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Tom Minogue

Senior Counsel

St. Louis
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INDUSTRIES

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Education
- Harvard Law School,
  
  J.D., cum laude, 1979
- University of Missouri-St. Louis,
  
  B.A., summa cum laude, 1976
Admissions
- Illinois
- Missouri
Representative Clients
- Barry-Wehmiller Group
- Dot Foods
- Enterprise Holdings
- Mayflower Transit
- Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
- UniGroup
- United Van Lines
- US Bank
- United Way of Greater St. Louis
Recognitions
- Named Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Compliance Law in St. Louis by Best Lawyers®, 2013; 2015; 2021 (by BL Rankings)
- Named Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in St. Louis by Best Lawyers®, 2011, 2020 (by BL Rankings)
- Named Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Law in St. Louis by Best Lawyers®, 2019 (by BL Rankings)
- Named Lawyer of the Year for Mergers and Acquisitions Law in St. Louis by Best Lawyers®, 2014 (by BL Rankings)
- Listed in Chambers USA in Corporate/M&A in St. Louis, 2009-2019 (by Chambers & Partners)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers In America®, 2001-2023 (by BL Rankings)
  
  Corporate Compliance, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Corporate Law
- Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-2012 (by Thomson Reuters)
- St. Louis Business Journal
  
  Legacy Award Recipient in inaugural C-Suite Awards, 2019
- Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
  
  Robert Walston Chubb Award Recipient, 2020
- Missouri Lawyers Media
  
  ICON Award Recipient, 2020
- Missouri Hospital Association
  
  Excellence in Governance Award Recipient, 2010
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2008
- American Heart Association
  
  Arthur Strauss Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, 2002
- University of Missouri - St. Louis
  
  Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient, 1997
Employment
- Thompson Coburn LLP
  
  Chairman, 2002-2020; 1995-1997
  
  Partner, 1985-Present
  
  Associate, 1979-1984
Community
- American Bar Association
  
  Fellow, 2020-Present
- American Heart Association
  
  Chairman of the Board, St. Louis Chapter, 1991-1993
  
  Director, St. Louis Chapter, 1988-2003
  
  Director, Missouri Affiliate, 1992-1998
- Bogey Club
  
  Director, 2015-2021
- Boy Scouts of America
  
  Director, Executive Committee, St. Louis Council, 2010-Present
- COCA (Center of Creative Arts)
  
  Director, Executive Committee, 2009-Present
- Greater St. Louis, Inc.
  
  Chairs’ Council Executive Committee, 2021
  
  Foundation Director, 2021
  
  Integration Advisory Team, 2020-Present
- Mercy Health Foundation
  
  Director, 2018-Present
- Navy League of St. Louis
  
  Director, 2013-Present
- Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
  
  President, 1993-1995
  
  Executive Committee 1987-Present
  
  Director, 1984-Present
- St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association
  
  Chairman, 2018-2020
  
  Director, Executive Committee, 2011-2020
- St. Louis Regional Economic Development Alliance
  
  Director, 2019-2020
- United Way of Greater St. Louis
  
  Director, Executive Committee 1997-2021
  
  Chairman, Professional Division 1996, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018
- University of Missouri-St. Louis
  
  Chairman, Chancellor's Council 2015-2017
  
  Member, Chancellor’s Council 1997-2003; 2006-Present
- US Bank Advisory Board
  
  Director, 2016-Present

Tom is the immediate past Chair of Thompson Coburn, where for 20 years he led the Firm through a period of growth and nationwide expansion.

He also serves as a legal advisor to some of the St. Louis region's largest companies and civic and charitable organizations. For more than 40 years, he has helped executives pursue fundamental change for their own organizations and achieve high-level strategic objectives.

Tom takes an executive's approach to the practice of law. He communicates clearly and simply, distills complex information into actionable items, and negotiates thoughtfully and efficiently to achieve win-win results in high-stakes transactions. He has served as lead outside counsel to Enterprise Holdings as it has become the world's largest rental car company; to Barry-Wehmiller as it has grown into the largest packaging machinery manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere; and to UniGroup, the parent of United Van Lines and Mayflower, as it has become America's largest household goods moving business. Tom frequently draws on his own experience as the leader of a $200 million business to counsel executives on a full range of topics, ranging from corporate expansion to shareholder relationships to executive personnel decisions. He also helps them develop their own business networks.

Tom has led major transactions across the country involving business acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, shareholder relations and redemptions, private placements, corporate restructurings, commercial financings and asset securitizations. As clients reported to Chambers USA, which has recognized Tom as a top-tier Corporate/M&A attorney, he has a "substantial depth of experience across the spectrum" and does a "great job of marshalling the resources of the Firm to meet our needs." Chambers named Tom to its "Eminent Practitioner" category in 2019 and 2020.

Tom is also a recognized leader in the St. Louis civic and charitable community and devotes significant time and resources to a wide range of organizations dedicated to education, health care, the arts, youth activities, military veterans and economic development.

Case Studies

Supporting worldwide growth of Enterprise

Domestic and international financings

Lead finance counsel for Enterprise Holdings, Inc., during its multi-billion dollar acquisition of National Car Rental and Alamo Rent-A-Car

Lead international finance counsel for Enterprise Holdings as it expanded its operations into Canada, Great Britain and throughout the European Union

Strategic acquisitions

Lead mergers and acquisitions counsel for United Van Lines during its acquisition of Mayflower Transit.

Lead mergers and acquisitions counsel for Barry-Wehmiller Group during its growth into a multi-billion dollar enterprise via over 100 strategic domestic and international acquisitions

General corporate guidance

Lead outside corporate governance counsel to the board of directors of UniGroup, Inc., the world's largest household goods moving and storage company

Regular corporate counsel to numerous mid-sized and smaller privately-held businesses, including Mom365, Inc. (nationwide infant photography business), Patriot Machine Inc. (aircraft parts manufacturer) and Cummings, McGowan and West, Inc. (construction equipment distributor)

Corporate counsel to a wide variety of leading St. Louis area non-profit agencies, including the Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital, the Boy Scouts of Greater St. Louis, the Center of Creative Arts, and the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

Advisory director to US Bank National Association