Partner, Atlanta

Email twardell@mckennalong.com
Phone 1.404.527.4990           Fax 1.404.527.4198

 Atlanta Magazine has recognized Tom as a “Georgia Super Lawyer” in 2004 and 2006 for his advisory services to publicly held companies.

Articles

§      “How A Law Firm Can Assist General Counsel In Their Enhanced Role,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 2007.

§      “Investigations as an Opportunity to Reformulate Operational Response to Business Risk,” Financier Worldwide, July 2007.

§      “Corporate Compliance: Casting A Wide Net,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, September 2006.

§      “The Need for Directors to Take Charge of ERM,” Financier Worldwide, August, 2006.

§      "How Do I Know If There Is A Back-Dated Options Problem And What Do I Do?" Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2006.

§      "The Positive Use of Independent Investigations to Lower Risk and Create A More Effective Business Model," Financier Worldwide, June 2006.

§      "The Positive Use of Independent Investigations to Lower Risk and Create A More Effective Business Model," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2006.

§      “The Evolving Role of the Audit Committee,” World Financier, March 2006

 

§      “An Optimistic Outlook for Midmarket M&A,” Corporate Board Member M&A Trend Report, January/February 2006

§      “The Convergence of Governance” World Finance Magazine, September/October 2005 (co-authored with Richard Willis, Michael Cochran and Anthony Balloon)

§      "The State of Play of Governance Concerns in the United States," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, September 2005 (co-authored with Andrew Surdykowski)

§      “Governance Concerns in the US,” Corporate Finance Magazine, June 2005

§      “Watching the Pendulum: Legal Issues in M&A,” Corporate Board Member/M&A Trend Report, May/June 2005.

§      Co-Authored “New Securities Litigation Hazards:  The Ripple Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley,” Washington Legal Foundation (Vol.18 No.19), May 23, 2003

§      “The Current State of Play Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,” North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation (Vol. 28 No. 4), Summer 2003

§      “The Role of Independent Director in the United States,” Corporate Finance Magazine, September 2003

§      “The New Role of the American Independent Director,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Vol. 11, No. 11), November 2003

Presentations

§      “Diversity in the Legal Profession: A Panel Discussion on Law School Admissions, Recruitment and Retention Best Practices in Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments,” State Bar of Georgia, March 22, 2007.

§      Panelist, “Directors & M&A: Best Practices for Board Members,” Directors & Boards Seminar, January 24, 2007.

§      “Front and Center: Sustaining Ethical Cultures Over the Long Haul,” Compliance Week 2006, June 8, 2006.

§      Workshop, “The Value Proposition of an Internal Investigation: A Four Stage Model,” Compliance Week 2006, June 7, 2006.

§      Panelist, “Using Consortiums, Alliances and Inter-Firm Partnerships to Augment and Enhance Recruitment/Retention of Diverse Candidates,” Law Firm Diversity Seminar, March 27, 2006.

§      Panelist, "60 Minutes Is Calling and You Don't Have a Crisis Plan Yet. Now What?" Audit Committee Seminar, January 26, 2006.

§      Panelist, “Personal Liability: Have the Rules Changed?” Corporate Board Member 2005 Academic Council.

“The Impact of the Upheaval on Corporate Governance on Small Privately Held and Public Companies,” AeA Seminar, May 20, 2003.

 

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