Tom Manisero is a member of Wilson Elser’s Executive Committee and chair of the Accountants practice and Commercial Services practice. Tom provides general counsel services to numerous accounting firms and organizations in connection with the full range of their legal needs, from licensing issues to malpractice litigation. A commercial litigator by training, he also has handled a wide variety of contractual and business disputes during his 30-year career. In addition, he has represented reinsurers and reinsureds in disputes with other insurance entities.

As chair of the firm’s Commercial Services practice, Tom is spearheading a collaborative approach to client service by bringing together attorneys in the corporate, regulatory, real estate, bankruptcy and other areas to provide multitalented teams that meet client needs. On an individual level, he spends time with his own clients to learn about their businesses and understand their legal issues, and draws on this knowledge to provide practical solutions to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Professional Activities
Tom frequently presents certified ethics and risk management continuing education programs to accounting firms and related organizations, and regularly writes newsletter articles and thought leadership pieces on topics of interest to accounting professionals. Several legal matters in which Tom has had involvement, including his exposure of an $800 million ponzi scheme, have been the subject of episodes on the American Greed television series.