Tom Cullen is a partner in the Savannah office, where he practices in the areas of general corporate, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. His practice focuses on all aspects of general corporate representation, including the formation and organization of business entities, capitalization of such entities through debt or equity offerings, securities issues, commercial transactions, commercial loans, mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings and other reorganizations, shareholder rights issues, and contract drafting and negotiation.
Tom represents wide-spectrum companies operating in various industry groups. These client companies range from early-stage to established Fortune 500 companies. In these representations, Tom provides counsel on a broad range of legal issues and acts as the outside general counsel for many of these businesses. He has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions, and change in control transactions. Tom’s value comes not only from his expertise and experience, but from his creative and practical problem-solving skills.
Tom holds or has held leadership roles within the Firm, including practice group leader and member of the management committee. He has served on many nonprofit boards, including acting as chairman of the board for the American Red Cross of Southeast and Coastal Georgia.
Tom graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in Economics in 1991 and from the University of Georgia with a J.D., cum laude, in 1994. At the University of Georgia, he was a member of the editorial board of the Georgia Journal of Intellectual Property Law.
Represented a South Carolina-based software development company in the acquisition of all of the assets of a business engaged in the development and licensing of proprietary software used for analysis of data in the development of pharmaceutical drug molecules or products.
Represented a health care business in the acquisition of a division of a publicly traded company engaged in the manufacture of certain pharmaceutical products and the related intellectual property.
Represented a pharmaceutical company in the acquisition of all of the assets of a business engaged in the development of certain pharmaceutical products and the intellectual property related thereto.
Represented the owner of a health care facility in the sale of a 51% interest in the facility to a business engaged in medical education and research.
Represented a software development company in the sale of a substantial minority interest in the company to a business engaged in the provision of health information technology solutions and services.
Represented the seller of a business engaged in wastewater treatment and technology.
Represented a construction company in the acquisition of a business engaged in the construction industry.
Represented a health care provider in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a publicly traded company, including its technology, patents, patent applications, and other know-how and intellectual property relating to pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.
Represented the minority owners of a timber company in connection with the spinoff of certain assets of the business in a tax-free exchange.
Community Work
Community Work
American Red Cross of Southeast and Coastal Georgia: Board of Directors, Past Chair
Old Savannah City Mission: Board of Directors, Past Member
Armstrong State University Educational Properties Foundation: Board of Directors, Past Member
Leadership Savannah: Class of 2000-2002
Credentials
Education
Education
University of Georgia School of Law: J.D., cum laude, 1994 University of Illinois: B.S., Economics, 1991
Affiliations
Affiliations
American Bar Association
Savannah Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia: Legal Opinion Committee
Recognition
Recognition
Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law, 2013-2024 Best Lawyers is the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.
Georgia Trend Magazine Legal Elite: 2012-2013 & 2015-2021 Georgia Trend Magazine’s annual listing of Georgia’s top attorneys, selected by their peers. The list includes eight practice areas: business law; personal injury litigation; criminal law; labor and employment; taxes, estates and trusts; bankruptcy and creditors’ rights; family law; and general practice/trial law.
Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, 2014 & 2020 The Best Lawyers in America named Tom Cullen the 2014 Lawyer of the Year for Savannah in the area of Corporate Law. Only one lawyer in each practice area and city is selected as the Lawyer of the Year. The award reflects the high level of respect an attorney has earned from his peers for his abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star: 2005-2006 & 2009 Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Martindale-Hubbell: AV Rated The Martindale-Hubbell® PEER REVIEW RATINGS™ are an objective indicator of a lawyer’s high ethical standards and professional ability, generated from evaluations of lawyers by other members of the bar and the judiciary in the United States and Canada.
By Louann Bronstein There is a new regulation under the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that, for the first time, will require disclosure of information about all corporations, limited liability…
By Thomas S. Cullen, published on September 18, 2004, in Savannah Morning News. At some point, most businesses experience a need for additional cash – whether it’s for normal growth,…
By Thomas S. Cullen, published on September 4, 2004, in Savannah Morning News. One of the initial decisions facing someone starting a business is choosing the appropriate entity for the…
Keeping a watchful eye on potential fraud from within your organization: Learn the latest trends and email tactics Presented by Tom Cullen and Christopher Smith in Savannah, Georgia, on May 19, 2016.
HunterMaclean, a leading law firm with offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island, is pleased to announce that 27 attorneys from the firm were recently selected for inclusion in The…
HunterMaclean, a leading law firm with offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island, is pleased to announce that 28 attorneys from the firm were recently selected for inclusion in The Best…
HunterMaclean, a leading business law firm with offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island, is honored to announce that ten attorneys were recently recognized as 2021 Legal Elite by Georgia…
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