Mr Jerome Tomas > Baker McKenzie LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Baker McKenzie LLP Offices
300 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, SUITE 5000
CHICAGO, IL 60601
ILLINOIS
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Mr Jerome Tomas
Work Department
Litigation Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Position
Jerome Tomas is co-chair of the North America Government Enforcement practice group. He has been recognized by Chambers for White Collar Crime & Government Investigations. He represents multinational companies faced with government investigations and conducts internal investigations to assess and remediate legal and compliance concerns in domestic and global operations. Jerome leads teams of lawyers to address government law enforcement perspectives and where necessary, meet and refute government legal theories of corporate and individual liability head-on, while also being pragmatic and business-oriented for management and boards to compete internationally.
Career
Jerome has extensive experience representing clients in government litigation and enforcement investigations before the SEC, DOJ, various United States Attorneys Offices and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission . On multiple occasions, he has obtained complete declinations of enforcement action from federal and state agencies. Jerome has handled investigations and prosecutions relating to the FCPA, securities fraud and manipulation, SEC reporting-related misconduct, financial statement disclosures, auditor independence, insider trading, commodities manipulation, money laundering, the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, including the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine, the US wire and mail fraud statutes and OFAC-related matters, among others.
With his experience as a former member of the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Cyberforce, the agency’s internet and cyber fraud unit, Jerome regularly advises companies involved in data security breaches and incident response, including navigating through initial reports of potential compromise, to investigating, coordinating, and reporting to federal and state authorities, consumer notification and ultimately remediating.
Jerome also regularly advises multinational companies on risk mitigation and compliance in the context of international mergers and acquisitions, other business combinations, and general corporate transactions. He has advised on anticorruption and trade compliance in transport, telecommunications, mining, oil and resource extraction, chemical, defense, pharmaceutical, health care, agriculture, technology, hotel, travel, hospitality, consumer products and manufacturing industries. He also advises on compliance with US and international anti-money laundering laws and the US Bank Secrecy Act.
Languages
English, Spanish
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Baker McKenzie ‘pursues all available legal theories’ for its clients. North America securities litigation chair Perrie Weiner has helped the firm build a prominent role in the market- it is frequently involved in high-profile regulatory actions and securities fraud cases. Weiner is noted for his ‘analytical skills’ and recently secured the dismissal of a class action against Imunon that arose from the company’s work on Thermodox, a candidate drug for treating liver cancer. Clients also praise Aaron Goodman, Edward Totino and of counsel Ben Turner who are the main practitioners in Los Angeles. Goodman worked with Weiner to win a jurisdictional challenge in the Central District of California for a London-based client in a case concerning the assets of a Geneva trust worth approximately $1bn. Peter Tomczak and Jerome Tomas are the key partners in Chicago.
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Baker McKenzie LLP stands out for its wealth of experience navigating cross-border investigations in jurisdictions across the globe. The team routinely represents multinational corporations and senior executives under investigation by the SEC and DOJ. Peter Tomczak and Jerome Tomas head the team in Chicago. Tomczak is an expert on FCPA matters, while Tomas has significant experience advising on investigations into securities fraud, insider trading, and money laundering. Leading the team in New York, William Devaney is especially skilled at handling international investigations, including cases relating to false claims, bribery, and embezzlement. Cyrus Vance and Elizabeth Roper are also based in New York, both of whom have expertise in cybercrime. Further to this, the firm has a capable team practicing out of the Washington DC office, which includes Brian Whisler and Maurice Bellan. In particular, Whisler has in-depth experience advising on allegations of health care fraud, public corruption, and tax violations. Marilyn Batonga departed the Washington DC office in November 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Project finance
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense