Bio

Partner Thomas Stromberg has decades of experience counseling clients on mergers and acquisitions, as well as financing and corporate structuring projects. In addition to experience leading strategic M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions, Tom regularly advises on corporate governance matters, joint ventures, spinoffs, mezzanine and junior capital financings and restructurings, asset-based financings, convertible debt financings, multibank credits, underwriting facilities, project financings, debt and equity restructurings, recapitalizations, and workouts. Tom is known for managing complex cross-border transactions involving parties across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Tom’s background includes a tenure practicing law in Tokyo, and he speaks Japanese. His practice extends across a wide range of industries, including media and entertainment, agribusiness, information technology, aerospace and defense, food and beverage, software, automotive, life sciences, energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, and business services. Tom helps his emerging growth clients expand with a variety of investment vehicles, including utilizing securities and other capital raise transactions. His Silicon Valley practice extends to advising on M&A transactions for tech and IP-heavy clients. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Tom founded and managed an office in Palo Alto for a New York-based law firm. Tom was recognized as a top business leader in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2019 LA500 Special Edition, The Most Influential People in L.A. The annual list is comprised of 500 business and civic leaders who have contributed to the community in Los Angeles County. Tom was one of only 43 attorneys featured in the law category. A frequent author on M&A topics, Tom has also lectured at Stanford Law School, the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley and the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University.