Thomas Sullivan, JD

Biography

Professor Sullivan brings a wealth of experience in business law, intellectual property law, and entrepreneurship to the classroom. He teaches courses such as Principles of Business Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Sports Ethics & Law. In the past, he has also taught courses focusing on creativity and innovation in entrepreneurship.

In addition to his academic role, Professor Sullivan is a partner and co-founder of Lando & Anastasi, LLP, an intellectual property boutique law firm in Boston. He specializes in developing strategies to build, maintain, and enforce corporate patent portfolios for clients ranging from entrepreneurs to multinational corporations. His expertise spans diverse technology fields, including analog and digital electronics, power electronics, computer software and hardware, electromagnetics, and computer vision systems. As a former member of the firm's management committee, he contributed to the firm's strategic planning, financial management, and human resources initiatives.

In his classroom, Professor Sullivan emphasizes practical applications of the law, engaging students in discussions on real-world legal and business challenges.

Honors and Recognitions

• Best Lawyers in America in Intellectual Property Law, U.S. News & World Report (2023, 2024)
• Massachusetts Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property
• Selected for Patent Prosecution and Strategic Counseling by IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, 2021
• Selected for inclusion in 2021 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America, 2020
• Recipient of the Suffolk University Law School McDermott Alumni Award, 2017

Publications

Recent Intellectual Contributions

McCoy, J. D., Peterson, J. H., Sullivan, T. M. (2024). Purdue Pharma, OxyContin, and the Ethics of Bankruptcy. Business Law Review, 55.

Sullivan, T. M., Spangenberger, J. (2020). Patent Specification Has Become Vital for Nonabstract Claims. Law360.

Sullivan, T. M., Carnevale, E. (2019). PTAB Judge Appointments Rules Unconstitutional by Federal Circuit. General Counsel News. “Patent Specification Has Become Vital for Nonabstract Claims” Law 360, Thomas Sullivan and John Spangenberger, June 2020

“Patent Specification Has Become Vital for Nonabstract Claims” Law 360, Thomas Sullivan and John Spangenberger, June 2020 

Intellectual Contributions

• Thomas Sullivan's Intellectual Contributions [PDF]

Media Highlights

• Quoted in “Law Firms not Feeling the Rush as They Contemplate Office Reopening Plans,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, June 12, 2020.