Sean P. Williams

Sean Williams is a partner in the Financial Services and Restructuring Group. He assists debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, and purchasers of assets in bankruptcy courts throughout the nation.

Sean represents purchasers and sellers in out-of-court restructurings and distressed asset sales. He also has experience in general commercial litigation matters, with substantial experience prosecuting and defending large preference and fraudulent transfer actions in bankruptcy cases. Sean has represented debtors in courts nationwide and confirmed plans in the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, and Central District of California.

Sean represented creditors’ committees in over fifteen cases throughout the country. His committee experience includes: a regional seed company located near Des Moines, Iowa in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa, a manufacturer located near Peoria, Illinois in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois, a well‑known fashion retailer in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and a Chicago-based printing company in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Sean’s creditor practice also includes the regular representation of landlords, condominium associations, individuals, and other unsecured creditors in large chapter 11 bankruptcies.

Since joining LP, Sean has participated in numerous ESOP transactions, representing both trustees and sellers. Sean previously served as an extern to the Hon. Bruce W. Black (at the time, the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois). Sean finished in the top ten percent of his law school class, where he was the Candidacy Editor of law review.