Atty. Thomas S. "Tom" Cullen
Tom Cullen is a partner in the Savannah office, practicing in the areas of general corporate and corporate governance. 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.
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Thomas S. "Tom" Cullen is a business attorney based in Savannah, Georgia, practicing at HunterMaclean. Educated at University of Georgia (J.D., 1994). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law (Savannah) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), and Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law (Savannah) (2020). Serands clients in Savannah, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Tom Cullen is a partner in the Savannah office, practicing in the areas of general corporate and corporate governance
- 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
- He has extensive experience in acquisition and change in control transactions
- He 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
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Savannah are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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