As one of the Founders of Ferruzzo, and now continuing to practice as Of Counsel at Ferruzzo, Tom Ferruzzo was one of the driving forces that built the firm from a partnership of two brothers to the expanding group of more than thirty professionals working together to provide a broad and range of legal services.
Over his 52 years of practice, Tom has been the lead acquisition attorney for mergers and acquisitions exceeding billions of dollars in value. He was the lead acquisition attorney for Holland Chemical International, N.V. since 1984 successfully assisting them in 31 acquisitions throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tom has been the lead acquisition attorney for over 50 transfers of new vehicle and truck dealerships including the MacPherson transfer to AutoNation and the Crevier/Penske transaction. Tom has represented the Orange County Automotive Dealership Association and its Board of Directors for the last 25 years, along with the Orange County Automobile Show. He also acted as lead counsel for major roll-ups in the automobile body shop industry and roll-ups in the Roto-Rooter plumbing industry.
Tom has considerable experience in business organizations, including assisting entrepreneurs with the decisions in the structure of start-up companies, executive compensation planning, reorganization of companies, and resolving disputes between shareholders, partners, and members of limited liability companies. In addition, over the years Tom has prepared private offerings (Reg D) for investment opportunities in windmill farms, real estate limited partnerships, manufacturing facilities, and veterinary laboratories.
From 1963 through 1972, Tom worked as an Electronics Engineer, with a three-year stint on the launch team at Cape Kennedy, Florida, for the third stage of Saturn V. Admitted to the California Bar in 1972, Tom worked as an Associate Deputy Counsel for McDonnell Douglas Corporation until he left for private practice, forming the firm of Ferruzzo & Ferruzzo, LLP.
In his spare time, you can find Tom spending time with his eleven grandchildren, water skiing, windsurfing, snow skiing, and cooking gigantic meals at the family retreat called Wet Set.
