Adam L. Kochenderfer

Adam has a diverse commercial litigation practice addressing local, national, and international disputes at every level of complexity.

Expertise includes a strong concentration in business and supply-chain negotiation, management, and litigation.

Representative clients include original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, technology companies, property developers, construction contractors and subcontractors, tenants, landlords, secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, bankruptcy trustees, guarantors and distressed companies.

Broad experience representing original equipment manufacturers, tier-one suppliers, and sub-tier suppliers in a wide range of matters, including:

Supply disruptions
Contract negotiations for components produced domestically and abroad
Pricing and volume disputes
Efforts to re-source production to alternative suppliers
Lien claims under Michigan's Special Tools Lien Act and Molder's Lien Act
Federal WARN Act litigation
Product liability claims
Dealership franchise disputes

Experience also includes a wide spectrum of land use matters, including rezoning parcels, obtaining variances, amending plats, and addressing building code violations.

Education:

University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Michigan Law Review: Associate Editor, Contributing Editor
UM Student Funded Fellowships, Treasurer

Oakland University, Political Science and English, B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of Alfred G. Wilson Award
Student Body President
Student Liaison to Board of Trustees

Admitted:

Michigan
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

More About Adam

Honors

DBusiness Top Lawyers (2017-2018)
Oakland County Executive's Elite 40 Under 40 Award (2014)
Michigan Super Lawyers (2013 - 2017)
Michigan Rising Stars (2008 - 2012)
Outstanding Young Alumni of the Year Award, Oakland University (2011)
Pro Bono Spirit Award, Legal Aid and Defender Association

Publications

“Can Michigan Creditors Find the Green? The Impact of Janvey v Golf Channel on Fraudulent Transfers in Ponzi Schemes,” Michigan Business Law Journal, Spring 2018
"Banking on Liability: Claims Against Ponzi Scheme Professionals," American Bar Association Commercial & Business Litigation Newsletter, Fall 2013, Vol. 15, No. 1

Professional Involvement

Oakland County Commissioner (2015 - present)
"Business Reality Network" Radio Program – Guest Attorney
Legislative Committee, Oakland County Bar Association (2015 - 2016)
Board of Directors, Oakland University Alumni Association (2005 - 2016)
Debtor/Creditor Committee, Oakland County Bar Association (2015 - present)
City Councilman, Rochester Hills, MI (2011 - 2015)
American Bankruptcy Institute
Delegate, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) (2011 - 2015)

Prior Employment Experience

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Associate (2005-2009)
Partner (2010)

Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne & Field, PC
Law Clerk (2003)