J. Nicholson Thomas

A partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Los Angeles office, J. Nicholson Thomas joined the firm's Tax Department in 1982. Mr. Thomas' tax experience is broad based, and includes extensive activity in the areas of corporate, real estate, partnership, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and international tax matters.

Mr. Thomas graduated with honors from the University of Arizona in 1974, where he majored in accounting and finance and from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1977. Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Mr. Thomas was a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick from 1978 to 1981.

A member of the American, California and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, Mr. Thomas has written on a wide range of topics and has been a frequent lecturer before various bar association, continuing education and special interest groups, including the Practicing Law Institute, USC Tax Institute and the NYU Tax Institute.