Sean advises cannabis operators, professional sports franchises, software companies, and a variety of emerging and multinational businesses on corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and various private equity transactions.

In the cannabis industry, Sean has been at the center of many of the United States’ largest mergers and acquisitions. He served as U.S. counsel to Trulieve Cannabis Corporation in the company’s $2.1 billion purchase of Harvest Health & Recreation, which created the nation’s most profitable, multistate cannabis operator.

Recognized by Law360 as an “MVP,” Sean is an agile dealmaker who knows how to structure, negotiate, and close transactions of all sizes. He serves as a strategic adviser to many of his clients, counseling them on day-to-day operations, corporate governance, best practices for raising capital, and how to navigate substantively diverse regulatory regimes. He provides business leaders the practical advice they need at every stage without losing sight of their larger goals.

Sean’s skills extend to helping foreign companies looking to buy or sell business in the United States, as well as U.S. companies interested in expanding abroad. He also is well versed in sweepstakes and game promotion and has experience with the purchase and sale of professional franchises, as well as sponsorship, advertising, and naming rights agreements.