Bio

Thomas Ivey is head of Skadden’s Palo Alto M&A/Corporate Group. He represents clients in a broad range of corporate and securities law matters, advising public and private companies in complex transactions, including the issuance of equity and debt, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, exchange offers and restructurings. Mr. Ivey is a frequent adviser to boards of directors on corporate governance and activist situations. He regularly represents underwriters, placement agents and financial advisors in technology-related transactions. Mr. Ivey is recognized annually as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA, in which Skadden’s Palo Alto M&A practice is the only Corporate/M&A practice in the San Francisco Bay Area to be ranked in the publication’s prestigious Band 1. Clients in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA describe him as “great to work with … very practical and … takes a reasonable approach to complex matters.” Mr. Ivey also repeatedly has been recognized in Chambers Global and has been named in IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers in America. He was a key member of the deal teams recognized in connection with several of The Recorder’s Corporate Department of the Year contests, in which Skadden’s California corporate team took top honors in a number of categories.