Legal Services & Lawyers

Tom represents clients in the high-technology and agricultural biotechnology industry sectors with issues relating to regulatory approval, liability avoidance and compliance with industry standards addressing socioeconomic and environmental impacts of multinational operations. His practice emphasizes transportation issues for high-technology, chemical and biotechnology applications. He currently:
• Represents the US Soybean Export Council and United Soybean Board in negotiations relating to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and domestic legal implications of this treaty’s regulation of U.S. grain and oilseed commodities.
• Coordinates compliance with complex regulatory frameworks covering toxic substances and innovative technologies, preparing global regulatory roadmaps and product liability prevention plans for technology clients. This includes transport documentation for commodities under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and recycled industrial equipment with traces of toxics under the Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste.