Atty. Thomas M. Gaa
Thomas M. Gaa has practiced law for nearly 30 years in the area of business reorganizations and workouts, creditor-debtor rights, acquisition and sale of businesses and assets, and commercial law, with an emphasis on high technology and cross-border insolvency, credit and collection issues.
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Thomas M. Gaa is a Member based in Menlo Park, California, practicing at Bialson, Bergen & Schwab. They have 46+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1980. Their practice focuses on business, ip, bankruptcy, m&a, and creditor rights. Admitted to practice in Montana (1980), California (1987), and U.S. Court of International Trade and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit (1997). Educated at University of Montana School of Law (J.D. Georgetown, 1980) and Michigan State University (B.A., 1973). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Menlo Park, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Thomas M. Gaa has practiced law for nearly 30 years in the area of business reorganizations and workouts, creditor-debtor rights, acquisition and sale of businesses and assets, and commercial law, with an emphasis on high technology and cross-border insolvency, credit and collection issues
- Mr. Gaa has lectured on business reorganizations, technology issues in bankruptcy, and cross border insolvency and credit issues before local bar associations, the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Nevada, and the American Bar Association, as well as trade groups
- Mr. Gaa authored "Harmonization of International Bankruptcy Law and Practice: Is It Necessary?
- Is It Possible?" in The International Lawyer, Vol. 27, No. 4, Winter, 1993 and was a contributing author for the Annual Review of Current Developments in the area of International Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy for 1996, published in The International Lawyer, Vol. 31, No. 2, Summer, 1997, and for 1998, published in The International Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer, 1999
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
Member
- Task Force on Claims and Task Force on Corporate Entities, Transnational Insolvency Project of the American Institute, 1997
- Advisory Committee on Private International Law, U.S
- Department of State, Legal Advisors Office (1995)
- Advisory Committee Study Group on Cross-Border Insolvency, U.S
- Department of State Office of Legal Advisor, 1997
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Thomas M. Gaa handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Thomas M. Gaa is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in California →
A bankruptcy attorney can help you eliminate debt, stop creditor harassment, and protect your home through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
Thomas M. Gaa is one of 105,321 bankruptcy attorneys indexed nationally. Browse bankruptcy attorneys in California →
Thomas M. Gaa is one of 49,731 m&a attorneys indexed nationally. Browse m&a attorneys in California →
Thomas M. Gaa is one of 42,948 creditor rights attorneys indexed nationally. Browse creditor rights attorneys in California →
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Menlo Park are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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