ORLANDO, FL – March 20, 2014 – GrayRobinson welcomes Thomas R. "Tom" Sullivan as co-chair of the firm’s Land Use Department and shareholder in the Orlando office. Prior to joining GrayRobinson, Tom was a partner with Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed, P.A.
"Tom brings more than a decade of experience in land use and development law," said GrayRobinson President and Managing Director Byrd F. "Biff" Marshall, Jr. "He has an excellent reputation and track record of success in handling complex real estate and development projects with great professionalism and ease. He has been a strong force within the Central Florida development community, and we are excited that he will continue his work with GrayRobinson and co-chair the Land Use Department."
In his practice, Sullivan handles all aspects of land use and development for landowners, developers, homebuilders, and investors throughout Central Florida. He has practiced extensively in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Polk and Volusia counties, as well as the municipalities within those counties. He has significant experience with comprehensive planning, Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs), sector planning, rezoning, annexations and other land use matters. His experience also includes the representation of local, national and international clients in real estate transactions, finance, retail and office leasing, master declarations, planned unit developments, subdivisions, annexation agreements, variances and conditional uses, vested rights and concurrency issues.
Sullivan has been recognized on numerous occasions in "Florida Rising Stars" by Florida Super Lawyers and as a "Legal Elite Up and Comer" by Florida Trend. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Home Builders Association of Mid-Florida (HBA) and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He received his B.A. from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law.
GrayRobinson’s Land Use Team represents residential, commercial, mixed use, and institutional landowners, real estate developers and financial institutions on a broad range of land use and development issues before federal, state, regional and local administrative agencies. To most effectively represent our clients, the firm has offices strategically located throughout the state each with valued working relationships with local and regional decision-makers.