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As a shareholder in Reinhart’s Real Estate Practice, Tomás Clasen assists in transactions that alter the landscape in positive ways. He counsels clients on complex commercial real estate matters, including purchasing and sales, leasing, entitlements, construction law, tax incremental financing and conventional financing. He has extensive experience working with municipalities on land use entitlements and zoning issues.
Relationships are key to success in the commercial real estate arena, and Tomás continually invests in expanding his experience, knowledge and network to benefit his clients. For instance, during Tomás’s hiatus from the firm in 2020-21, he worked on various federal, state and local political campaigns. He also lobbied for reform on the state and local level throughout Wisconsin and worked alongside government officials to find local solutions to national issues that face communities throughout the country. Since returning to the firm, Tomás completed NAIOP’s Advanced Study in Real Estate Finance Certificate program in order to better counsel his clients with respect to the economics of every transaction he works on.
He also handles licensing work in the food and beverage arena, helping businesses secure beer and liquor licenses through state and local agencies.
Tomás approaches every matter with a self-described micro/macro mindset. Not only does he work to find a solution for the immediate issue, but he also strategizes about how that solution may impact future decisions. He is responsive and proactive, helping his clients change course when necessary to avoid roadblocks.
Tomás also enjoys giving back to his community and his profession. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association and on the boards of several local education organizations, including City Forward Collective and the Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy. Prior to law school, he participated in Teach For America and spent four years helping raise student achievement rates in New York public schools.
In his free time, Tomás enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, running and exploring new restaurants.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, University of Wisconsin Law School (Editor-in-Chief, Wisconsin Law Review)
- M.S., City University of New York-Hunter College
- B.A., Academic Distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Advanced Study in Real Estate Finance Certificate, NAIOP
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Honors
- Madison365 - 2024 Wisconsin 36 Most Influential Latino Leaders
- Milwaukee Business Journal 2023 40 Under 40 Honoree (Awarded to 40 Milwaukee-area individuals under the age of 40 who are making a difference in their professions and communities)
- Madison Magnet Community Impact Award (Given to a Wisconsin Young Professional who is engaged in their community through service on a level that is making a difference).
- Gwynette E. Smalley Law Review Prize (Awarded for scholarship and service to the Wisconsin Law Review)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Member
- City Forward Collective, Board Member
- Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association, Vice President
- Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy, Board Member
- Milwaukee Bar Association, Member
- Forward 48, Alumni
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Real Estate Entitlements Seminar
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Reinhart Welcomes Five New Attorneys to its Milwaukee Office
In the News, Press Releases
- Impacts of the December 2018 Extraordinary Session of the Wisconsin Legislature, Reinhart’s Real Estate Entitlements Seminar (February 2019)
- Quoted, "Hanging tough: Development, leasing still remain steady in Milwaukee and Madison markets," Midwest REjournal, June 12, 2025
- Quoted, "A CRE Market That’s In Adjustment Mode: What Commercial Real Estate Pros Are Seeing Today in Milwaukee," Midwest REjournal, June 13, 2024
- Author, "Accelerated Development: A Younger, More Diverse Generation of Developers Has Emerged on the Milwaukee Real Estate Scene," Milwaukee Commerce Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (Fall 2022; Vol. 101; No. 3)