Adam M. Back

Adam is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Lexington office where he serves a wide spectrum of clients through the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, Business Litigation, and Appellate practice groups. He has prominent experience in the energy, retail, agricultural, healthcare, financial services, and mining industries where he has represented creditors, debtors, executives, lenders, and others.

Adam has advised clients in complex corporate restructurings and bankruptcies, including cases that stand as legal firsts. He represented a bank holding company in its Chapter 11 proceeding resulting in the first Section 363 sale of bank stock in Kentucky. He was also part of an SKO team that represented a large secured creditor in one of the first Chapter 9 cases in the state, and served as the court-appointed Chapter 11 Trustee in a healthcare-provider bankruptcy that resulted in a confirmed plan of reorganization. Additionally, Adam advised a variety of creditors in some of the nation’s largest bankruptcy cases over the last several years. .  Recently, Adam represented the purchaser of a Pennsylvania hospital via a Section 363 sale.  He also has substantial bankruptcy litigation experience, including successfully litigating and resolving numerous adversary actions, including preference and other Chapter 5 actions

Adam has acted as lead counsel in significant commercial litigation matters in Kentucky state courts and federal courts inside and outside of Kentucky. He also has notable experience in appellate courts, including successfully arguing before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Adam has earned professional recognitions such as 2022 Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year and 2023 Kentucky Super Lawyers® Honoree . He has shared his expertise in articles published in the ABI Journal and Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice and seminars sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute, the University of Kentucky, the Kentucky Bar Association, and other organizations.  Adam is also on the advisory board for the ABI Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop and the steering committee for the Judge Joe Lee Bankruptcy Institute.

In the community, Adam currently serves as Vice President for the board of the Fayette County Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Fayette County Bar Association.  He was also elected Secretary for the board of directors for Canopy, a nonprofit working to create a more vibrant Kentucky economy through the growth and promotion of Kentucky businesses that positively impact their communities,

Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring: Adam focuses his practice on bankruptcy matters, non-bankruptcy workouts, creditors’ rights, and distressed transactions.  He has represented major secured lenders, unsecured creditors, vendors, debtors, lessors, and defendants in adversary proceedings in cases before U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Kentucky, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Business Litigation: For businesses and professionals throughout Kentucky, Adam counsels clients tactically through every phase of a dispute, from investigations to preliminary negotiations to litigation. His extensive background before includes success in achieving favorable results for a variety of clients.

Appellate: Adam has been the primary author of briefs before state and federal courts in matters involving substantive consolidation in bankruptcy matters, reverse veil piercing, mechanics liens, and other issues.  He has successfully argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Court of Appeals.  Additionally, Adam has consulted on a variety of other appellate matters.

Appellate: Adam has been the primary author of briefs before state and federal courts in matters involving substantive consolidation in bankruptcy matters, reverse veil piercing, mechanics liens, and other issues.  He has successfully argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Court of Appeals.  Additionally, Adam has consulted on a variety of other appellate matters.Keywords: Adam Back