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USA | AMERICAS ABOUT THOMAS A. MAIER Thomas A. Maier’s practice emphasizes tax planning and general business matters for start-up to mid-sized businesses, particularly tech enterprises and service organizations. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively with growth companies and investors to structure favorable equity and debt financing transactions and sound employee stock plans. He regularly represents U.S. and foreign companies in the planning and negotiation of international business transactions. HIGHLIGHTS Possesses nearly 30 years’ experience shepherding company financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract negotiations, executive compensation and cross-border transactions Served as an adjunct lecturer at Golden Gate University in San Francisco for five years Was a presenter in the Professional Skills and Practice Program for Corporate Taxation at Boalt Hall School of Law for two years. PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION Tom is a member of the Alameda County Bar Association, currently serving as newsletter editor and as an executive committee member of the association’s Section on Business. He also belongs to the State Bar of California, the International Fiscal Association, the San Francisco Bar Association and East Bay Tax Club. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Tom is the current president of the Berkeley City Ballet and also serves on its board of directors. ARTICLES WRITTEN “Chapter 10 – Professional Corporations,” co-authored with Elspeth Delaney, CEB’s Selecting and Forming Business Entities, 2005 through 2008 FIRM PROFILE Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP lawyers provide high quality legal work and exceptional service. The firm’s lawyers have many years of experience at large law firms, and based in part on that experience, have concluded that they can provide services of equal or better quality at a more reasonable cost by practicing in a smaller environment. This ethos helps ensure that clients receive sound advice and able representation at reasonable rates, and has produced a long list of loyal clients, and regular referrals from many of our colleagues and competitors. Bright Lawyers. Good Listeners. Strong Advocates. Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP is a team of highly qualified, successful attorneys whose camaraderie and intellectual rigor translate into hard work and superior results. As advocates and legal counsel, we bring to bear deep- seated experience, sound judgment and sensitivity to cost considerations. We are driven by a natural curiosity about our clients and the issues they face, and never stop educating ourselves. When you turn to Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier for legal assistance, you can be confident you will be represented by a lawyer who understands your goals and has great expertise in dealing with your particular problem. On an individual level, our attorneys devote multiple hours to community service work, doing what we can to advance the vitality of the Bay Area. Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP supports professional, community and civic organizations through active participation, donations and sponsorship. We are committed to working with organizations that advance education, promote advocacy and encourage growth. “We have been particularly pleased with the firm’s accessibility and responsiveness to unexpected, urgent issues. Their advice is always practical and sound and for many years has guided us through some difficult situations.” Areas of Expertise Litigation; Employment; Business and Corporate; Tax; Receivership; Intellectual Property; Appellate; Alternative Dispute Resolution THOMAS A. MAIER - FUTTERMANDUPREE DODD CROLEYMAIER LLP 45