Thomas Sullivan

Managing Partner

Tom is the managing partner of Shook’s Boston office. His litigation practice focuses on high-profile, complex commercial litigation and tort litigation, including class actions, multi-district litigation, and other aggregate litigation throughout the United States. He has extensive experience in complex civil litigation across a variety of industries, practice areas, and geographies, and he has particularly deep experience defending class actions, commercial disputes in the life sciences and health care industries, and in toxic and mass tort litigation. He has represented companies in matters involving complex financial issues, construction and building materials, e-commerce, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, third-party payors, antitrust, ERISA, RICO, supply and distribution issues, food and beverage labeling, and various consumer products and contracts. Many of these matters have been litigated against the backdrop of criminal and/or regulatory enforcement efforts. Tom has played a lead role at trials in state and federal court in which he has examined fact and expert witnesses, and he has argued appeals. He also has extensive arbitration experience. Tom also maintains an active pro bono practice committed to litigating issues of systemic justice.