Thomas Burnham advises entrepreneurs, investors and emerging growth companies across a wide range of industries throughout every stage of their business journey—from formation and seed funding to venture capital financings, strategic transactions and exits. His practice focuses on corporate, emerging company and venture capital (ECVC), and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) matters.
Prior to joining Pillsbury, Thomas practiced at a transatlantic law firm, where he advised technology and growth-stage companies on a variety of corporate and transactional matters. He also previously served as an attorney-advisor in the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of the Inspector General, where he led investigations into fraud, waste and abuse within the agency. This regulatory experience sharpened his ability to identify and mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and bring a regulator’s perspective to corporate and transactional work—particularly for clients in the financial and technology sectors.
Representative Experience
- Represented innovative water technology startup in its formation, seed and bridge financings, and outside-general-counsel matters.
- Represented private equity-backed portfolio company, advising acquisitions and investments in the telecommunications space.
- Represented early-stage company in bridge financings between qualified corporate financings.
View More
- Represented early-stage company through recapitalization and Series A financing.
- Represented government contract client in renegotiating and replacing credit facilities.
- Represented global technology company in reorganization and spin-off of American business lines.
- Represented private equity roll-up company in acquisition of technology target companies.
- Represented a large, family-owned lumber company in its acquisition of competitor’s business, including multiple retail locations and associated real estate holdings.
Education
-
J.D., George Mason University School of Law, 2019
Mason Law Scholar, Member, Journal of Law, Economics & PolicyB.A., Economics and German, Mississippi State University, 2015
summa cum laude, Society of Scholars
Admissions
-
Virginia