Sean Kearney Bio

Sean is Chairman of the Firm and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Private Equity Group. He has served as lead counsel on hundreds of merger and acquisition transactions in a wide variety of industries. His practice primarily focuses on representing private equity funds, including both national and regional sponsors. He also represents strategic buyers, entrepreneurial sellers, and management teams on mergers and acquisitions transactions. Sean is the past Co-Chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. In addition, Sean often serves as outside general counsel to privately-held entities and provides advice over their life cycle from formation, to capital raising, to joint ventures and exit. Sean is consistently recognized as a market leading M&A lawyer with a top ranking in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Legal 500 M&A Powerlist, and other similar recognition by BTI Client Service All-Stars, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America. Prior to practicing law, Sean’s professional background included working as a tax attorney at Deloitte. Sean previously served as the Chair of the Firm’s Tax Group. Sean is active in the management of Fredrikson, currently serving on its Board of Directors.