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
- Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: Expanding Relief under Smaller Reporting Company, Reg A+ and Rule 701, SEC Enforcement of Cybersecurity Disclosures and Other News - (Posted On Wednesday, July 11, 2018)
- SEC Approves Rule Amendments That Expand the Number of Public Companies That Qualify for Smaller Reporting Company Scaled Disclosures - (Posted On Monday, July 09, 2018)
- SEC Issues Cybersecurity Guidance, BlackRock and Gender Diversity, and News from the SEC and NYSE: Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly - (Posted On Tuesday, April 10, 2018)
- Companies Quarterly: 2018 Proxy Season Pointers, Disclosing the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” Shareholder Proposals and ICOs - (Posted On Thursday, January 25, 2018)
- Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: Capital Formation, Dividend Notice and Pay Ratio Q3 Updates - (Posted On Wednesday, October 18, 2017)
- SEC Publishes Helpful Guidance on Pay Ratio Disclosure - (Posted On Monday, October 16, 2017)
- Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: The Kokesh Decision’s Impact on SEC Enforcement - (Posted On Thursday, July 13, 2017)
- District Court Dismisses Shareholder Claim that Equity Award Share Withholding Triggers Section 16(b) Liability - (Posted On Monday, June 12, 2017)
- Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly- April 20, 2017: New Developments in 2017 - (Posted On Thursday, April 20, 2017)
- Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: 2016 Goes Out with a Bang - (Posted On Thursday, January 26, 2017)