Practice Areas
Education
- Xavier University, M.A., 2000
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1983; Paul A. Liacos Scholar
- Muhlenberg College, A.B., 1980, with Honors in History; Omnicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1983
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Tim Birch works in the area of business transactions with a concentration on corporate financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Birch has represented public and private companies and has been an integral part of client strategies in consolidating businesses in a variety of industries. Mr. Birch has worked extensively in the death care industry and hospice business.
Recent transactions include a series of transactions to purchase businesses subject to divestiture orders of the Federal Trade Commission, acquisition of a division of a NYSE company, restructuring the debt of an overleveraged consolidating company, managing the legal team responding to a class action claim, acquisition of a portfolio of defaulted loans and acquisitions and divestitures in the areas of prosthodontic labs, senior care housing facilities, mortgage banks and a customer service survey company. Mr. Birch has also represented clients in the funeral and cemetery industry before numerous state regulatory agencies, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.
Prior to joining Finn Dixon & Herling, Mr. Birch served as an executive officer and counsel for The Loewen Group, a NYSE company, as well as working in private practice at a firm he founded and at Cummings & Lockwood, LLP.
Associations and Memberships
Ridgefield Academy
Board of Trustees, 2004 - Present
Chairman, 2009 - Present
Muhlenberg College
Board of Observers, 2005 - Present
Connecticut Bar Association
