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Thomas J. Murphy is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Chicago office. He is partner-in-charge of the Chicago Corporate practice, co-head of the Securities Practice Group and co-head of the Firm’s Corporate Responsibility Practice Group. Tom concentrates his practice primarily in corporate and securities transactions and compliance, including: representation of issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities; representation of acquiring and selling companies in negotiated and unnegotiated acquisitions; counseling regarding compliance with laws, regulations and duties concerning corporate governance and periodic reporting, proxy solicitation and other securities law matters; representation of issuers and individuals in Securities and Exchange Commission and self-regulatory organization investigations and proceedings; representation of corporate participants in joint ventures and other contractual arrangements; organization of start-up ventures; and general corporate counseling.
Tom is a member of the American and Chicago bar associations and The Economic Club of Chicago. He is a trustee and member of the executive committee of Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois.
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1981
Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1978 | 