Profile
Adam Gill is a founder and Managing Director at GLS Capital, where he leads patent-related investments and sits on the firm’s Investment and Valuation Committees.
Adam led patent investment teams at two of the world’s largest litigation finance providers before founding GLS Capital in 2018.
He has evaluated thousands of patent opportunities and has underwritten and managed hundreds of millions of dollars of litigation finance investments.
Prior to entering litigation finance, Adam was a partner in the patent litigation group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago.
Before joining Kirkland & Ellis in 2004, Adam was a litigator in the Silicon Valley office of Dechert LLP where he practiced patent, trade secret, securities and antitrust litigation.
Adam holds a J.D.
from the University of California-Hastings College of the Law and a B.A.
from the University of South Carolina.
Adam Gill active positions
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GLS Capital LLC
GLS Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance GLS Capital LLC (GLS Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Adam Gill, Jamison Lynch and David Spiegel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Founder | 2018-03-31 |
Burford Capital Investment Management LLC
Burford Capital Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Burford Capital Investment Management LLC (Burford Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Burford Capital Ltd founded in 2013 by Adam R Gerchen. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Investor | 2013-08-31 |
IPXI Holdings LLC
IPXI Holdings LLC MiscellaneousMiscellaneous IPXI Holdings LLC operates as a holding private company. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. | Director/Board Member | 2012-08-31 |
Former positions of Adam Gill
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Private Equity Investor | 2012-08-31 |
Training of Adam Gill
University of California, Hastings | Graduate Degree |
University of South Carolina | Undergraduate Degree |
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GLS Capital LLC
GLS Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance GLS Capital LLC (GLS Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Adam Gill, Jamison Lynch and David Spiegel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
Burford Capital Investment Management LLC
Burford Capital Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Burford Capital Investment Management LLC (Burford Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Burford Capital Ltd founded in 2013 by Adam R Gerchen. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
IPXI Holdings LLC
IPXI Holdings LLC MiscellaneousMiscellaneous IPXI Holdings LLC operates as a holding private company. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. | Miscellaneous |
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
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