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David D.Thomas

PartnerPractice Group Leader, Commercial & Public Finance
Cleveland

O 216.566.5776

David D.Thomas

Partner
Practice Group Leader, Commercial & Public Finance
Cleveland

O 216.566.5776

Dave is the leader of the firm's Commercial & Public Finance practice group.

He focuses his practice on commercial financing transactions involving banks and other financial institutions, as well as public and private companies, in connection with secured and unsecured credit facilities. Dave has significant experience in representing clients in syndicated and bilateral credit facilities, project financing transactions, acquisition financing transactions and equipment financings.

In addition, Dave is a member of the firm’s Energy group, where he represents financial institutions and developers in connection with renewable energy financing, with an emphasis on solar and investment tax credit-driven financing.

2025 IFLR 1000 Rising Star
Legal 500 Ohio Elite - Finance & Restructuring 2026
Recognized in Best Lawyers 2027

Focus Areas

  • Listed as a Recommended Lawyer in Legal 500 City Elite – Ohio for Finance & Restructuring, 2026
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021-2027 for Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Finance Law
  • Selected as an IFLR 1000 Rising Star, 2021-2025

Professional Associations

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section

Community Activities

  • Ingenuity Cleveland, board member

Education

  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2010,
    cum laude
    ,

    chairperson, Moot Court Board of Governors, senior editor and published author, Cleveland State Law Review

  • University of Findlay, M.B.A., 2002
  • Tiffin University, B.B.A., 2000,
    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio