Sean Sheely represents public and private companies, as well as private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, on complex global and domestic mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, take-private transactions, divestitures, and other general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Latham, Sean was a corporate associate at a Chicago-based international law firm.

Sean’s experience includes advising:

  • Albertsons Companies, Inc. in its proposed US$24.6 billion merger with The Kroger Company and its related divestitures to C&S Wholesale Grocers*
  • Parsons Corporation in its US$200 million strategic acquisitions of Sealing Technologies, Inc., a cyber and technology company*
  • Tokyo Century Corporation in its investment in NTT Global Data Centers’ Chicago-based data center business*
  • Co-Operators Group Limited in its acquisition of Carson Dunlop, an Ontario corporation, including its Canadian and U.S. based property inspection businesses*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2021
    magna cum laude, Editor, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
  • BA (Hons) in Political Science, University of Michigan, 2016

Languages Spoken

  • English