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Thomas  N.  DeBoom

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(319) 896-4091 (319) 366-1917 tdeboom@spmblaw.com Cedar Rapids, IA
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Loryetta Jourdan

Loryetta Jourdan

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(319) 896-4006 ljourdan@spmblaw.com

Practice Area

  • Business Transactions and Counseling
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • Pension Plans, Profit Sharing and Employee Benefits
  • Banking and Finance
  • Startups and Emerging Companies

Bar Admissions

  • State of Iowa, 1999

Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, JD, with distinction, 1999
  • University of Iowa, BS, with honors and distinction, 1996

Thomas DeBoom is a business and transactional attorney with Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC. Mr. DeBoom has offered a wide range of corporate law services to companies for more than 20 years. He understands the complexities of acquiring or forming a business, including financing options, governance and tax ramifications associated with the varying transactions. Mr. DeBoom counsels clients on matters such as sales and purchases of equity interests, securities, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, ESOP transactions, profit sharing and deferred compensation arrangements, both ERISA-qualified and non-qualified, and business contracts, consulting and planning. Mr. DeBoom also serves on the firm's board of directors. 

Honors & Awards

  • Included in the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" for Cedar Rapids, 2025​​​​​​
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Included in the Best Lawyers in America® list for Cedar Rapids, 2025
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

Professional & Community Affiliations

Professional Memberships

  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Linn County Bar Association
  • International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans  
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers

Community Involvement

  • Entrepreneurial Development Center (EDC)
    • Board of Directors (2019-Present)
  • Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (2008-2017)
    • Board of Trustees, Former Chair
  • National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
    • Board of Directors (2008-2020)
    • Former President
  • Indian Creek Nature Center
    • Board of Directors, Former Member

Representative Transactions

  • EVO Transportation & Energy Services Acquires West Side Transport (Link)
  • CRST Acquires BCB Transport (Link)
  • R/B Sales Corporation Joins Forward Solutions (Link) 
  • CRST International, Inc. Acquires NAL Group (Link)
  • Forward Air Corporation Acquires Linn Star “LSHI” for $57.2 Million (Link)
  • Hillcrest Holdings Acquires Southgate Companies (Link)

News & Events

2024

  • EVO Transportation & Energy Services Acquires West Side Transport, 09/25/2024
  • Thomas DeBoom Recognized by Best Lawyers® as 2025 “Lawyer of the Year”, 08/15/2024
  • Thomas DeBoom Included in Best Lawyers in America® 2025, 8/15/2024

2023

  • CRST Acquires BCB Transport, 11/07/2023
  • R/B Sales Corporation Joins Forward Solutions, 08/13/2023
  • DeBoom Included in Best Lawyers in America® 2024, 08/17/2023

2022

  • DeBoom Included in Best Lawyers in America® 2023, 08/19/2022

2021

  • Best Lawyers® 2022, 08/19/2021

2020

  • Best Lawyers In America Recognizes 37 SPMB Attorneys, 08/20/2020
  • DeBoom Joins National Association of Bond Lawyers,06/11/2020
  • CRST International, Inc. Acquires NAL Group, 03/12/2020

2019

  • Forward Air Corporation Acquires Linn Star “LSHI” for $57.2 Million, 12/12/2019

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