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Sean T Wheeler
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Lawyers profile | USA 2025: Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Sean T Wheeler
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Texas

13 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

USA - Nationwide

7 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Texas

12 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2025

About

Provided by Sean T Wheeler

USA

Practice Areas

Sean T. Wheeler is a corporate partner who represents public and private companies in their most complex transactions, typically ranging in value from $1 billion to $30 billion. Sean’s experience spans the entire range of M&A activity, including strategic mergers, joint ventures, take-privates and cross-border transactions. He has counseled clients across numerous industries, including energy, infrastructure, healthcare, technology, real estate and travel. According to Deal Point Data, Sean is among the top ten M&A practitioners in the United States for public M&A transactions across all industries and is the top M&A lawyer for these transactions in the energy sector over the past 20 years.

Personal

JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1995; BS, summa cum laude, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1992

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - Texas

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Sean Wheeler is a leading practitioner noted for his strength across the full spectrum of transactional matters. He is particularly adept at representing clients in the energy sector.

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - Texas

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Sean Wheeler is regularly sought out to handle major IPOs, follow-on equity offerings and debt transactions on behalf of issuers and investment banks. He is particularly experienced at advising on securities connected with the energy industry.
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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States - USA - Nationwide

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Sean Wheeler is regularly sought out to handle major IPOs, follow-on equity offerings and debt transactions on behalf of issuers and investment banks. He is particularly experienced at advising on securities connected with the energy industry.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He has a very good way of distilling the issues and getting to the heart of the matter.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Sean’s depth of experience, legal and business acumen, and customer service make him a highly sought-after attorney.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Sean is incredibly strong. He is very much a technical expert who is extremely commercial in his advice.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Sean is a fantastic lawyer in the space and has a view of the whole market so he can advise his clients in a well-rounded way.

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Sean is a fantastic lawyer in the space and has a view of the whole market so he can advise his clients in a well-rounded way.

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

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