Tim McMahon

Commercial Transactions & Counsel

Associate - Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP

(2026-01)

Commercial Transactions & Counsel

• Advise institutional clients on complex commercial and transactional legal matters; negotiate and draft a broad range of commercial agreements including settlement agreements, real estate contracts, and vendor and supplier arrangements across multiple simultaneous engagements.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, NDAs, vendor agreements, and supplier arrangements; advise clients on contractual risk and compliance; independently manage contracting workflows across multiple active matters in fast-paced environments.
• Partner with business and operational teams to provide practical, commercial legal advice; demonstrate strong business judgment and comfort working with non-lawyer stakeholders; manage client relationships and coordinate across teams under aggressive timelines.
• Prepare contract analyses, legal memoranda, and strategic recommendations; build and improve legal processes and contracting workflows as organizational needs evolve.

Associate - Shulman Bastian Friedman Bui & O'Dea

(2025-04 - 2026-01)

Restructuring and Bankruptcy

• Advised corporate clients on commercial and transactional matters; drafted and negotiated commercial agreements and settlement documents; demonstrated strong business judgment and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously across fast-paced, deadline-driven engagements.

Division Counsel - Fischer Homes

(2023-06 - 2025-04)

Served as in-house commercial counsel for a national homebuilder in a high-growth, operationally complex environment

• Independently owned supplier and vendor contracting across multiple business divisions; drafted, reviewed, and negotiated NDAs, vendor agreements, supplier agreements, consulting agreements, real estate contracts, and related business agreements.
• Negotiated terms and conditions with external counterparties; partnered closely with operational and business teams to provide practical, commercial legal advice.
• Managed outside counsel relationships and litigation across multiple divisions.

Restructuring and Bankruptcy Associate - Sklar Kirsh LLP

(2022-02 - 2023-06)

• Advised corporate clients on governance and transactional matters; drafted and negotiated commercial transaction documents; supported asset dispositions and corporate reorganizations in dynamic, high-stakes business environments.
• Drafted asset purchase agreements, transaction documents, and commercial contracts; conducted due diligence and legal research on complex corporate and commercial matters; demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and develop expertise in new legal areas independently.

Law Clerk - U.S. Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California

(2020-08 - 2022-02)

The Honorable Maureen Tighe, Former Chief Judge

• Independently managed a high-volume, fast-paced docket of complex commercial and corporate matters; operated as a self-starter comfortable taking ownership of work without direction; developed strong organizational and analytical skills managing competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Drafted clear, concise written analyses on complex commercial and contractual matters; developed strong communication skills and practical business judgment across a broad range of corporate and commercial legal issues.

Law Clerk - U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah

(2019-06 - 2020-08)

The Honorable William T. Thurman

• Drafted written and oral analyses on complex commercial and legal matters; demonstrated intellectual curiosity and ability to quickly develop expertise in new and evolving areas of law; presented alongside the Judge at national judicial conferences.

Juris Doctorate - Rutgers Law School (2018-05)

Master of Business Administration - Rutgers School of Business – Camden (2018-05)

Bachelor of Science - Ball State University (2013-05)