Cullen, Thomas F. Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Tim Cullen is a trial lawyer, a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and head of the worldwide Trial Practice at Jones Day. Tim is commonly called on to lead teams and present cases in the most complicated commercial matters, including antitrust (for both plaintiffs and defendants), contract, trade secret, and shareholder disputes. He has tried federal and state jury cases, argued federal appeals, and been lead counsel in U.S. and international arbitrations.

Recently he and his teams have achieved a multimillion dollar ruling for a French client seeking in arbitration a return of part of its purchase price for an acquisition, a multimillion dollar jury verdict for a coal company seeking return of the unearned portion of a bonus, and a Delaware Chancery ruling allowing a client's merger to go through despite a challenge from a joint venture partner.

In addition to being selected to the American College of Trial Lawyers (an honor given to fewer than one percent of active trial lawyers), Tim has been recognized by the Legal Times as one of D.C.'s Top Ten Commercial Litigators and named nationally as a BTI Client Services All-Star MVP two years in a row. For more than 15 years, Tim has been an active member of the Center for Public Resources, a leading group of corporate and firm lawyers focused on alternative dispute resolution, and developed a broad sensitivity to where and how mediation or other alternative procedures are the best way to serve the client.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Commercial Disputes
• Antitrust Litigation

Representative Cases

• Air Products defeats Honeywell's attempt to block its acquisition of a competitor , (2009)
• Airlines Reporting Corp. wins summary judgment in travel agent antitrust litigation , (2009)
• American ex-prisoner of war group files amicus brief supporting petitioners Rasul et al. and al Odah et al.
• Bausch & Lomb ends antitrust involving disposable contact lenses
• BFGoodrich receives FTC approval to acquire Coltec, prevails in private litigation challenging the transaction , (2009)
• BioMedical Waste Systems prevails in TRO challenging Pennsylvania DEP closure of processing facility , (2009)
• Bon Secours settles suit challenging hospital joint venture
• Cardinal Health defends FTC challenge to proposed Bergen Brunswig acquisition
• Chevron pursues arbitration to enforce contractual right to indemnification against Petroecuador , (2009)
• Chrysler sold to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" after historic court proceedings , (2009)
• Gannett prevails in wage and hour misclassification hearing
• Lee Memorial Health System defeats FTC challenge of Cape Coral acquisition
• Marshfield Clinic successfully defends antitrust suit by leading third-party payor
• Mobile Telecommunications Technologies Corporation defends securities fraud class action
• Nextel acquires 900 MHZ spectrum after modification of Motorola consent decree
• Not-for-profit health care systems defend putative class actions challenging hospitals' tax-exempt status
• Onyx prevails in ICC arbitrations claiming breach of representations and warranties for waste facility purchased in Mexico
• Pepsi files monopolization and conspiracy suit against Coke
• R.J. Reynolds and other cigarette companies defend federal and state price fixing class actions
• Reader's Digest completes $2.0 billion sale to Ripplewood investor group , (2009)
• Sherwin-Williams resolves antitrust class action litigation involving automotive paint refinishing
• Williams Natural Gas wins summary judgment in action involving 40-year-old natural gas purchase contract
• Williams Power enters into commercial arbitration resulting from tolling agreement

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Franchising, International Antitrust, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, RICO Act, Secured Transactions, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Trade Regulation, Transactions, Unfair Competition, Uniform Commercial Code, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Warranties

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Massachusetts

Education

• Harvard University

Published Works

• Ten of the D.C. Area's Top Business Litigation Attorneys, Legal Times, Vol. 30, No. 18, 2007
• Jungle Warfare, Litigation 2006, A Supplement to the American Lawyer & Corporate Counsel, 2006

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.3924 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com