Cullan represents management in resolving their complex labor, employment, and related business disputes.

Cullan represents employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, with a significant portion of his practice devoted to class and collective action defense. He also advises employers on compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws and represents employers in administrative proceedings before federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, and the National Labor Relations Board. He takes a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to advising clients. He understands that in any advice situation, the legal answer is only one part of the equation, and his advice is most valuable if it can be used to achieve the client’s business objectives.

Cullan is a frequent author on labor and employment matters, and he is a contributing author to the firm’s Employment & Labor Perspectives blog.

Prior to joining the firm, Cullan worked for the US Congress litigating and counseling on a variety of federal labor and employment statutes made applicable to the legislative branch under the Congressional Accountability Act. He is admitted to practice in the US District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the Middle and Northern Districts of California, the District of New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Western District of Missouri, the Southern District of Ohio, the Northern District of Georgia, and the Northern District of Illinois; the US Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh and Federal Circuits; and the state courts of Florida and Washington, DC.

Relevant Experience

• Represents employers in lawsuits and agency proceedings in cases involving employment discrimination, harassment, employment torts, contract disputes, retaliation, and alleged violations of the FLSA, FMLA, ERISA, Title VII, and FCRA, including class action defense.
• Counsels employers with respect to all facets of the employer-employee relationship, including discrimination and harassment issues, wage and hour issues, safety and health issues, restrictive covenants, and confidentiality agreements.
• Defends class and collective action lawsuits alleging statutory employment violations, including wage and hour violations, position misclassification under the Fair Labor Standards Act and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act flowing from the conduct of performing criminal background checks.
• Conducts internal investigations, and advises on internal investigations conducted by third-parties, involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
• Represents employers in the defense of unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and charges of discrimination before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, Florida State University College of Law, 2011BA, University of Florida, cum laude, 2007