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Thomas B. Sullivan

Thomas B. Sullivan

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Thomas B. Sullivan represents media clients in defamation, invasion of privacy, access, intellectual property, and other content-related matters, and has represented a variety of clients in a wide range of civil and criminal matters.

Thomas previously was with the highly regarded First Amendment boutique law firm Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, which merged with Ballard Spahr in October 2017.

Career

Admissions:

New York

New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of New York

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. Tax Court

Professional Memberships

New York City Bar Association, Communications and Media Law Committee, Secretary

Personal

Harvard Law School (J.D. 2009, cum laude)

Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review

Staff Member, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review

Staff Member, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology

Yale University (B.A. 2006, cum laude)

Managing Editor, Yale Daily News

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation - New York

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Thomas Sullivan is renowned for his expert representation of media companies in defamation and intellectual property disputes.

Media & Entertainment: Litigation - New York

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Thomas Sullivan is renowned for his expert representation of media companies in defamation and intellectual property disputes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Thomas is an excellent attorney.

    Media & Entertainment: First Amendment LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

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