ArentFox Schiff

Finance

Partner

Thomas represents commercial banks, asset-based lenders, major insurance companies, institutional investors, private equity and mezzanine funds, and other participants in the finance markets in negotiating, documenting, and closing a wide variety of domestic and cross-border commercial finance transactions.

His work includes:

Leveraged buy-out and cash-flow transactions Asset-based secured loans Mezzanine and private equity transactions Real estate mezzanine financing transactions Debt restructurings and workouts Privately placed financing transactions Project and structured finance

Thomas also has significant experience in consumer financial services. He has represented banks, finance subsidiaries of motor vehicle manufacturers, and independent finance companies in the preparation and review of lease, retail installment sale and loan documentation, as well as the structuring, drafting, and negotiating of motor vehicle and equipment inventory financing arrangements.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1995

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, with honors, 1989

Publications

“Negative Equity in Trade in Vehicles: Regulation Z and State Law Developments,” The Business Lawyer (May 2000) “The New Approach to Trade in Vehicle Disclosures Under Regulation Z,” The Business Lawyer (May 1999) “State Law Response to the New Regulation M,” The Business Lawyer (May 1998) “Impact of the New Regulation M on State Motor Vehicle Leasing Disclosure Laws,” The Business Lawyer (May 1997)