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David C. Thomas

With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Thomas has represented public and private companies at all stages of their development from startup through Fortune 100 status. He has represented issuers, venture capital firms and institutional lenders in a variety of transactions including private placements, public offerings, equity lines of credit, acquisitions, divestitures of divisions, “going private” transactions, formation of domestic and foreign joint ventures, formation of hedge funds, secured and unsecured lending transactions, franchising, employee benefits, tax-exempt bond financing and 1934 Act reporting.

Most recently, Mr. Thomas has concentrated his practice in the area of bank acquisitions. He represented the former President of a quasi-governmental mortgage agency in negotiating a $100 million contract to acquire a municipal securities dealer and corporate securities dealer.

Previous Positions

• Raice, Paykin, Greenblatt, Lesser & Krieg LLP, Partner (2000-05)
• Solo Practice (1990-2000)
• Leibowitz & Peterson, Partner (1985-90)
• The Singer Company, Corporate Counsel – Finance (1984-85)
• Arthur, Dry & Kalish, P.C., Partner (1974-84)
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Associate (1971-74)

Publications

• Co-author (with Pinchus D. Raice), Sinners at the Pearly Gates - A Primer on the Standards of Admission to the Banking Fraternity (February 2007) 

Teaching Positions 

• Adelphi University, Corporations Instructor (1976) 

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Member, Corporations Section