Sean O'Neal

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Speaker

Sean O’Neal’s practice focuses on corporate governance, capital solutions and special situations, restructuring, bankruptcy, and related litigation matters. He assists corporate debtors, creditors, investors, financial counterparties, and other interested parties in bankruptcy-related transactions, out-of-court workouts, and liability management transactions. Sean also works with investors in purchasing assets from, or making investments in, distressed companies. He advises clients on creditors’ rights, debt instruments, prepackaged bankruptcies, loan-to-own strategies, debtor-in-possession financing, exit financing, Chapter 11 rights offerings, forbearance arrangements, and other matters.

Within the real estate industry, Sean has experience advising stakeholders in all aspects of distressed real estate debt, including workouts, loan modifications, restructurings, Chapter 11 proceedings, foreclosures, and deed in lieu of foreclosures.

In addition, Sean represents tenants and tenant associations on a pro bono basis in landlord bankruptcy cases and serves on the board of directors of Brooklyn Community and Housing Services and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.