Sean D. Phelan
- Chicago
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Sean crafts forward-thinking debt finance solutions up and down the capital stack.
Sean Phelan represents alternative lenders, private credit funds and banks, as well as private equity sponsors and public and private companies, on U.S. and cross-border debt finance transactions. His work covers leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings and other financing transactions across the private credit, syndicated and asset-based lending markets. Sean is also a go-to advisor on bespoke and structured capital solutions that fall outside the traditional playbook, with particular depth in fiber and digital infrastructure.
Education & Credentials
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2015
- The University of Iowa, B.B.A., Finance, 2010
Bar and Court Admissions
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Illinois
Related Employment
- Chapman and Cutler LLP, Chicago, IL, 2016-2018
- Savills Studley, Inc., Chicago, IL, 2015-2016
Professional Recognition
Named as a "Rising Star" in Super Lawyers Magazine, for Securities & Corporate Finance, 2024-2026
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Banking and Finance Law, 2025-2026