Tom is a member of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association and is recognized in Chambers USA. He is recognized in Legal 500 USA and has been named a top lawyer for Antitrust & Competition including M&A clearance, investigations & litigation by LawDragon. He currently serves as a member of Linklaters’ Partnership Board.
Tom has over 30 years' experience working with clients on their most important cross-border M&A clearances. He has particular experience in the pharmaceutical and chemicals sectors, and served co-head of Linklaters' Global Life Sciences and its Global Chemicals Groups. Most recently, he served for the last six years as Managing Partner of the Americas and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
Across all sectors, Tom advises clients on all aspects of antitrust law using a pragmatic approach to realize their commercial objectives. He also advises clients on the antitrust aspects of intellectual property licensing, cooperation with competitors and compliance.
Tom also has significant investigations experience, representing clients in congressional investigations and before State Attorneys General, as well as defending clients in criminal price-fixing investigations and private litigation. Tom regularly appears before the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission on both merger control and litigation matters.
Tom is frequently praised for his deep antitrust knowledge, with Chambers USA respondents noting “He brings a lot of expertise and subject matter expertise to bear and takes a practical view” and “[h]e is a true expert, with lot of charisma, authority and experience in the way he analyzes and communicates.”
Highlights of Tom’s experience on matters requiring substantive antitrust clearance often including a second request include:
Tom holds a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law, where he was also Managing Editor of the Fordham Law Review. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross.
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