Tom also worked in the departments of two different international law firms where he represented public and private companies in corporate business taxation, particularly in capital markets, fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and tax-free reorganizations. Additional engagements included representing clients on discrete issues such as tax planning and corporate, partnership, and international taxation.

In 2014, Tom received a B.J. in strategic communications and a B.A. in political science from the University of Missouri. In 2016, he received an M.B.A. from the University of Missouri with an emphasis on finance courses. In 2019, he received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School where he was an associate editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law. In 2021, he received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University’s School of Law where he was a senior staff editor for the Tax Law Review as well as a graduate editor for the NYU Journal of Law & Business.