Sean P Fahey

Companies facing their toughest cases turn to Sean for his track record across the U.S. and in the most challenging venues. His time-tested defense strategies help clients navigate the uncertainty of bet-the-company litigations.

Sean is chair of the firm’s Health Care + Life Sciences Department, where he leads the group’s litigation, white collar, regulatory, intellectual property, and transactional practices. He has a wealth of experience serving as national coordinating and strategic counsel in complex, multidistrict products liability and health care litigation.

Sean represents several of the largest pharmaceutical, medical device, and life science companies in their high-stakes cases, and serves as strategic settlement counsel and coordinating counsel in parallel litigation, including DOJ and regulatory investigations as well as congressional hearings. He is also experienced in other sectors such as building materials, energy, automotive, and food and beverage.

Sean has served as national and lead trial counsel for Medtronic, LivaNova, International Business Machines (IBM), The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines, Monroe Energy, Sunoco, Michelin, and Volkswagen. He is also counsel for the National Football League in the ongoing concussion litigation.

Clients benefit from Sean’s ability to anticipate the likely trajectory of a litigation based upon the opposing and co-counsel involved, the venue, and the claims. He prepares clients with a preemptively-focused defense plan that aims to minimize costs wherever feasible. Sean’s courtroom experience also informs the risk management advice he provides to boards of directors, senior management, and executives.

Sean is a member of the firm’s management team as well as the Executive and Partner Compensation Committees, and served as the firm’s representative to Diversity Lab, an incubator at Harvard for innovative ideas and solutions that boost diversity and inclusion in law.