Sean P. McCann
Partner
Chair, National Corporate and Business Transactions Practice
Sean McCann chairs the firm’s corporate and business transactions practice and leads a group of over 90 attorneys in the M&A, corporate governance, securities, trusts and estates, tax, and China practices.
Sean advises clients on significant transactions, with a particular focus on complex acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, joint ventures, and restructurings. In addition to his transactional practice, Sean counsels boards and management teams on strategic and governance matters, and serves as principal outside counsel to several privately held and multi-generational family businesses. He has extensive experience advising clients in the manufacturing, distribution, food and beverage, real estate, and professional services industries.
Transactions
Outside Counsel
Admitted to Practice
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Washington
Education
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J.D., Cornell Law School, 1998, magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Editor, Cornell Law Review
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B.A., English, Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1994, cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Member, Board of Trustees; Member, Executive Committee; Chair, Audit Committee – The Bertschi School
- Former Member, Board of Directors – Association for Corporate Growth, Seattle Chapter
- Former Member, Board of Directors – The Humane Society for Seattle/King County
Professional Recognition
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- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Corporate/Commercial (Washington), 2020-2023
- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law by Best Lawyers, 2024-present
Background
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- Counsel, Associate, WilmerHale, Washington DC, 2000-2005
- Law Clerk, The Hon. William T. Moore, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1998-2000