Tom Clare (lawyer)

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Thomas A. Clare is an American lawyer who specializes in defamation law.

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Career

Clare and his wife Libby Locke run the law firm Clare Locke LLP. They founded Clare Locke in 2014 after leaving Kirkland & Ellis LLP. [1]

Clare represented Dominion Voting Systems against Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Mike Lindell in defamation cases related to the 2020 United States presidential election. [1]

For about eighteen months beginning in the summer of 2019 he sent letters to journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, the New Yorker and Doubleday attempting to undermine the publication of Empire of Pain. [2]

In January 2021 Clare was retained by Adam Neumann to defend his reputation. [3] In 2022 he got HBO to change their characterization of the show Generation Hustle which featured an episode on Neumann and WeWork as being about scammers and true crime. [4] [5]

In 2025 Clare was retained by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron to take action against Candace Owens over repeated claims that Owens has made alleging that Brigitte is secretly transgender. [6] [7]

Also in 2025, Clare Locke was reported to have represented UnitedHealthcare in connection with a dispute involving a breast cancer surgeon who alleged that the insurer interrupted patient care over coverage disagreements. According to one report, the firm issued correspondence challenging the surgeon’s public statements. [8] The case received coverage in medical and legal press, where some commentators criticized the insurer’s handling of the matter. [9] [10] [11]

Personal life

Clare's father was an aerospace engineer who worked for the Navy and his mother was a housewife. [1]

Clare identifies politically as an American conservative. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Larson, Erik (26 February 2021). "Conservative Power Couple Wage Legal War on Stolen-Election Myth". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Keefe, Patrick Radden (2021). Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty (1st ed.). New York. pp. 438–439. ISBN   978-0-385-54568-6. OCLC   1243902032.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Opfer, Chris. "WeWork Founder Taps Defamation Lawyer to Help Reshape Image (2)". bloomberglaw.com. Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ KECK, CATIE (14 October 2021). "WeWork's infamous founder got HBO Max to tweak a documentary about him". theverge.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Patten, Dominic; Hayes, Dade (11 October 2021). "HBO Max Alters 'Generation Hustle' Descriptions Of Ex-WeWork CEO Adam Neumann; Drops "True Crime" From Docuseries' Definition". Deadline Hollywood . Deadline. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Macrons' lawyer says defamation suit against US influencer 'a last resort'". france24.com. France 24. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Bardash, Ellen. "France's First Couple Is Represented by Clare Locke in Their Delaware Defamation Case Against Conservative Influencer". law.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "UnitedHealth Hires Defamation Firm After Doctor's Social Media Posts". Fortune. Fortune Media. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Surgeon Sued by UnitedHealth Over Social Media Post Says She's Nearly Bankrupt". HealthExec. HealthExec. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Doctor Fires Back at 'Absurd' Letter From Law Firm Demanding She Delete Posts Criticizing UnitedHealthcare and Apologize". Mediaite. Mediaite. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "UnitedHealth Hired Defamation Law Firm Following Social Media Posts". Forbes. Forbes Media. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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