Thomas G. Buchanan is a member of the firm’s Executive Management Team and is active in the Corporate section’s Executive Committee. Tom has over 25 years of experience representing clients across a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, venture capital financings and joint ventures. He is a trusted advisor to his clients, often serving as general counsel for companies that do not have in-house counsel.
Tom’s M&A experience includes asset and stock purchases and dispositions, asset exchanges, mergers, consolidations, spin-offs, asset divisions and related transactions for clients in a variety of industries including steel, telecommunications, software, lumber, plastics, security alarm, soft drink, metal hose and tubing, bellows, industrial tire, building fasteners, tool monitoring, chemicals and publishing.
Among his areas of focus, Tom represents local and national venture capital funds in connection with structuring, negotiating and documenting venture capital financings. Tom also represents early stage and emerging growth technology companies in connection with formation, financing, general corporate and strategic matters.
Tom regularly counsels management, boards of directors and individuals on their corporate and shareholder duties, responsibilities, rights and obligations. In this regard, Tom also advises shareholder groups and families seeking to transfer ownership and control of their business, often working in conjunction with the firm’s tax planning and trust and estates lawyers to develop a comprehensive transition plan.
Tom counsels and assists nonprofit organizations in connection with mergers, consolidations and related corporate matters and regularly counsels companies on their compliance obligations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and related matters.
Education:
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1987, with honors, Managing Editor of Law Review
- University of Vermont, B.S., 1983
Affiliations:
- American Bar Association Section of International Law
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association
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