Adam S. Zarren

Adam S. Zarren is an M&A/Business/Corporate/Transactional attorney who advises businesses, C-level executives, business owners and their families, and other entrepreneurs on legal matters that take into consideration both their business goals and personal wealth targets. Adam’s holistic, results-oriented entrepreneurial approach enables him to solve complex legal and business issues for his clients. His primary areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and reorganizations, corporate governance, capital raises, corporate finance, intellectual property, and real estate while also managing projects for his clients lead by his colleagues in other areas including litigation, estate planning, tax, and bankruptcy.

Adam’s client-base is primarily comprised of lower and middle market companies as well as publicly-traded businesses within a wide array of industries including healthcare, technology/software and IT, health and fitness, government contracting, and life sciences, among many others, throughout Maryland, the United States, as well as Internationally.

Prior to founding Zarren Law Group, LLC, Adam was a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, a regional full-service law firm. Adam was previously also a Partner at Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber, P.A. where he was promoted to Partner after just six years of practice.

Adam received his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2002 and his M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business in 2004 where he graduated magna cum laude. He additionally received a Bachelor of Science from Towson University in 1999 where he also graduated magna cum laude.

During his tenure practicing law, Adam serves or has served on a number of boards. He is currently a member of the board of director for Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG Maryland) and is an advisory member of Betamore, a Baltimore-based technology incubator. Adam previously served on the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Maryland Deal of the Year Committee the premier network for middle market deal makers, and as a member of the Maryland Bar Association Business Law Section Council.  Adam is also involved in various community initiatives and he believes strongly in giving back to others in need.​

Adam draws on his background in business and extensive experience in corporate and business law to represent a wide range of clients in many industries in local, national, and globally. Adam also spent five years at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in various capacities including as an Analyst in Strategic Planning and ecommerce, as well as a Law Clerk in its legal department.

Adam frequently lectures on various leading business and legal issues at seminars and events attended by executives, business owners, accountants, investment bankers, and other business leaders and leading professionals. He also regularly publishes articles on important legal issues in leading business magazines and regional, national and international publications and has co-authored two M&A books published by Aspire, a Thomson Reuters company. He is regularly recognized by various publications as a top business lawyer including by SuperLawyers®, SmartCEO, and Baltimore Magazine.​

Adam was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew-up in New Jersey, and has spent his entire professional career in Maryland. Over the years, Adam has invested in a few businesses depicting his entrepreneurial desires. Adam lives in Maryland with his two daughters.