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Overview

As a corporate attorney, Tom understands that a successful deal is in the details. He treats client businesses with equal individuality.

Among the wide range of clients regularly relying on Tom’s corporate legal advice are mid-sized business owners in the transportation and service sectors. During day-to-day legal operations and strategic transactions, Tom counsels clients on how to mitigate risk and understand the nuances of complex deals – for both sellers and purchasers. Able to streamline details with a forward-looking view, Tom is known for identifying how specific components of a transaction will play out – not only during the deal at hand – but in alignment with a client’s customized long-range goals. Tom regularly helps navigate:

  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Due diligence
  • Corporate governance

Tom gets to know each client in order to provide individual strategies. He knows there is no one-size-fits-all approach to growing or protecting a business or portfolio. Tom is appreciated for his ability to synthesize details into optimal pathways for each client.

Industry

Services

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Corporate Law, 2024

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School
    • Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review, Associate Editor
  • B.A., State University of New York at Albany
    • cum laude

Admissions

  • Wisconsin

Professional Memberships and Certifications

  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee Bar Association
2023 Pro Bono Contributor
Experience
  • Counseled local logistics and transportation company in asset sale, managing due diligence process and coordination with management.
  • Assisted in representation of large logistics company in potential sale transaction involving intricate due diligence concerns.
  • Navigated mid-market payroll processing company through asset sale from pre-signing to post-signing strategy considerations.
  • Provided complex corporate governance analysis for international biotech company in connection with substantial minority investment and related financing.
  • Represented Illinois arts education client in buy-side deal from start to finish, including mitigation of substantial risk factors and subsequent negotiations.
Outside the Office

Originally from New York, Tom enjoys returning to visit friends and family, but has found a home in Milwaukee’s big-city offerings and small-town accessibility. He spends time golfing, weightlifting and following NBA basketball.

Community Leadership
  • Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout