J. Thomas O'Brien, Jr.

For more than 20 years, Tom O'Brien, who serves as head of Spotts Fain's Corporate Transactional Group,  has represented clients in commercial, business and real estate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions of closely held businesses and the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, construction and sale of shopping centers, office buildings, office parks, and mixed-use projects and residential developments. He also handles land use and zoning matters, including land use litigation. Representative transactions (typically in the $2 million to $15 million transaction value range) include:

  • Represented sellers in sale of stock of closely held medical services company to venture fund
  • Represented shareholders in sale of two related closely held companies servicing the coal industry to a venture fund
  • Represented closely held contractor servicing various state and federal agencies in sale of its assets to a private venture fund

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Education

  • University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986) Chancellor, McNeill Law Society Law Review: University of Richmond Law Review, Member
  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (B.S. in Accounting and Commerce, 1982)

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Fraternities/Sororities
  • Phi Delta Phi
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Professional Associations and Memberships
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Richmond Bar Association, Real Estate Section
    Member
  • Richmond Bar Association, Real Estate Section, 1994 - 1995
    Chairman
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Past Employment Positions
  • Menin Development Companies, Inc., General Counsel
  • Hunton & Williams, Associate 
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Birth Information
  • 1959, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America