Darryl Tom, Of Counsel

       Darryl Tom is of counsel to Shaw Legal Services, Ltd., and concentrates his practice on commercial litigation and public finance.  He received a B.A. in economics from Cornell University, and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.  He is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and the Northern District of Illinois.

       He has represented clients in various litigation matters from inception to trial, including matters involving consumer fraud, products liability, construction disputes, and real estate litigation matters.  On the public finance side, he has served as co-bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, disclosure counsel, and issuer’s counsel in transactions for the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, as well as various educational institutions and hospitals.

       Mr. Tom is an advisory board and past president and board member of the Chinese American Bar Association, past president and board member of the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, commissioner of Chinatown Special Service Area #73 (Chinatown), board member of Erie Family Health Center, board member of the Lynn Sage Foundation, and former board member of the Chinese American Service League. He was a Leadership Greater Chicago fellow in 1999-2000, and received the Business Leaders of Color Award from Chicago United in 2009.