Thomas Mulhern

Tom has over two decades of experience advising public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and entrepreneurial businesses on corporate transactions, strategic initiatives, governance, compliance, employment, real estate, and operational risk.

Before joining Taft, he served as vice president and general counsel for the Townsend Company, a private equity-backed national vegetation-management platform. In that role, Tom led legal, compliance, risk, and real estate matters across a portfolio of businesses operating in 30 states. He advised the company’s private equity sponsor on transaction strategy and execution. Earlier, as Townsend’s head of strategy and deputy general counsel, Tom led acquisition strategy, diligence, negotiations, and integration activities, helping execute and integrate acquisitions totaling approximately $85 million in transaction value.

Tom also spent more than a decade at Cummins Inc., most recently as director of corporate development. As part of the company’s M&A team, he supported transactions and strategic investments across Cummins’ global business segments, partnering with senior executives and outside advisers on diligence, transaction structuring, negotiations, integration planning, and risk mitigation.