Thomas A. Hamilton (Tom)

Partner

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Tom Hamilton assists clients in achieving practical and creative solutions to complex environmental issues in the context of litigation, business transactions, and compliance counseling. Tom defends clients in complex environmental litigation matters involving governmental CERCLA/Superfund claims, private party claims concerning allocation of responsibility for contaminated properties, governmental enforcement actions concerning violations of environmental laws, toxic tort claims, environmental crimes, contractual indemnity claims and environmental claims in bankruptcy proceedings.

With respect to compliance with environmental laws, Tom often counsels clients in the steel, metals and mining, automotive, chemical, and manufacturing sectors, including with respect to Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permitting and compliance audit issues. Tom also counsels clients with respect to releases of hazardous substances and contamination matters, including with regard to reporting and notification requirements, vapor intrusion, exposure pathways, required investigations and remediation, and voluntary cleanup and brownfield programs.

Tom has advised clients on environmental liability issues in hundreds of successfully consummated corporate and real estate transactions and bankruptcy asset sales and restructurings, including tailoring environmental diligence investigations to deal-specific concerns, retaining and supervising technical consultants, counseling clients on risk mitigation and allocation strategies, negotiating targeted indemnification provisions, and pursuing resolution of identified liabilities post-closing.

Tom frequently counsels clients regarding environmental insurance coverage matters, including negotiation of environmental insurance policies to facilitate business and real estate transactions.

Tom has recently provided counsel on successfully closed transactions for such clients as Ferro Corporation, High Road Capital Partners, Resilience Capital Partners, The Riverside Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company and The Timken Company.

担当案件

  • Baird Capital portfolio company acquires PureAir FiltrationJones Day represented Baird Capital in the acquisition and financing by portfolio company Cleanwater1, Inc. of Pure Air Filtration, a leader in air purification and gas-phase filtration solutions.
  • Parker acquires Curtis InstrumentsJones Day advised Parker Hannifin Corporation in the approximately $1 billion acquisition of Curtis Instruments, Inc. from Rehlko (f/k/a Kohler Energy), a Platinum Equity portfolio company.
  • Pentair acquires Hydra-StopJones Day represented Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR), a global leader in water systems, in its acquisition of Hydra-Stop, a leading insertion valve and line stop manufacturer, from Madison Industries for approximately $290 million in cash.
  • Hexagon sells Design & Engineering business to CadenceJones Day is advising Hexagon AB in the €2.7 billion sale of its Design & Engineering business, which includes the business formerly known as MSC Software, to Cadence Design Systems.
  • Riverside sells Performance Systems IntegrationJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the sale of Performance Systems Integration, the leading regional provider of fire and life safety services in the Pacific Northwest, to Summit Fire & Security, a company sponsored by BlackRock, Inc.
  • Sherwin-Williams obtains new unsecured delayed draw term loan and amends and extends unsecured revolving credit facilityJones Day advised The Sherwin-Williams Company, a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings, and related products, in connection with a new unsecured delayed draw term loan consisting of a $750 million USD tranche and a €250 million EUR tranche and an amendment and extension of its $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility.
  • Park-Ohio completes $350 million Senior Secured Notes offeringJones Day represented by Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. (“Park-Ohio”) in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”).
  • Sherwin-Williams completes $1.5 billion public offering of Senior NotesJones Day represented The Sherwin-Williams Company in connection with its underwritten public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2028, $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2030, and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2035.
  • Blue Point Capital Partners exits StaxJones Day advised Blue Point Capital Partners in the sale of Stax, a global strategy consulting firm, to Grant Thornton Advisors, a leading provider of tax and advisory services.
  • Riverside exits FlavorSumJones Day is advising The Riverside Company in the sale of portfolio company FlavorSum, a North American pure-play flavor solutions provider, to Warburg Pincus.
  • TopBuild acquires Progressive Roofing for $810 millionJones Day advised TopBuild Corp. (NYSE:BLD), a leading installer and specialty distributor of insulation and related building material products to the construction industry in the United States and Canada, in the $810 million acquisition of Progressive Roofing, a leader in commercial roofing installation services in the United States, from Bow River Capital.
  • Inflexion acquires Veto Pro PacJones Day advised Inflexion Private Equity and its portfolio company Aspen Pumps Limited on the acquisition of Veto Pro Pac, LLC, a manufacturer of a premium range of tool bags and tool storage solutions.
  • Wabtec acquires Evident’s inspection technologies divisionJones Day advised Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) in connection with its $1.78 billion acquisition of Evident’s inspection technologies division, a global leader in non-destructive testing, remote visual inspection and analytical instruments solutions for mission critical assets.
  • Morgan Stanley Capital Partners portfolio company acquires ESC SpectrumJones Day advised Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in the acquisition and financing by portfolio company, Alliance Technical Group, of ESC Spectrum and Tekran USA from TSI Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Churchill Companies.
  • Sky Island Capital acquires Scranton ProductsJones Day advised Sky Island Capital in the acquisition and financing of Scranton Products Inc., an industry-leading HDPE toilet partition and lockers manufacturer.
  • Swander Pace Capital acquires Maple DonutsJones Day advised Swander Pace Capital in connection with the acquisition and financing of Maple Donuts Inc., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of high-quality frozen bakery products.
  • Morgan Stanley portfolio company acquires Natural DogJones Day advised Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in the acquisition by portfolio company FoodScience LLC of Natural Dog, a company that provides natural, vet-formulated wellness products for dogs.
  • MPE Partners acquires IntermaticJones Day advised MPE Partners in the acquisition and financing of Intermatic, a family-owned energy management solutions company that designs and manufactures electrical and mechanical controls for general lighting, outdoor lighting, irrigation, water heating, HVAC/R, and pool and spa applications.
  • Integrated Power Services acquires Tram Electric, Inc.Jones Day advised Integrated Power Services in the acquisition of Tram Electric, Inc., a highly respected supplier of electro-mechanical products and services to customers in Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, and Colorado, creating a leading electromechanical and power management service network in the Western United States.
  • Gentex acquires VOXX InternationalJones Day advised Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), a leading supplier of digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass and fire protection technologies, in its acquisition of VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), a worldwide leader in the automotive electronics and consumer electronics industries, in an all-cash transaction.