Education

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA, J.D., 2006

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, B. A. History, 2002

Admissions to Practice

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

United States District Court, District of Massachusetts

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Professional Affiliations

Boston Bar Association

Massachusetts Bar Association

American Bar Association

Publications and Press

Client Alerts: “Traditional Imposition of Criminal Fines: How U.S. v. Southern Union Affects Corporate Sentencing”

Pro Bono / Community Service

City of Cambridge - community activities

Tom Reece

617 371 1076

treece@collorallp.com

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Clients and Industries

During his career, Tom has represented companies, institutions, executives, managers and licensed professionals. His clients have come from an array of industries, including the health care, pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, high-tech, aerospace-defense, and financial services industries.

Practice Areas and Experience

Tom has represented clients in all phases of civil and criminal litigation, including civil and criminal discovery, trial preparations, trials, post-convictions litigation, sentencing and appeals.

In business litigation matters, he has dealt with issues pertinent to contract disputes, employment claims, professional malpractice, and other complex matters. Outside of the courtroom, he has also conducted sensitive investigations into suspected employee misconduct that could present both civil and criminal penalties.

His work in defense of government enforcement actions has been focused to a large degree on the health care and pharmaceutical industries, but he has represented clients in financial services matters as well. He has tackled cases involving allegations or investigations of fraud, false claims, and securities violations.

Professional Experience Outside of Collora LLP

Tom started his legal career as an associate at Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP, where he practiced for over two years. He then was appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Boston U.S. Attorney's Office, investigating and prosecuting suspected health care fraud. He also served as a law clerk to the Hon. James C. Cacheris of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia prior to returning to private practice with Collora LLP.

Sample of Results in Practice *

• Successfully represented the CFO of an aerospace-defense company faced with a government investigation into stock options back-dating and related frauds. 
• Represented numerous pharmaceutical companies and employees in government investigations of potential violations of the Food Drug and Cosmetics Act.
• Represented an industrial company in a dispute with its insurer pertinent to coverage issues related to alleged worker health problems from exposures to asbestos, successfully settling the matter to the client’s satisfaction after a period of vigorous pre-trial advocacy.
• Argued and won an appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in a search and seizure case involving issues of interpretation of the scope of a warrant.
• Secured immunity from prosecution for a product manager at a medical device company who was the subject of a grand jury investigation.
• Represented a law firm accused of legal malpractice in a case involving the lapse of a patent.

* This sampling of cases represents a selected, small portion of this lawyer’s total experience, and past performance is not intended to be a representation of likely future results, which must be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

About Tom

Tom believes that his work as a prosecutor and as a federal judicial clerk have helped him to see legal problems from all angles. When not practicing law, Tom loves to sail  and has done so competitively in a number of ocean races, including one from Newport, RI to Bermuda.