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Sean P. Kearney
Sean P. Kearney
 
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Introduction

Sean is a shareholder and chair of the firm’s business and tax planning group as well as co-chair of the Private Equity group. Sean’s practice focuses on merger and acquisition transactions representing sellers, private equity funds, and strategic buyers. Sean also works with businesses on transactions involving all aspects of their life cycle from formation, to capital raising, joint ventures, and exit. Prior to practicing law, Sean’s professional background included working as a tax attorney at Deloitte & Touche. Sean is active in the management of Fredrikson & Byron, currently serving as an elected member of the Compensation Committee.

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1993, cum laude
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.B.A. in Finance, 1990

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota, 1993

Practice Areas

Selected Publications & Presentations

Sean lectures frequently to professional and industry groups on matters related to mergers & acquisitions, and business and tax planning matters. Representative presentations and publications are as follows:

  • Panel Moderator, “Business in the Bakken” with a focus on M&A transactions, Association for Corporate Growth, Minneapolis, MN April 17, 2012
  • Panel Moderator, “Strategies for Add-On Acquisitions,” ACG InterGrowth 2011, San Diego, CA, March 21-23, 2011
  • Panelist, Construction Contractors Mergers and Acquisitions Panel Discussion, CFMA Twin Cities, March 17, 2011
  • Panelist, Valuation and Negotiation Workshop, 23rd Annual Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference, September 30-October 1, 2009
  • Speaker, “Getting a Deal Done,” The Collaborative, Minneapolis, June 16, 2009
  • “The Use of LLCs in Private Equity Transactions,” The 68th Annual Tax Institute, December 2-3, 2008
  • “LLCs in Private Equity Transactions,” The Collaborative’s 22nd Annual Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference, October 7-8, 2008
  • Speaker, Current Trends in Financing, Fredrikson & Byron Private Equity Conference, May 22, 2008
  • 2008 Business Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, The Use of LLCs in Private Equity Transactions, Minneapolis, April 28-29, 2008
  • “Buy Now/Pay Later? Five Things to Consider Before Doing an Acquisition,” January 2007
  • The Collaborative, EXIT STRATEGIES: A Key to Attracting Long Term Investors, Minneapolis 2005
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, M&A Transactions with LLC’s, Minneapolis 2004.
  • The Collaborative, LLC’s and Joint Ventures, Minneapolis 2003
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Partnership Tax Update, Minneapolis 2003-2006
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Tax Issues and Strategies for M&A Transactions with LLC’s and Partnerships, Minneapolis 2003
  • “Personal Goodwill Can Minimize the Corporate Double Tax When Selling the Assets of a Business,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Business Focus Newsletter, September 2003
  • National Business Institute, “Tax Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions,” Minneapolis, 2002
  • National Business Institute, “Limited Liability Companies In Minnesota,” 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999, Minneapolis
  • “Caveat Venditor - Repeal of Installment Method of Reporting,” Minnesota Business, June, 2000

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Former adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas Law School

Honors & Distinctions

  • Named a Top Business and Commercial Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics
  • Named a “Super Lawyer,” by The Business Journal