Thomas Bark
Experienced Startup/Corporate Attorney
Florida
NY
"He's great a lawyer and reviewed everything perfectly."
About
Thomas's prior experience includes 25 years at two top international law firms, including two years outside the US. Thomas gives practical and efficient advice in a manner that makes it simple for the client to understand. He will not waste your time with… read more unnecessary legalize or unimportant issues.
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Practice Areas
Client Reviews
"Such a joy working with Thomas, he is very knowledgeable, and responsive. He is one of the best attorneys that I've worked with, both in the online and offline world. Wouldn't hesitate to work with him again. In fact, I do have another active project now with a proposal from him, and I will go ahead and hire him again after I'm done writing this message."
"Working with Thomas was the best decision ever. My team and I felt safe and understood. That's really important when you're talking about legal issues and you have very little knowledge about those topics. It was a phenomenal experience!"
"Thomas is amazing! All of his work in on-time, he is responsive, and his works is amazing!"
"Great attorney made the entire process very easy."
"Phenomenal feedback. Timely reply. Friendly, took his time helping me through all the possible issue and I was not only satisfied but planning on hiring him for follow on work. A++ thanks Thomas."
"Thomas is pleasure to work with, always willing and happy to help without counting hours or penny pinching. His quality of work is extremely dependable and top class"
Work History
Freelance
Freelance Attorney
Jan 2016 - Present
Freelance attorney representing startups and personal clients in all corporate matters, including formation, finance, founders' issues, labor and contractors, acquisitions, dissolutions, vesting, tax, etc.
Represented 500+ startups in formation and founder issues; 100+ Series Seed/Series A financings; SAFE and convertible note issuances; acquisitions and dissolutions; 20+ founder departures, etc.
Jones Day
Partner
Jan 1998 - Dec 2015
Partner in M&A group, specializing in public and private acquisitions, securities, joint ventures, VC financing, corporate governance, joint ventures and cross-border transactions.
Willkie Farr
Associate
Sep 1990 - Jan 1998
Associate in corporate department, specializing in corporate, finance, securities, acquisitions, lending and joint ventures. Worked two years in Paris, France office.