Practice Areas
Honors
Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, cum laude, 1978
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, Annual Survey of American Law
B.A., Brandeis University, summa cum laude, 1975
- Phi Beta Kappa
Bar & Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2004
- U.S. Tax Court, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Southern & Eastern Districts of NY, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals & U.S. District Court, D.C., 1980
- New York, 1979
For over 25 years, Tom has served as lead counsel in dozens of trials and handled a wide variety of complex matters, resulting in over 50 reported decisions, including numerous federal appeals. He has extensive experience in representing clients in the capital markets, including cases involving complex financial instruments and contests for corporate control. He also has served as lead counsel in several of the most significant reported cases involving the proxy laws. He also maintains an active practice before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA), where he has served as an arbitrator in complex securities matters.
Tom is a co-author of the LexisNexis New York Commercial Litigation Guide, a practical, task-oriented guide to various topics in commercial litigation that clearly explains how to analyze, resolve, and/or litigate the issues that can arise at every stage of a commercial dispute, from the basic corporate structures to complex questions of law, evidentiary matters, procedure and strategy.
Professional & Community Affiliations
New York County Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Media Mentions/News
- March 21, 2023
- March 15, 2023
- Olshan's Shareholder Activism Practice Again Ranked No. 1 Law Firm for Activist Investors by FactSetFebruary 3, 2023
- January 23, 2023
- January 4, 2023
- December 19, 2022
- November 22, 2022
- November 3, 2022
- October 24, 2022
- September 29, 2022
- August 25, 2022
- August 18, 2022
- July 1, 2022
- June 21, 2022
- May 4, 2022
- February 8, 2022
- Olshan's Shareholder Activism Practice Again Ranked No. 1 Law Firm for Activist Investors by FactSetJanuary 21, 2022
- January 4, 2022
- December 17, 2021
- November 15, 2021
- November 4, 2021
- October 1, 2021
- August 19, 2021
- July 13, 2021
- June 16, 2021
- March 16, 2021
- Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice Again Ranked No. 1 Law Firm for Activist Investors by FactSetJanuary 26, 2021
- January 7, 2021
- January 7, 2021
- December 18, 2020
- November 30, 2020
- November 24, 2020
- November 24, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- September 18, 2020
- August 20, 2020
- July 20, 2020
- July 1, 2020
- May 29, 2020
- March 11, 2020
- January 15, 2020
- January 3, 2020
- December 16, 2019
- October 28, 2019
- October 8, 2019
- October 8, 2019
- September 12, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- Olshan Secures Appellate Victory for Client and Requires Enforcement of International Loan AgreementJune 28, 2019
- May 29, 2019
- February 7, 2019
- December 13, 2018
- November 9, 2018
- September 19, 2018
- July 2, 2018
- April 16, 2018
- February 28, 2018
- February 12, 2018
- December 22, 2017
- September 20, 2017
- June 9, 2017
- March 10, 2017
- January 24, 2017
- January 17, 2017
- December 14, 2016
- November 6, 2016
- September 21, 2016
- July 21, 2016
- April 28, 2016
- March 25, 2016
- March 14, 2016
- September 16, 2015
- September 10, 2015
- November 17, 2014
- November 16, 2014
- September 23, 2014
- June 2, 2014
- March 31, 2014
- February 4, 2014
- November 25, 2013
- October 24, 2013
- September 13, 2013
- June 26, 2013
- March 25, 2013
- February 11, 2013
- January 28, 2013
- October 24, 2012
- September 20, 2012
- July 10, 2012
- April 23, 2012
- November 16, 2011
- November 15, 2011
- September 21, 2011
- August 26, 2011
- July 28, 2011
- May 24, 2011
- May 20, 2011
- April 5, 2011
- January 19, 2011
- October 1, 2010
- August 19, 2010
- July 19, 2010
- July 12, 2010
- February 18, 2010
- February 17, 2010
- December 3, 2009
- October 5, 2009
- September 30, 2009
- September 1, 2009
- June 20, 2009
- January 15, 2009
- September 12, 2008
- September 5, 2008
- August 20, 2008
- August 12, 2008
- August 5, 2008
- July 30, 2008
- May 1, 2008
- April 2, 2008
- September 24, 2007
- May 1, 2006
Publications
- January 7, 2021Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
- October 2013New York Commercial Law Goldbook, 2014 Edition, ANALYT-1 (Matthew Bender)
- October 2012
- July 2012
- August 2011LexisNexis Emerging Issues Commentary 2011 Emerging Issues 5827
Articles & Alerts
- November 2021
- December 2020
- June 2020
- April 2020
- February 27, 2018
- February 2010
- January 2006
Press Releases
- November 3, 2022
- September 29, 2022
- August 18, 2022
- July 5, 2022
- January 4, 2022
- November 4, 2021
- October 1, 2021
- August 19, 2021
- March 17, 2021
- November 5, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- August 20, 2020
- January 15, 2020
- September 12, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- September 17, 2018
- September 20, 2017
- September 21, 2016
- September 16, 2015
- September 23, 2014
- September 13, 2013
- September 20, 2012
- April 30, 2012
Olshan Real Estate Law Blog