• Thomas E. Molner counsels clients in securities, corporate finance and business combination transactions. These include public offerings, strategic and distressed mergers and acquisitions, and formation of joint ventures. He also regularly advises boards of directors and independent board committees of public companies on corporate governance, investigations and executive compensation matters. Tom provides clients a comprehensive range of corporate and business advice. His clients include a major U.S. audit and consulting firm and several U.S.-based shipping companies.

    In 2021, Tom was named a BTI M&A Client Service All-Star. Legal 500 has recognized Tom as a leading lawyer every year since 2009 and has named him to its Hall of Fame list.

    Experience

    • Represented Deloitte LLP in the acquisition of the North American public services unit of the consulting firm BearingPoint for $350 million in cash.

    • Represented Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. in its successful prepackaged Chapter 11 case, converting more than $1 billion of secured debt into new equity held in significant part by private equity firms and restructuring the company’s bank credit facilities.

    • Represented General Maritime Corp. in a stock-for-stock merger with Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc., creating a fleet of 46 vessels valued at $3 billion.

    • Represented General Maritime Corp. in its acquisition from Scorpio Tankers Inc. of seven Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) under construction and the related private equity financing.

    • Represented Baltic Trading Limited in the purchase of two handysize drybulk vessels for a purchase price of $41 million, the acquisition of two capesize drybulk vessels for $103 million and the acquisition of four Ultramax drybulk newbuildings for $112 million.

    • Represented the independent committee of a prominent health care technology company in investigating allegations of accounting improprieties.

    • Represented senior management of a specialty retailer of women’s apparel and accessories in negotiating compensation and governance arrangements in connection with a private equity financing.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1987
    • B.A., with honors, Law, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, 1985
    • B.A., cum laude, Yale University, 1983

    Bar Admissions

    • New York, 1989

    Professional Affiliations

    • New York City Bar Association
      • Committee on Securities Regulation, 2002-2004
      • Corporation Law Committee, Associate Member, 2014-present; Member 2011-2014
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