It's that time again to introduce our readers to an attorney that has caught our eyes. Today our focus is on Mr. Thomas Archer who is located in the beautiful state of Missouri. Read more for background information on his law firm and his goals and commitments for his clients.
J. Thomas Archer, a commercial litigator with more than a decade of
national experience representing major hotels, resorts and hospitality
industry clients in matters before State and Federal courts and Courts
of Appeal, has joined the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C.
in St. Louis.
As a partner, Mr. Archer is establishing a new
Hotels & Hospitality Litigation Practice at the firm based on his
expertise in defending claims of fraud, breach of contract, premises
liability and many other matters for hospitality industry clients with
operations in the U.S. and overseas. The new Hotels & Hospitality
Litigation Practice complements the Gaming & Gambling Law Group and
other business law practices at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman.
Mr.
Archer also focuses his practice in securities litigation, regulatory
enforcement proceedings and other complex commercial disputes. He has
substantial experience representing clients in defense of financial
fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, warranty claims and in defense of
Securities & Exchange Commission and Self-Regulatory Organization
investigative proceedings. He has tried cases and arbitration
proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the
American Arbitration Association.
Thomas J. Campbell, managing
partner of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, said, “Tom Archer is very well
known as a veteran litigator in the hospitality industry and in
securities litigation enforcement proceedings and complex litigation.
His expertise, particularly in the defense of system-sensitive
litigation, claims and issues involving international hospitality and
entertainment industry clients, adds a new dimension to our firm as we
serve new clients. The Hotels & Hospitality Litigation Practice will
work with the Gaming & Gambling Law Group and other business law
practices at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman in select client matters.”
Mr.
Archer was most recently a partner in the Litigation Group at the law
firm Holland & Knight, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. where he
represented a major international hospitality organization with branded
operations and franchises worldwide. Before then he led the Commercial
Litigation Practice in the St. Louis office of Bryan Cave, L.L.P., where
he began his career in 1981.
Mr. Archer is admitted to practice
in Missouri, Illinois, Maryland and the District of Columbia, and
before many U.S. District Courts and Federal and State Courts of Appeal.
He earned his J.D. degree from the School of Law at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after earning an A.B. degree with Highest
Distinction, Phi Bata Kappa, at the university. He also teaches annual
seminars in securities litigation at the School of Law at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., a
full service law firm of 80 attorneys, has provided legal services to
clients in diverse industries since its founding in 1976 and is one of
the largest law firms in St. Louis. The firm serves public corporations;
privately-held companies; entrepreneurs and start-up enterprises;
individuals and families; trustees and trust beneficiaries; charities;
and non-profit entities. The firm is located at 101 South Hanley Road,
Suite 1700, in Clayton, Missouri.
For more information, contact Lois A. LaDriere, Director of Marketing,
at 314.615.6000 or visit www.gjn.com.
Media contact: Jeff Dunlap at 314.993.6925.
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