Thomas (Tom) L. Mitchell

Tom Mitchell is the chairman of the Moore & Van Allen Management Committee and a nationally recognized finance lawyer concentrating in the area of loan syndications. Tom has extensive experience representing banks and other financial institutions in a variety of debt transactions, including acquisition and highly-leveraged financings.  Tom also serves as co-chair of the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group and Business Development Committee. 

Tom has been consistently recognized as a leading banking and finance lawyer in Chambers USA, IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers in America.  Chambers USA describes Tom as “extremely seasoned and a go-to attorney who provides sound legal advice” and as a lawyer “who is great to work with and always responsive”. 

Tom is active in the community, including his present service on the board of the Charlotte Executive Leadership Council. He also serves on the Law Council at Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Of Note

• Chairman, Moore & Van Allen Management Committee, 2018-present
• Chambers USA - North Carolina, Banking & Finance, 2010-2020
• Best Lawyers in America, Charlotte Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year”, 2020
• Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2013-2021
• IFLR1000, Highly Regarded - Banking, 2018-2019
• Member, Charlotte Executive Leadership Council, 2018-present
• American Heart Association, Greater Charlotte Division Board of Directors, Member & Chair of Leadership Development, 2013-2018
• Member, Law Council, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2017-present
• Queen City Athletic Association – AAU Basketball Coach, 2012-present

News

• Best Lawyers ® Recognizes 93 Moore & Van Allen attorneys
• Chambers & Partners Recognizes Moore & Van Allen Attorneys and Practices in 2020 USA Guide
• MVA contributes to Charlotte’s public-private campaign for affordable housing
• Best Lawyers® recognizes 83 Moore & Van Allen attorneys
• Moore & Van Allen Banking and M&A teams earn top IFLR1000 United States recognition
• Moore & Van Allen Attorneys and Practices Recognized in 2019 Chambers & Partners Guide

Speaking Engagements

• MVA Hosts 19th Annual Service Awards Presentation, September 2020

Publications

• Firms choosing different paths for summer law programs
  Tom Mitchell quoted in NC Lawyers Weekly on MVA’s Summer Associates Program
  NC Lawyers Weekly, July 16, 2020
• Tom Mitchell quoted regarding Mecklenburg County’s toolkit
  May 2020
• Charting a decade of change in Charlotte’s legal landscape
  Mitchell quoted in CBJ on the change in Charlotte’s legal landscape
  Charlotte Business Journal, March 2019
• The Challenges and Rewards of Leading Complex Law Firms
  Mitchell featured in W&L Law’s Discovery Summer Newsletter
  W&L Law’s Discovery Summer Newsletter, September 9, 2018

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association: Business Law Section
• North Carolina Bar Association: Business Law Section