Sean O'Neal

Practice Areas

Sean A. O’Neal’s practice focuses on corporate restructuring, insolvency, bankruptcy, corporate governance and related litigation matters. He has significant experience representing corporate debtors, creditors, ad hoc groups, investors, financial counterparties, and other interested parties in bankruptcy-related transactions and litigations, out-of-court workouts, and liability management transactions.

Sean also works with investors in purchasing assets from, or making investments in, distressed companies. He advises clients on creditors’ rights, debt instruments, prepackaged bankruptcies, loan-to-own strategies, debtor-in-possession financing, exit financing, Chapter 11 rights offerings, forbearance arrangements, and other matters.

In addition, Sean represents tenants and tenant associations on a pro bono basis in landlord bankruptcy cases, serves on the board of directors of Brooklyn Community and Housing Services, and is co-chair of the board of trustees of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

Career

Partner, 2009. J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Tulane University School of Law (2000); B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana (1991).

Professional Memberships

Member, New York and Supreme Court Bars