Overview
Cullen Tyndall is an associate in Paul Hastings’ Real Estate Department and is based in the firm’s San Diego office. Cullen helps clients obtain and defend land use and environmental approvals from government agencies for major infrastructure, energy and development projects.
Cullen advises clients in connection with land use strategy, agency negotiations and administrative proceedings before local, state and federal agencies and regulatory bodies. His practice also involves counseling clients with respect to several federal and state laws and regulations, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Coastal Act, California Housing Accountability Act, California Surplus Land Act and the California Subdivision Map Act.
Cullen received his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 2022 and earned a B.A. in History from Duke University in 2019. Cullen is admitted to practice law in California.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D. (with honors), 2022
- Duke University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2019
Representations
- Multiple developers and asset managers in securing new and modified land use entitlements and environmental approvals for several large-scale residential, hotel, office, commercial, school and other development projects throughout Southern California.
- Real estate investment trust in securing land use entitlements and environmental approvals from local agencies and the California Coastal Commission for subsea fiber-optic cable landing infrastructure in Southern California.
- Public energy company in administrative proceedings and litigation involving the California Coastal Commission and other state and federal agencies.
- Multiple landowners and out-of-home advertising companies related to land use entitlements and environmental approvals for significant digital and static signage assets in Southern California.
- Private landowner in California Environmental Quality Act litigation affecting property in Alameda County.
- Public energy company in obtaining land use entitlements and environmental approvals to construct air quality abatement equipment in Northern California.
- Nonprofit statewide educational organization in litigation regarding charter school access to public school facilities.
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.