Lawfuel – The Law Newswire – New York, NY – June 18, 2007 – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that Sean P. McGuinness has joined the Firm as counsel in the Washington, DC office. Mr. McGuinness will draw on his experience serving major clients in his new role as a member of Chadbourne’s corporate department.
“Sean’s 25 years of legal experience in Washington have given him an exceptional understanding of the business and regulatory issues faced by clients in that environment,” said Chadbourne Managing Partner Charles O’Neill. “He is an outstanding addition to Chadbourne’s practice in Washington.”
Mr. McGuinness, 52, most recently a partner at the Washington law firm of Fleischman & Walsh LLP, has specialized in transactional matters for the oil and gas industry involving securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He has also represented a wide range of corporate clients, including companies in the telecommunications industry, on M&A transactions, public and private securities offerings, securities law compliance, corporate governance, negotiations of commercial transactions and the corporate aspects of bankruptcies.
“Sean knows Washington inside and out, and he can guide clients through the most complicated corporate transactions. His experience in key areas will greatly strengthen our corporate practice,” said Chadbourne Washington Office Managing Partner Andrew Giaccia.
Mr. McGuinness holds a B.S, magna cum laude, in philosophy and mathematics from Tufts University and a J.D. from Georgetown University, where he was Executive Editor of The Georgetown Law Journal.
About Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Chadbourne & Parke LLP, an international law firm headquartered in New York City, provides a full range of legal services, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, project finance, private funds, corporate finance, energy, communications and technology, commercial and products liability litigation, securities litigation and regulatory enforcement, special investigations and litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, domestic and international tax, insurance and reinsurance, environmental, real estate, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, employment law and ERISA, trusts and estates and government contract matters. Major geographical areas of concentration include Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS, the Middle East and Latin America. The Firm has offices in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Houston, London (a multinational partnership), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw (a Polish partnership), Kyiv, Almaty, Tashkent, Dubai and Beijing. For additional information, visit www.chadbourne.com.
