LAWYER PROFILE
Sean E. O'Donnell

Sean E. O'Donnell

USA 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Bankruptcy Litigation

New York

2 years ranked

About

Provided by Herrick Feinstein LLP

USA

Practice Areas

Sean O’Donnell is co-chair of Herrick's Restructuring & Finance Litigation Department.

Sean focuses on complex commercial litigation with a concentration in finance and real estate related litigations, including financial restructurings, valuation disputes and other corporate and capital markets disputes, including lender/creditor litigation, purchase price adjustments, capital structure disputes, M&A litigation, employment, partnership and investor disputes and insurance related matters.

Sean's clients include hedge funds and private equity funds, creditor committees, debtors, public and privately held companies, real estate developers, insurance and financial advisors, venture capitalists and other individual professionals.

Sean has extensive trial experience and has been selected as a “Trial Pro” by Law360, and as a “Winning Litigator” by The National Law Journal in its special section “Winning: Profiles of Successful Attorneys and Their Strategies.”

Prior to joining Herrick, Sean was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy Litigation - New York

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sean O'Donnell is the chair of Herrick, Feinstein's restructuring and finance litigation department. His practice is focused on bankruptcy litigation.

Strengths

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  • Sean is tenacious, tough and very smart.

    Bankruptcy LitigationChambers Guide to the USA
  • Sean is an amazing litigator. He is creative, smart and an asset to every matter he handles.

    Bankruptcy LitigationChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is sophisticated, very experienced and confident.

    Bankruptcy LitigationChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is a terrific courtroom and trial lawyer.

    Bankruptcy LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

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New Jersey

New York

USA - Nationwide

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