Adam Burns

Adam Burns currently serves as Senior Managing Counsel for Commercial Transactions at United Airlines, where responsibilities include providing legal support for the United MileagePlus loyalty program, co-branded credit cards, and various revenue-driving partnerships. Prior experience includes managing counsel roles focused on loyalty and payments, as well as an associate position at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where Adam handled significant commercial agreements and regulatory compliance matters for private equity clients. Additionally, Adam participated as a Fellow in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, emphasizing diversity and relationship-building within the legal community. Educationally, Adam earned a Juris Doctor with high honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics, magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago.