Thomas M. Wearsch

Thomas M. Wearsch is a partner with Jones Day and leads the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice in the firm’s New York office. He advises clients on strategic alternatives when faced with troubled company situations. Focusing on distressed companies and their boards, private equity and hedge funds, and financial institutions, Mr. Wearsch has served as counsel to numerous corporations involved in out-of-court restructurings, chapter 11 reorganizations, and distressed mergers and acquisitions. His practice has exposed him to a number of industries, including automotive, aerospace, industrials/manufacturing, health care, energy, hospitality, mining, media and technology. Mr. Wearsch is a recognized market leader in the automotive supply base, having successfully led commercial negotiations and out-of-court restructurings for dozens of tier 1 automotive suppliers. He also has experience representing debtors and other constituencies in all aspects of chapter 11 proceedings, and has served as debtor’s counsel in the cases of Shiloh Industries, Peabody Energy and Alpha Natural Resources and as purchaser’s counsel in the cases of Instant Brands, Hardinge and Foundation Fitness. Prior to joining Jones Day, Mr. Wearsch served as company, trustee or debtor’s counsel in Black Elk Offshore Energy, Swift-Cor Aerospace, Creative Polymer, Westgate Resorts and Bernard L. Madoff Investments, and as purchaser’s counsel in Dune Energy, Cardinal Fastener and Saberliner Aerospace. Mr. Wearsch received his A.B. magna cum laude in 1998 from Harvard University and his J.D. in 2001 from the University of Virginia.