Bio

Thomas Hughes represents public and private companies, private equity firms, portfolio companies and family offices on a variety of U.S. and cross-border transactions, including negotiated and contested acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic investments and key commercial relationships. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance, securities law and compliance matters. Tom provides efficient, creative solutions to complex issues arising in public and private M&A and related transactions in the U.S. domestic market and internationally—having previously practiced in the M&A group of a prominent international law firm in both New York and Chicago. During his legal career, he has served as lead counsel on hundreds of U.S. and cross-border transactions ranging in size from USD 1.00 to USD 160 billion, involving cash, stock, and other consideration. His experience spans a wide range of industries, with recent transactions in the consumer goods, health care/life sciences and manufacturing sectors. Prior to attending law school, Tom worked as an industrial engineer at Honeywell, where he led the design and development of its Global Electronic Operations Network (GEONET), an internet-enabled ERP system, and participated in strategic consulting projects at Boeing, Chrysler, and General Motors.