SEAN CARNEY is a co-leader of Sidley's Private Equity practice, co-leader of Sidley’s global Insurance practice, and member of the firm's Executive Committee. Sean’s practice focuses on advising insurers and reinsurers, investment banks, private equity firms, and other participants in the insurance and financial services industries in a variety of corporate, securities, and regulatory matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, capital markets transactions and financings, corporate reorganizations (including sponsored demutualizations and mutual and mutual holding company conversions), and venture capital/private equity investments.
“Sean is an expert in M&A. He is insightful, knows the industry and the law, and conducts himself in a way that really influences processes and outcomes.”
Chambers USA 2024
Chambers USA has recognized Sean for his work in Illinois Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory (2024–2025). Sean was named a Business Insurance Break Out Award winner in 2017, and was named a “Rising Star” by Euromoney Legal Media Group in 2017 and 2015. He has also been named as a “Notable Gen X Leader in Law” by Crain’s Chicago Business in 2022.