Summary

Tom is an associate at Taft focusing his practice on business law. He focuses primarily on advising clients in merger and acquisition transactions across a wide array of industries with a focus on health care. He advises a variety of health care clients on corporate and transactional matters such as acquisitions, divestitures, and recapitalizations. Tom’s representation has also included private equity firms, publicly and privately-held companies, and higher education institutions. He also regularly counsels clients with their outside general counsel duties, including general corporate and commercial law and business advisory services.

Tom regularly volunteers with LegalCORPS, providing business transactional services to pro bono clients that include low-income owners of small businesses, small nonprofit organizations, and low-income innovators.

Awards

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch,” Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024 – 2025)

  • 2020 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Pathfinder Fellow

  • North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association (2020)

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Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School

    cum laude

  • University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management

    M.B.A.

  • DePaul University

    magna cum laude
    B.A. – International Studies and Italian

Admissions

  • State - Minnesota

Professional Affiliations

  • Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association

    Member

  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

    Pathfinder Fellow