I am married for over 38 years to Audrey N. Thomas. We have three children, Anastasia Thomas Nardangeli, Alexandra Nicole Thomas, Steven A. Thomas, Jr., one son-in-law, Matthew Peter Nardangeli, one daughter-in-law Rebecca Podell Thomas, and one grandchild Lyra Anastasia Nardangeli. I am a Ravens and Orioles fan, follow high school and college sports, and practice the game of golf. In law, I am a member of the Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. Bar Associations, and specialize in business structuring, financings, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning. and have served as outside counsel for several companies, attending board meetings and assisting in developing of management strategies. Representations include assisting a large media group inconsolidating ownership, implementing an acquisition strategy, initiating an IPO, and in structured financings; assisting a large automotive group in consolidating ownership and implementing an acquisition strategy; preparing a governance evaluation for an medical research company; created new governance documents for private educational institutions; a successful defense of politically motivated claims against a media company; negotiating a joint venture between a U.S. Comp[any and Peoples Republic of China; negotiated an agreement for the distribution and installation of broadcast equipment in West Africa; assisting in the transition of ownership and management of a private equity firm; and offering legal advice to several real estate investment and development groups, construction companies, restaurant groups, software distributors, and manufacturing companies.Specialties: Financing, mergers and acquisition, selection of business entity, business governance, non-profits, real estate law, tax and succession planning, and administrative compliance.