Brian T. Sullivan

Bio

Brian is the leader of the firm’s Investment Funds practice group. He regularly advises a diverse client base on a wide variety of private fund investments and co-investments.  His clients range from large institutional investors, including prominent, international asset managers and major insurance companies, to family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Brian’s practice covers the full spectrum of private fund investments, including venture capital, private equity, infrastructure, credit, rated feeder, evergreen, and continuation funds. His co-investment experience is extensive and spans all industries and sectors, including healthcare and biotechnology, fintech, energy transition and infrastructure, AI, information technology and cybersecurity, manufacturing and logistics, consumer goods, and aviation and transportation. Brian also advises private companies (and their investors) and private investment funds in matters ranging from initial formation and general corporate and regulatory matters to financings and mergers & acquisitions.

Brian earned his law degree with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a member of the Order of the Coif. He was a published member of the North Carolina Law Review and later served as the Publication Editor. Before law school, Brian spent two years working for a major international accounting firm in New York City. Brian graduated with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Psychology.

Practice Areas

Investment Funds

The Investment Funds practice group is an interdisciplinary team of attorneys who focus on formation and management of private investment funds, and representation of fund sponsors, managers, advisers, and investors. We provide legal counsel in all relevant areas, including fund structure, tax planning, securities laws, internal ownership and control, regulatory, and other legal matters.

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital

Our mission is to help build and finance innovative companies. With a team of dedicated, energized professionals, we have built a legal services engine for the emerging companies and venture capital market that is systematic, knowledgeable and efficient. 

Mergers & Acquisitions

Our M&A practice group is composed of experienced transactional attorneys focused on handling the complexities of M&A transactions. We take pride in working closely with our clients at every stage of the process, from pre-transaction preparation and deal structuring in order to maximize value and minimize risk, through due diligence, to drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, and ultimately to closing and post-closing advice.

Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets practice group assists clients with their most complex and challenging capital raising and corporate governance needs, leveraging the deep expertise of our attorneys and paralegals. We work with companies navigating every stage of the capital raising process, including advising issuers, underwriters, and other financial institutions on an all types of equity and debt capital raisings in a practical and highly responsive manner.