Thomas E. Hanson, Jr., is a partner in the Delaware office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP. As a member of the Litigation Department, Mr. Hanson focuses his practice on corporate and commercial litigation.
With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Hanson counsels clients in business disputes involving fiduciary duties, corporate governance, breaches of contract (including purchase and sale agreements), limited liability company agreements, trade secret protection and restrictive covenants. He is an accomplished litigator who represents large and medium-sized companies in a wide range of business law matters.
Mr. Hanson frequently appears before the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He has appeared as lead trial counsel in a number of complex commercial litigation cases and recently secured a defense jury verdict in a breach of contract action involving a claim for $15 million in damages. He also has experience bringing and defending “books and records” actions seeking nonpublic company information under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Section 18-305 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
In the community, Mr. Hanson sits on the board of directors for the Delaware Community Foundation and the First State Community Loan Fund and also serves on the Salvation Army Regional Advisory Board. Additionally, he is a member of the Delaware Diverse Law Partners Network, Delaware State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Mr. Hanson is also the 2014 recipient of the DuPont Legal Minority Counsel Network Torchbearer Award, the 2011 recipient of the Multicultural Judges & Lawyers Section Leadership Award and the 2009 recipient of the Wilmington Award for Community Service.
Mr. Hanson earned his J.D. from the Boston College Law School in 1996 and his B.A. in 1993 from the University of Pittsburgh.
In addition to being admitted to practice in the states of Delaware and Pennsylvania, Mr. Hanson is admitted before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Delaware, District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
