Platt Richmond

Corporate Law

Section Head & Partner

Adam Connatser joined Platt Richmond in 2023. Adam serves the firm’s clients by drawing on almost 25 years of experience practicing business law, including 13 as an associate and partner at the global firm Squire Patton Boggs, and 8 years as co-founder and partner of boutique business firm Wright Connatser. He serves a wide range of clients, from those at the highest echelons of business and finance to entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses, and non-profits. Adam’s expertise includes business and transaction structuring, private placements, M&A, fund formation, finance, workouts and restructurings, corporate and securities, and various related areas of practice. He has written and spoken extensively on topics such as M&A, finance, impact investing and social entrepreneurship.

Adam has been named to the list of "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine, as well as the "Rising Stars" list by Thomson Reuters for many years. Adam attended The University of Texas School of Law, where he graduated With Honors in 2001. Before that, he attended Baylor University, where he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Communications and a minor in Business in 1998.

English

American Bar Association, Business Law Section

Dallas Bar Association, Mergers and Acquisitions Section

Leadership Dallas Alumni

State Bar of Texas, Member

The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2001

Baylor University, B.A. in Communications and Business (cum laude), 1998

In the community, Adam has served on numerous non-profit boards, including as Board President of Family Compass, a strong and long-standing child abuse prevention agency. He coaches as many of his son’s sports teams as he can, tries to keep up with his dynamo dressage champion daughter, and is also a proud member of the Leadership Dallas class of 2014.