# Adam Margolis

> Adam Margolis is a New Jersey-based medical communications executive who co-founded L&M Healthcare Communications with Lenny LaManna in 2005 and led it for two decades. The agency specialized in peer-to-peer education, speaker bureau operations, compliance, content and its proprietary STARS management platform. After Fingerpaint Group acquired L&M in November 2025, Margolis moved from owner and CEO to managing director at Fingerpaint Medical, bringing L&M's people, technology and operating expertise into a broader life-sciences commercialization group.

- **Role:** Managing Director at Fingerpaint Medical
- **Organizations:** Fingerpaint Medical, Fingerpaint Group, L&M Healthcare Communications
- **Education:** Columbia University in the City of New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led L&M Healthcare Communications for 20 years., Built L&M around peer-to-peer educational programs, speaker bureau operations, content development, compliance and client service., Oversaw two decades of continuous development of STARS, an end-to-end cloud-based speaker tracking, event management, compliance and reporting platform.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2005** — Held medical education and communications positions at firms in the New York tri-state region.
- **2005** — Co-founded L&M Healthcare Communications with Lenny LaManna.
- **2006** — Introduced L&M publicly as a medical education agency serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical-device companies.
- **2008** — As L&M expanded its executive staff and opened a Midwest office, Margolis emphasized adaptability and experience as the foundation of medical education.
- **2020-2023** — Led L&M through the rapid shift from live programs to virtual and hybrid peer-to-peer education, advocating interactive formats and a balanced channel mix.
- **2025-11** — Fingerpaint Group acquired L&M Healthcare Communications; Margolis and the leadership team continued with the business inside Fingerpaint Medical.
- **2026** — Served as managing director at Fingerpaint Medical and spoke publicly about integrating L&M, scaling STARS, preparing a business for sale and adjusting to life after the transaction.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led L&M Healthcare Communications for 20 years.
- Built L&M around peer-to-peer educational programs, speaker bureau operations, content development, compliance and client service.
- Oversaw two decades of continuous development of STARS, an end-to-end cloud-based speaker tracking, event management, compliance and reporting platform.
- Prepared L&M for and completed its acquisition by Fingerpaint Group in November 2025.
- Helped carry L&M's leadership team and specialist capabilities into Fingerpaint Medical.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Appeared on the podcast Buyouts, Business and Bourbon to discuss L&M's 20-year build, exit preparation, due diligence, protecting employees and the shift from owner-CEO to managing director.
- **2026-03** — Reflected publicly on integrating L&M with Fingerpaint Medical and said the combination would bring STARS into a broader suite spanning early branding through global medical affairs.
- **2026** — Listed as a managing director of Fingerpaint Medical as the organization integrated L&M's peer-to-peer programs and STARS platform.
- **2025-11** — L&M Healthcare Communications was acquired by Fingerpaint Group; terms were not disclosed and L&M's leadership continued with the business.

## Links

- Website: https://lmhcare.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammargolis
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pharmaspeakers
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/LM-Healthcare-Communications-151994791611290/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24