Background
Sullivan, Brian J. was born on January 6, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Sullivan, Brian J. was born on January 6, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, with general and special honors, 1984). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Vermont Environmental Forum, 1986-1987.
Spoken languages: Spanish, French, Italian and Portugese.
Powell v. HEF, et al., 793 F. Supp. 91 (Doctorate. Vermont 1992); 835 F.Supp. 762 (Doctorate. Vermont 1993); In re: Chittenden Solid Waste District, 657 A.2d 197 (Vermont 1995).Worked at Burak, Anderson & Melloni (Burlington, Vermont) specializing in General Practice, Business, Administrative, Corporate, Securities, Real Estate, Banking, Bankruptcy, Litigation, Utilities, Municipal, Public Finance, Construction, Environmental, Land Use, Solid Waste and Disposal, Energy, Commercial Litigation, Lender Liability, Taxation, Labor and Employment, International and Immigration. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1990, Vermont and United States.
District Court, District of Vermont. Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Vermont Environmental Law Forum, 1990.
President, Vermont Business Network--International. Member, Chambre de Commerce du Montréal métropolitan.
Associate, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Illinois, 1987-1989.
Member: Vermont and American Bar Associations. American Immigration Lawyers Association. Burak & Anderson was formed by Michael Burak, a graduate of Harvard Law School and Jon Anderson, a graduate of Yale Law School.
Mr.
Burak practiced law in New York City before returning to Vermont in 1978 where he became actively involved in the state utilities regulatory field Mr. Anderson worked with Mr. Burak at the Vermont Department of Public Service and joined him shortly after he opened his private practice in 1982.
Since then, the firm has expanded to eight attorneys, drawing mainly on associates hired laterally from nationally known law firms.
In addition to its utilities law expertise, the firm practices in a wide variety of areas, including environmental and land use law, banking, commercial finance, bankruptcy and other creditors" rights, securities fraud, lender liability, municipal finance and general corporate and real estate transactions. Burak & Anderson especially welcomes complex and challenging issues and offers clients a broad range of services, both in the transactional and litigation areas.
Member, Chambre de Commerce du Montréal métropolitan. Associate, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Illinois, 1987-1989. Member: Vermont and American Bar Associations.
American Immigration Lawyers Association.