THOMAS VEGA-BYRNES
General Counsel, Secretary & Director of International Strategies
Thomas Vega-Byrnes is a Chicago-based attorney and business advisor with more than 27 years of experience in a wide variety of international business transactions. He provides assistance to a broad range of clients throughout the world, including governments, Fortune 500 companies and major commercial and financial institutions, as well as small- and mid-size companies. His clients include or have included the Overseas Private Investment Corporation of the United States, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Yum! Brands, Inc., Hyatt Hotels, The AES Corporation, Westdeutsche Landesbank, NY Branch, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Motorola, BellSouth, Boston Scientific, Equator Capital Partners, Access Holding (Germany), Triple Jump BV (Netherlands), Grupo Bimbo (Mexico), Grupo Posadas (Mexico) and K Road Power Holdings.
Prior to setting up his own practice in 2002, Vega-Byrnes was a partner at Winston & Strawn in Chicago in the Project Finance and Leasing Practice Groups for four years. From 1988-1998, he worked at the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie, in its Chicago, Monterrey (Mexico) and Mexico City offices.
Vega-Byrnes has been a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Chicago’s Northwestern University School of Law.
He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Law School and received his B.A. summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago. Tom is admitted to the New York and Illinois bars. He is fluent in Spanish, reads Portuguese and speaks it poorly, reads French and has some general knowledge of German, Dutch, Mandarin and Japanese.
Tom and his wife support several charities, including Catholic Charities of Chicago’s Casa Catalina, Alivio Medical Center and Teatro Vista, Theatre with a View, Chicago’s premiere Latino Equity theatre ensemble, celebrating its 26th season. Tom is also the Board Treasurer and volunteer Finance Director of Teatro Vista.
Prior to setting up his own practice in 2002, Vega-Byrnes was a partner at Winston & Strawn in Chicago in the Project Finance and Leasing Practice Groups for four years. From 1988-1998, he worked at the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie, in its Chicago, Monterrey (Mexico) and Mexico City offices.
Vega-Byrnes has been a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Chicago’s Northwestern University School of Law.
He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Law School and received his B.A. summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago. Tom is admitted to the New York and Illinois bars. He is fluent in Spanish, reads Portuguese and speaks it poorly, reads French and has some general knowledge of German, Dutch, Mandarin and Japanese.
Tom and his wife support several charities, including Catholic Charities of Chicago’s Casa Catalina, Alivio Medical Center and Teatro Vista, Theatre with a View, Chicago’s premiere Latino Equity theatre ensemble, celebrating its 26th season. Tom is also the Board Treasurer and volunteer Finance Director of Teatro Vista.