Thomas P. Conaghan is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Tom represents both publicly held and closely held businesses, underwriters and other sources of capital, corporate boards and board committees and corporate executives. He advises both U.S. and foreign-based public companies on issues relating to public and private offerings of securities, disclosure, periodic reporting, corporate governance, executive compensation, the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
He advises US- and foreign-based public companies on issues relating to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, strategic investments, spin-offs, public and private offerings of securities (including initial public offerings (IPOs)), disclosure, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting, corporate governance, executive compensation, and the stock exchange-listed company rules. Tom is co-head of the Firm's Capital Markets and Public Companies Group, and partner-in-charge of the Corporate Group in the Firm's Washington, DC office.
Tom is rated in Chambers USA and The Legal 500 for his M&A work, and is cited for being a "strong M&A lawyer who anticipates clients’ needs, exhibits strong management over deals, and translates his breadth of knowledge in a way that clients can easily understand and use." Tom has led several M&A transactions for alcohol beverage clients in conjunction with the Firm's Chambers USA top-rated beverage practice.
Tom represents real estate investment trusts (REITs) in connection with IPOs and M&A transactions. He also advises clients on large-scale global corporate reorganizations and spin-offs. His experience includes advising Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) in connection with is spin-offs of Covidien, TE Connectivity and The ADT Corporation.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Thomas P. Conaghan
- SEC Adopts Modernization And Simplification Of Regulation S-K - (Posted On Monday, April 15, 2019)
- Come On In, The Water’s Fine: SEC Proposes Expanding “Test-The-Waters” Communications to All Issuers - (Posted On Monday, March 04, 2019)
- Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly - January 16, 2019: Reminders for the Form 10-K and Proxy Statement, Cyber-Related Frauds Report, Staff Legal Bulletin 14J and Updates to Proxy Voting Guidelines - (Posted On Wednesday, January 16, 2019)
- SEC Adopts Hedging Disclosure Rule - (Posted On Wednesday, January 09, 2019)
- ISS and Glass Lewis Update Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2019 - (Posted On Wednesday, December 19, 2018)
- SEC Clarifies Best Practices for Board Analysis of Shareholder Proposals - (Posted On Thursday, October 25, 2018)
- SEC Expands Emphasis on Cybersecurity with Cyber Fraud Report - (Posted On Thursday, October 25, 2018)
- California Becomes First State to Mandate Female Directors for Publicly Held Companies - (Posted On Thursday, October 04, 2018)
- SEC Adopts Amendments that Simplify and Update Disclosure Requirements - (Posted On Friday, September 28, 2018)
- Enforcing the Regulatory Landscape for Virtual Currencies: Recent Developments - (Posted On Wednesday, September 19, 2018)