Thomas Clark

Thomas Clark is a partner at The Wagner Law Group and serves as Deputy Managing Partner and Assistant General Counsel. Based in St. Louis and also working through the firm’s Boston office, he advises plan sponsors and service providers on ERISA and employee benefits matters. Clark’s practice includes retirement plans, health and welfare plans, executive compensation, fiduciary compliance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy and restructuring issues affecting benefit arrangements.

Clark earned his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in 2007, and an LL.M. in Taxation with an employee benefits focus from the same institution in 2008. He previously received a B.S. in Economics cum laude from The College of New Jersey. His tax and benefits education provides a strong foundation for advising clients on retirement plan design, regulatory compliance, fiduciary obligations, compensation arrangements, and disputes involving employee benefit programs.

Clark represents plan sponsors, investment advisers, third-party administrators, and other service providers in regulatory and litigation matters. His experience includes defending ERISA fiduciaries in Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service investigations and representing clients in significant benefits litigation, including work connected to Tibble v. Edison before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also helps resolve disputes before litigation when possible and advises clients on compliance issues arising from transactions and financially distressed situations.

Thomas Clark has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law from 2021 through 2026. He has taught ERISA Fiduciary Law at Washington University School of Law since 2013 and began teaching ERISA Regulation of Retirement Plans at Boston University School of Law in 2022. Clark also speaks nationally on employee benefits issues and belongs to organizations including the American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, and Employee Benefits Association of St. Louis.

Law Office Affiliations

• Deputy Managing Partner, The Wagner Law Group
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Missouri Bar Association

Licensed State

• Missouri
• Illinois
• Massachusetts

Education

• Washington University School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• Washington University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The College of New Jersey
  Bachelor of Science (BS)