Services & Industries
Education
J.D., summa cum laude, Willamette University College of Law, 2019
B.A., cum laude, Biology, Whitman College, 2013
Bar & Court Admissions
Oregon State Bar
Tom is an attorney in Tonkon Torp’s Business Department with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, emerging companies, securities, and general corporate work. He has significant experience drafting and negotiating key documents for strategic transactions and securities offerings of all sizes, including a wide range of purchase agreements, joint venture and LLC agreements, and SEC filings. Tom also has extensive experience leading due diligence teams in connection with both acquisition transactions and investment financings.
Alongside his transactional practice, Tom works with emerging and established companies in an ongoing counsel role, reviewing and drafting NDAs, consulting agreements, distribution agreements, and commercial contracts. His experience includes providing strategic legal advice to public company clients on such matters as securities offerings, corporate governance, and compliance with SEC requirements. Tom also regularly works with entrepreneurs and growing businesses, guiding them from formation through venture capital financings.
Prior to joining Tonkon Torp, Tom worked for six years in Portland as an associate attorney with the business practice group of Perkins Coie LLP. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern to Judge Michael H. Simon at the U.S. District Court for Oregon, and as a law clerk with the Oregon Department of Justice, Natural Resources Section.
Outside of work, Tom enjoys photography, road and mountain biking, hiking, gardening, cooking, and spending time with his wife and their two rescue greyhounds.
Community Involvement & Activities
Portland Parks Foundation
2024-Present, Board of Directors
Small Business Legal Clinic
Volunteer Attorney
Professional Memberships
Multnomah Bar Association
Recent News
Drea Schmidt and Tom Vogt Speak at Startup Capital & Funding Program
Tonkon Torp was a presenting sponsor for the Angel Oregon Consumer Packaged Goods Capital & Funding Literacy program put on by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. The program is designed for early-stage consumer packaged goods founders in Oregon and Southwest Washington who are preparing to raise capital and scale their brands. Tonkon Torp partner Drea Schmidt led a discussion panel for the program on “Understanding the Funding Stack” while attorney Tom Vogt covered due diligence and how businesses can best prepare their company, data, and team for investor scrutiny.
36 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2025 Super Lawyers Lists
Thirty-six Tonkon Torp attorneys in 13 practice areas have been included in the 2025 Oregon Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists.
Tom Vogt Joins Tonkon Torp Business Department
Tonkon Torp LLP is pleased to welcome attorney Tom Vogt as an Of Counsel attorney in its Business Department. Vogt’s practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, emerging companies, securities, and general corporate work.
Recent Publications
Keeping the Benefit of Your Bargain: Selling Your Company and Protecting Your Proceeds
By Tom Vogt – Any business owner selling their company naturally focuses on their net proceeds—the dollars arriving in their bank account when the dust settles. That critical number often decides whether the deal makes sense, but the story does not end at closing. Buyers often propose transaction structures and deal terms that create ways to claw back those hard-earned proceeds. Owners should recognize these risks and carefully negotiate their sale to minimize them.
Publications & Presentations
“Due Diligence,” Angel Oregon Consumer Packaged Goods, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, March 2026
“Keeping the Benefit of Your Bargain: Selling Your Company and Protecting Your Proceeds,” Portland Business Journal, March 2026
“Valuations, Financings, and Term Sheets,” Oregon Entrepreneurs Networks, Sept. 2025