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Sean Crowley

Sean Crowley

Partner

Chicago
312 580 5054 direct

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  • Education

    • University of Iowa College of Law,

      J.D., with high distinction, 2010

    • University of Iowa,

      Master of Accountancy, Taxation, 2009

      B.S., Business Administration in Accounting, 2005

  • Admissions

    • Illinois

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      2018-Present

    • Skadden

      Associate, 2014-2018

    • Winston & Strawn LLP

      Associate, 2011-2014

Sean acts as a tax advisor to companies and concentrates his practice on business formations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financings, debt offerings and equity offerings.

He assists clients in understanding the tax implications of transactions and develops creative solutions for a variety of corporate and private equity clients to structure transactions in the most tax-advantageous fashion. In addition, Sean's practice includes counseling clients on Section 1031 exchanges and foreign investment in the U.S.

Sean's tax practice also includes assisting sponsors with the structuring of investments in their funds, assisting non-profit organizations in obtaining federal tax-exempt status and representing clients on a wide range of other tax matters, including tax matters related to partnerships, limited liability companies, C corporations, S corporations and REITs.

Sean is a certified public accountant with prior experience at Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young.