Meet the team

Principal
Ruari J. O’Sullivan
Practice Areas
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Biography
Ruari O’Sullivan takes the proactive approach. In working with business owners, he anticipates their issues and puts structures in place to protect their interests. In negotiating complex transactions, Ruari keeps the big picture in focus while addressing details that make each deal unique – always with the goal of generating the best result for his clients.
A Principal at Berman Fink Van Horn, Ruari works closely with buyers, sellers, lenders, investors, developers, landlords and tenants in commercial real estate transactions. He also counsels entrepreneurs and business clients in a wide range of corporate transactions, from business formation to mergers and sales.
Ruari is a cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served on the executive board of the Georgia Law Review, and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia Honors Program.
Outside of the office, Ruari often turns his analytical eye toward literature and enjoys Gaelic football, backpacking, and cycling.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Georgia (2013)
Education
- B.A., University of Georgia, magna cum laude , 2010
- J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, 2013
Professional Memberships
- Savannah Young Lawyers Division
- Executive Board Member (2013-2016)
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News & Insights
Blog Posts
CTA Filing Remains Voluntary After Supreme Court Ruling
blocking enforcement of the CTA
ALERT: Injunction Issued Against Corporate Transparency Act
Deadline is approaching to file your beneficial ownership information reports
Corporate Transparency Act – What You Need to Know (Updated 11.5.24)
CTA
Corporate Transparency Act Update
Contracting for Services? Pay Attention to These 5 Provisions
Entering into an agreement
Providing Services? Pay Attention to these Provisions
Presentations
- “What’s Next? Top Considerations to Grow your Business after the Digital Pivot” (Featured Speaker during a BFV “Office Hours” Webinar, April 30, 2021)
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Publications
- “How to Avoid Deadlock in a 50/50 Partnership,” Berman Fink Van Horn E-News (Winter 2020)
- “SNDAs – What are they and why are they important?” Atlanta Bar Association Labor & Employment Law, January 2018
- Georgia Law’s 2012 Best Note, “Skimming from the 2%: The Status of Georgia’s Restrictions on Shareholder Access to Corporate Information” (2012)
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Community
- Emerging Leaders Committee of the Savannah Foundation
- Review grant requests and allocate trust funds to various local charitable organizations (2013-2016)
- Emerging Leaders Committee of the Savannah Foundation