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Education
J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School (1997);
B.A., History & Political Science, Rice University (1994)
Admitted
Alaska (1998)
United States District Court for District of Alaska (1999)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2001) |
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Thomas V. Wang is Of Counsel to the firm. He has been in practice for over a decade, and has had wide-ranging experience in education, real estate, commercial transactions, and labor and employment law.
Thomas has represented clients in litigation matters in federal district court and at every level of the Alaska court system. In the areas of labor and employment law, he has defended public and private sector employers in labor arbitrations, unfair labor practice charge proceedings, and against discrimination claims. He has represented employers in labor arbitrations and has served as a lead negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations. Thomas has represented school districts in special education law matters, superintendent contract disputes, licensing issues, and Open Meetings Act litigation. In his commercial and real estate practice, Thomas has assisted clients in a wide variety of business matters including the negotiation of executive employment agreements, commercial leases and land acquisitions, and construction contracts. He has represented clients in court and arbitration proceedings involving service contracts, construction, landlord-tenant, and other commercial disputes.
Thomas serves as a Trustee of the Alaska Bar Foundation and is a member of the Employment Section of the Alaska Bar Association and the Council of School Attorneys. He served as a member of the Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission from 2005 to 2009. He has been a frequent presenter on employment and education law issues, including presentations on Collective Bargaining, First Amendment, Public Records Act, and Open Meetings Act issues.
In law school, Thomas served as the Authorities Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, and authored Mahoney v. RFE/RL: an unexpected direction for the foreign laws defense. Thomas clerked for Beverly Cutler of the Palmer Superior Court. |
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