial transactions, and investment management, and has experience advising private investment funds on operations and fund formation and representing limited partners in connection with their investments in private funds.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Private Funds Associate, international law firm (2019-2021)
- Summer Associate, international law firm (2018)
Representative Matters
- Represented multiple global investment firms in multi-billion-dollar private equity funds and co-investments
- Represented international investment firm in complex fund financing structure
- Lead negotiation and representation of global investment firm in transfers of limited partner interests
- Represented one of the world’s largest private equity firms in negotiation and structuring co-investment
- Pro bono representation of international non-profit in structuring, organization, and fund raising of international focused social impact fund
- Represented family office across all aspects of investments, including structuring of investment funds, and representation as a limited partner in making investments
- Represented limited partners in negotiating terms and conditions of investments in funds and co-investments
- Pro bono representation of immigration client in appeal for asylum review
Educational Activities
- Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review
- Board Member, Moot Court
- ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Team
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, JD, cum laude (2019)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA (2015)
Admissions
- New York
- South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Practice Areas
- Financial Services Advisory
- Corporate & Securities
- Financial Institutions Corporate & Regulatory
- Investment Management
- Private Funds
Industries
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