Thomas Wayne Lindberg

I worked with Tom for a number of years when we both were working for a large corporation. Tom was the legal resource for our Sourcing team. He advised us not only regarding U.S. agreements/issues, but also for global agreements. He was the main architect of a select supplier agreement that we used... for all of our sourcing agreements. One of Tom’s attributes was that he was very sensitive to our meeting our sourcing needs while protecting the company’s legal interests. He worked hard to understand our needs and then incorporate those into our many agreements. He always maintained a positive attitude and responded to requests in a timely manner. He certainly contributed to the success of our department in the formative years of that Sourcing team.

As the President of a global business I worked closely with Tom as our chief in house legal advisor. Our company was quite large with over 60 business units and Tom also had oversight of the legal teams of another global business. Bottom line, Tom had a huge responsibility to stay on top of the le...gal affairs of two business units and lead the coordination of a global team of twenty lawyers to support the businesses. I was extremely happy with Tom’s advice and council. It would have been easy given the structure for Tom to be a generalist and pass off the responsibilities to the respective country and functional experts. What I particularly appreciated was Tom stayed engaged and was my sole point of contact on open issues regardless. Tom was my advocate and challenged all on his legal team to be practical and strategic on their recommended solutions. He asked the questions that I would have asked which built enormous trust and credulity between us. Our business unit leadership team also quickly learned to appreciate Tom’s assessment of the legal issues we faced. Tom’s keen ability to evaluate the situations and his holistic solutions both anticipated and minimized our risks. His insights brought real economic value to our business. Tom was an integral member of our team and a great partner. As with any great partner, Tom also had the courage to stand firm on critical issues when his legal advice was not convenient to our plans. Tom connected extremely well with our entire global team and he earned our trust that he had our best interests in mind. While Tom had other corporate and legal responsibilities in addition to his work with our business unit he was always available to meet our needs. I am an advocate of Tom and enthusiastically endorse him for any organization that values a professional legal partner. Tom brings more than contract and legal advice. He is strategic and appreciates the commercial realities of doing business. His extensive and broad business and legal background make him a valuable asset to have on your team. If you are in need for a strategic and practical lawyer who thinks like an owner, I strongly recommend engaging with Tom.