Tom Becker
Tom Becker is Deputy Director of Sitrick And Company’s New York office where he focuses on strategic, restructuring, and crisis
communications for both public and private companies.
Since joining Sitrick in 2006, Tom has led or co-led assignments including Chapter 11 restructurings, patent litigation, proxy fights, mergers and acquisitions, out-of-court restructurings, labor issues, reputation management, product recalls, executive change, and civil and criminal investigations.
Prior to joining the firm, Tom spent more than 10 years as an award-winning journalist. He most recently served as the lead national reporter for Bloomberg News specializing in corporate bankruptcy and restructuring issues, and white-collar crime. While at Bloomberg, Tom covered a number of high-profile Chapter 11 filings, including Delphi Corp., WorldCom Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Adelphia Communications Corp., Refco Inc., and Enron Corp. He has also reported extensively on white-collar crime and shareholder litigation.
Previously, Tom was Dow Jones’ lead reporter on bankruptcy and the telecommunications equipment and information storage sectors. His coverage was often picked up by papers across the globe, including the Wall Street Journal. Early in his career he was a reporter with The Los Angeles Times’, where he covered breaking news, education, government, crime and feature stories.
Tom holds a Masters Degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a BA in Journalism from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York.