Overview

As a seasoned IP practitioner and founding partner of L&A, Tom provides thoughtful and deliberate counsel to a diverse client base through a combination of his deep technical expertise and qualified business acumen. He has the unique ability to develop intellectual property strategies to successfully build, maintain and enforce patent portfolios that effectively integrate clients’ strategic business goals.

Tom’s electrical engineering background includes experience with analog and digital electronics, computer software and hardware including developing and modifying code for use in automated test systems, and electronics assembly and manufacturing including network communications and data security. He has technical expertise in power electronics and electromagnetic compatibility from a successful career as a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for Raytheon Company. Tom was instrumental in the development of communications systems and missile defense systems for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Tom is actively engaged in building the future of Boston’s legal community. He is a member of the Suffolk University Law School Dean’s Cabinet. He also is an Instructor in the Accounting and Business Law Department at the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk. Tom has served as Vice Chair for the City Year Legal Community Annual Breakfast for several years.

  • Represented a Massachusetts based client in defending a Trademark Opposition resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Continued Representation of a U.S. based developer of hardware products in enforcing Trademark and Patent rights in the U.S. and abroad.
  • Represented a UK based client in obtaining U.S. patent protection for medical devices.
  • Performed IP due diligence for a high technology European client acquiring a competitor in the U.S.
  • Counsels a major multinational client on the continued development of their large patent portfolio.
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude
  • Southern New Hampshire University, M.B.A.
  • University of Massachusetts, Lowell, B.S., Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude
  • Vice Chair, City Year Legal Community Breakfast
  • Member, Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA)
  • Member, Suffolk University Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Board
  • Member, Suffolk University Law School Dean’s Cabinet
  • Named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers in the field of Intellectual Property
  • Recipient of the 2017 Suffolk University Law School McDermott Alumni Award
  • The Best Lawyers in America® – Patent Law (2021 – 2025); Information Technology Law (2023)
  • IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners – patent prosecution (2020 – 2024)

Education

Suffolk University Law School, J.D.

Southern New Hampshire University, M.B.A.

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, B.S.

Suffolk University Law School, J.D.

Southern New Hampshire University, M.B.A.

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, B.S.

Admissions

Massachusetts

Various Federal Courts

USPTO

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