Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020 
THOMAS J. WALSH, JR. is a principal of Brody Wilkinson and a member of the firm’s Business & Finance and Real Estate Groups. His practice is focused primarily in the areas of general corporate matters, business transactions, financing and commercial real estate. Tom advises clients – from entrepreneurial start-up enterprises to larger privately held companies – through each phase of their growth, helping to solve both routine and complex legal issues. As primary outside general counsel, Tom addresses and anticipates legal issues so that his clients can concentrate on growing their businesses and achieving their personal and business goals.
Tom assists clients with the business and legal aspects of negotiating transactions and advises on issues such as ownership and buy-sell agreements, critical contracts with employees and third parties, debt and equity financing, dispute resolution and exit planning. He also advises on business expansion opportunities, such as mergers and acquisitions, marketing and licensing agreements, private equity and venture capital financing and joint ventures. Tom helps high net worth clients with a variety of transactional and outside general counsel matters.
Tom is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney. He has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers of America© in the fields of Business Organizations, Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law since 2020. Tom has also been recognized as a “Connecticut Super Lawyer” in the area of Business and Corporate since 2022. In addition, Tom was named to The Legal 500’s 2026 Elite City Rankings in Connecticut in the category of Corporate and M&A.
Tom is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is actively involved in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section and serves as its budget officer. He is a past chair of its Middle Market and Small Business Committee and is a member of its Commercial Financial Services Committee. Tom serves on the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association.
Tom is active in the community. Early in his career, he served as Town Attorney for the Town of Fairfield. He is the past chair of the board of directors of Fairfield Museum and History Center and currently serves on the board of directors of Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, a four campus catholic school in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
