Thomas M. Byrne


Partner
Atlanta, P: 404.853.8026
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Tom Byrne is a member of Sutherland’s Litigation Practice Group, where he focuses on complex business litigation, primarily the defense of consumer and policyholder class actions and bankruptcy litigation. His experience ranges from arguing in the Supreme Court of the United States to first-chairing jury trials in four states. He has served as lead counsel in more than 100 putative class actions. Tom also has represented secured lenders and other parties in numerous Chapter 11 bankruptcies and creditor’s rights litigation.

Tom joined the firm in 1982 after completing clerkships with the Honorable Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Morey L. Sear of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Education

J.D., magna cum laude, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1981,
Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1980-81

A.B., cum laude, University of Notre Dame, 1978

Bar Admissions

Georgia