G. Thomas Sullivan
Senior Partner
For more than 30 years, Tom Sullivan has represented clients in almost every aspect of the health care industry, from health systems and nursing facilities to clinicians and surgeons, suppliers, consultants and vendors. His early career experience as a contract litigator not only taught him how to try a case, but more importantly, how to identify potential issues in proposed business arrangements and address them when drafting business contracts to avoid provisions that are unclear or which invite interpretation which could produce future litigation. Such an approach allows clients to either avoid litigation altogether or anticipate and be prepared for issues, sometimes years before the case is ever filed.
Working in the health care field also means being available to assist clients at any time—an approach that has often helped prevent transactions from failing. Tom makes it a point to be available for clients when needed, whenever and whatever the circumstances.
Experience
- Served as local counsel to a multi-state 501(c)(3) health system in its acquisition from a publicly traded for profit entity of its controlling of interest in a joint venture that owns and operates five acute care hospitals and health care related assets in Birmingham and surrounding counties. Led the firm’s team in a comprehensive due diligence process and subsequent services required for a transaction exceeding $900 million, addressing purchase agreements, real estate, licensure transfers, healthcare regulatory and bond financing issues, relationships and agreements with governmental Medical Clinic Boards, tax matters, governmental affairs, litigation reviews, entity formation and governance.
- Advised a faith-based health system with national operations in its $450 million sale of a five-hospital health system and related health care assets in Birmingham, St. Clair, Blount and Chilton counties to a Birmingham-based academic medical center.
- Ongoing representation of an Alabama-based 501(c)(3) health system that operates multiple Long Term Acute Care Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities in general corporate matters and ongoing acquisitions, including its recent acquisition of a substantial facility in Dothan.
- Advised national faith-based hospital system in ad valorem tax and sales tax issues resulting from unwinding of 501(c)(3) bond transaction.
- Led national hospital accreditation agency’s response to discovery in opioid litigation.