Adam J. Bass is an American executive, currently the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of Buchalter Law. Bass started with the company in 1993 and has led the company since 2013. He was named one of the "Top 500 Most Influential People in L.A." by the L.A. Business Journal in 2021.[1][2] He recently assisted his firm in opening an office, "The Silicon Slopes," in the Salt Lake City area. In November, Buchalter established the Kaufman Appellate Fellowship Program.[3] This program provides recent law school graduates interested in judicial clerkships or the appellate field with appellate advocacy experience at an early stage in their work lives.

Bass is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law and also received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at USD.[4] He is an arbitrator for the Los Angeles Superior Court and also works in the Dispute Resolution Section of the Bar Association. Bass is currently on the boards of the California Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice. He is a member of the USD School of Law Board of Visitors and the board of trustees of the Buckley School. Bass is active in the California Bar’s Real Property Law Section, the L.A. County Bar Association’s Provisional Remedies Section and the California Receivers Forum.

Career

Bass chairs Buchalter's family office and wealth management practice group and co-chairs the social media influencers industry group. His practice includes representation of companies of all sizes and financial institutions in both transactional and litigation matters. Bass handles general business matters for corporate clients, and his experience includes corporate, loan workouts, creditors’ rights, real property, labor relations, public contracting and regulatory compliance. He joined Buchalter in 1993 and has led the firm since 2013.[5]

His prior positions include the office of Vice Chairman of ACC Capital Holdings, of which Ameriquest was a subsidiary. During the investigation into Ameriquest's mortgage activities, Senator Vincent Ford of Georgia accused Bass and ACC's subsidiary, Ameriquest of "victimizing poor minorities".[6] Bass defended the employees of ACC Capital and Ameriquest during the ensuing shut-down negotiations, saying that it was going well, and was an affirmation of the "hard work and dedication of our employees."[7]

Role in Varsity Blues scandal

According to a 2019 Vanity Fair article,[8] Adam Bass admitted to using outside consultant Rick Singer to assist his daughter in the college admissions process. Bass's admission came in response to questions from Buckley School about why admissions officers at Tulane University believed his white, non-tennis-playing daughter to be a Black tennis star. While the revelation indirectly led to a string of federal charges that made up the Varsity Blues scandal, Bass has not been charged by prosecutors.

References

  1. ↑ "Adam J. Bass". Los Angeles Business Journal. July 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "LA500". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ Osakwe, Chinekwu (November 18, 2021). "Buchalter joins law firms gaining foothold on 'Silicon Slopes'". Reuters. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "USD School of Law Alumnus Adam J. Bass '91 (JD) Recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal as One of Their Most Influential People - University of San Diego". www.sandiego.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bass, Adam — Buchalter". Los Angeles Business Journal. July 30, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Simpson, Glenn R. (December 31, 2007). "Lender Lobbying Blitz Abetted Mortgage Mess". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Gentile, Gary (September 2007). "Ameriquest to be shut down". inquirer.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ "To Cheat and Lie in L.A.: Inside the College-Admissions Scandal". Vanity Fair. July 31, 2019.
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