Tom represents individuals and corporations embroiled in business disputes and corporations responding to government investigations or state or federal regulatory agencies.

Representation includes litigation of business disputes ranging from contract claims to complex international business transactions, typically on behalf of clients involved in a wide variety of real estate, contractor, and vendor breach of contract claims. Tom recently was engaged by a client to successfully prosecute a multimillion dollar fraud claim related to its effort to buy a company in China.

Having also worked in the federal government, Tom assists clients when responding to federal and state agencies. Whether it is compliance issues or the prospect of civil monetary penalties, Tom is uniquely qualified to represent clients interacting with the government. Threatened with a shutdown of operations, Tom recently represented a business forced to explain its manufacturing processes to a federal oversight agency.

As well, Tom recently wrapped up work as counsel with the court-appointed Receiver (Michael D. McKay) on the largest Ponzi investment fraud committed in Washington State (S.E.C. v. Zidar, et al., U.S. Dist. Ct., W.D. WA., C00-823). John Wayne Zidar and his co-conspirators bilked $75 million from 6,000 individuals. Tom helped manage the receivership that liquidated and distributed $25,444, in assets back to the investor victims.