Practice Areas
- Air Quality Issues
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Energy Policy
- Environmental
- Government, Policy & Regulatory Affairs
- International
- Permitting & Regulatory Compliance Advice
Education
- B.A., University of South Carolina, 1982, cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
- J.D., University of South Carolina, 1986
Bar & Court Admissions
- South Carolina, 1986
- District of Columbia, 2004
- Not licensed in North Carolina
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
Other Areas of Law
- Government Relations
- Regulatory
- Public Policy
- Environmental
- Energy
Thomas (Tom) S. Mullikin
A senior Moore & Van Allen member and head of the firm’s Government, Policy, and Regulatory Affairs team, Tom Mullikin brings extensive environmental, regulatory, lobbying and issue management experience to his diverse clients, including work as Chief Counsel and Vice President for Public Affairs for the world’s largest environmental services company.
Widely published in both legal and mainstream periodicals on environmental and legal issues, he focuses his practice on corporate compliance, regulatory relations, legislative representation, and grassroots mobilization. His 20-year legal career includes key legislative staff roles, lobbying activities, extensive environmental legal representation and management of environmental, energy and healthcare issue campaigns for industry.
Mr. Mullikin has been quoted in prominent print outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The St. Petersburg ( Fla.) Times, The Charlotte Observer, Duluth News Tribune, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Rocky Mountain News, The Salt Lake Tribune and Asian news publications. Further, he has appeared on numerous broadcast networks and their affiliates, including CSPAN, FOX, NBC, CBS and ABC.
Mr. Mullikin works with clients to address the practical social, political, and environmental impacts of climate change. He has been recognized as a Distinguished Lecturer on climate change at the Illinois’ Governors State University, and has spoken on the intersection of the economy and our environmental challenges at international conferences in Australia, Russia, and the Czech Republic, and across the United States in conjunction with industry associations and state and regional chambers of commerce.
In 2005, Mr. Mullikin led a team of researchers and environmental experts on an Antarctica expedition studying the effects of climate change on the polar regions. He told the story of this expedition in a video documentary, Climate Change: Global Problems, Global Solutions, which received widespread acclaim in both business and environmental circles, and was broadcast on New Hampshire Public Television, with a Boston-area viewership of more than 2.4 million households. He has led subsequent expeditions to the Namib Desert of Africa, the Amazon River Basin of Peru, and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia to highlight the global effects of climate change.
Mr. Mullikin formerly served with the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps, USAR, where he served as the Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations, United States Army Special Operations Command. For his service, he was awarded, among other honors, the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and Global War on Terror Service Medal. He has also received the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the State of South Carolina.
Of Note
- Authored books on government affairs and issue management, including:
- Truck Stop Politics: Understanding the Emerging Force of Working Class America
- Global Solutions: Demanding Total Accountability for Climate Change
- "Winning a Government Contract: Responding to RFP's and IFB's," in Navigating the Government Contracts Process: Leading Lawyers on Understanding Timelines, Complying with Documentation Requirements, and Overcoming Common Challenges.
- Authored articles published in:
- UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
- Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
- Campaigns and Elections Magazine
- South Carolina Jurisprudence
- Vital Speeches of the Day
- Featured speaker at conferences and symposiums around the world, including:
- Loyola University New Orleans, Distinguished Lecturer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2008
- University of the Ozarks Distinguished Speaker Series, Clarksville, Arkansas, 2008
- Woodrow Wilson Center Cross Border Forum on Energy Issues, Carbon Standards: What Is the Right Choice for the United States and Canada? Chicago, Illinois, 2008
- American Mold Builders Association Fall Conference, Washington, D.C. 2008
- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Issue Conference, St. Paul Minnesota, 2008
- Seventeenth World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2008
- Illinois Governors State University, Distinguished Lecturer, University Park, Illinois, 2007
- Sixth International Symposium on Environmental Contamination, Prague, Czech Republic, 2003
- Third International Congress on Waste Management and Recycling, Moscow, Russia, 2003
- Served on state legislative and Congressional staffs
- Advisor and campaign manager to senior members of Congress, including Fritz Hollings and John Spratt, and U.S. Presidential candidates, including Al Gore and John McCain
News
- Tom Mullikin Presents at Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Issue Conference
- Tom Mullikin Presents at 17th World Hydrogen Energy Conference
- Tom Mullikin Interviewed In This Month's Issue of Natural Awakenings Magazine, Charlotte Edition
- Government, Policy & Regulatory Affairs Launches Global Solutions Website
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association: Environment, Energy and Resource Section
- South Carolina Bar Association: Environment and Natural Resources Section
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- American Nuclear Society
- Former Trial Counsel, 12th LSO JAG, USAR