Overview
Sean is a seasoned litigator who counsels clients facing complex disputes or regulatory issues. He has significant courtroom experience, which he uses to develop and execute on an efficient game plan for his clients.
Sean focuses his practice on representing public sector clients, including municipalities, government agencies, and airports. This work spans counseling clients on compliance, conducting sensitive internal investigations, and representing them in court at the trial and appellate levels. In addition to his work for public sector clients, Sean has significant experience with private sector companies, including cases involving contract disputes, insurance coverage, and unfair competition.
Before joining Anderson & Kreiger, Sean worked in the Boston office of a large international law firm. He also worked for years as a public defender in the children’s welfare system, where he represented parents and children at both the trial and appellate levels. Sean continues this work pro bono.
BEYOND THE OFFICE
Sean lives in Mansfield, where he enjoys trying out new recipes in the kitchen (especially bread), browsing the library for interesting nonfiction, and blowing off steam at his local CrossFit gym.
PRACTICE AREAS
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2013, magna cum laude
Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 2010, magna cum laude
Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Certifications
Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US)
Certified Member of the Appellate Panel for the Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services
Languages
Spanish
Affiliations
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Experience
Sean's litigation experience includes:
- Won motion to dismiss for airport in access dispute that involved federal constitutional, statutory, and common law claims
- Successfully defended municipalities’ COVID-related health protection measures against constitutional and statutory challenge at both trial and appellate levels.
- Won an arbitration decision for a life science company in a dispute about the right to commercialize a novel product expected to generate annual revenue of $1 billion.
- Successfully defended a biotechnology company in a federal civil jury trial against a distributor’s $138 million contract and fraud claims.
- Won summary judgment in four federal district courts and in Massachusetts Superior Court in product liability suits involving biopharmaceutical products and assay test development.
- Filed appellate amicus brief on behalf of two law professors with expertise on international comity doctrine, to support allowing Peruvian citizens’ claims concerning environmental contamination to be heard in a U.S. court; Peruvian citizens were successful on appeal.
- Represented clients in weeks-long jury trial in Massachusetts Superior Court on claims involving civil rights, intentional interference with contractual relations, and trespass.
- Represented two teenage clients, including one facing deportation proceedings, to help them earn Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).
- Successfully defended a father’s parental rights at trial in the Massachusetts Juvenile Court.
- Briefed, argued, and won two children’s welfare appeals in the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
- In pro bono matter, filed amicus brief in Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp.,110 F.4th 1049 (2024) on behalf of law professor experts on international comity in support of allowing Peruvian citizens’ claims concerning environmental contamination to be heard in a U.S. court; Peruvian citizens were successful on appeal.
In addition to his significant litigation experience, Sean advises airport clients on compliance and regulatory issues, including access issues, land use issues, real estate disputes, transfers of ownership and management, and the First Amendment.
Insights
Sean is a seasoned litigator who counsels clients facing complex disputes or regulatory issues. He has significant courtroom experience, which he uses to develop and execute on an efficient game plan for his clients.
Sean focuses his practice on representing public sector clients, including municipalities, government agencies, and airports. This work spans counseling clients on compliance, conducting sensitive internal investigations, and representing them in court at the trial and appellate levels. In addition to his work for public sector clients, Sean has significant experience with private sector companies, including cases involving contract disputes, insurance coverage, and unfair competition.
Before joining Anderson & Kreiger, Sean worked in the Boston office of a large international law firm. He also worked for years as a public defender in the children’s welfare system, where he represented parents and children at both the trial and appellate levels. Sean continues this work pro bono.
BEYOND THE OFFICE
Sean lives in Mansfield, where he enjoys trying out new recipes in the kitchen (especially bread), browsing the library for interesting nonfiction, and blowing off steam at his local CrossFit gym.
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2013, magna cum laude
Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 2010, magna cum laude
Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Admissions
Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US)
Certified Member of the Appellate Panel for the Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services
Languages
Spanish
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Sean's litigation experience includes:
- Won motion to dismiss for airport in access dispute that involved federal constitutional, statutory, and common law claims
- Successfully defended municipalities’ COVID-related health protection measures against constitutional and statutory challenge at both trial and appellate levels.
- Won an arbitration decision for a life science company in a dispute about the right to commercialize a novel product expected to generate annual revenue of $1 billion.
- Successfully defended a biotechnology company in a federal civil jury trial against a distributor’s $138 million contract and fraud claims.
- Won summary judgment in four federal district courts and in Massachusetts Superior Court in product liability suits involving biopharmaceutical products and assay test development.
- Filed appellate amicus brief on behalf of two law professors with expertise on international comity doctrine, to support allowing Peruvian citizens’ claims concerning environmental contamination to be heard in a U.S. court; Peruvian citizens were successful on appeal.
- Represented clients in weeks-long jury trial in Massachusetts Superior Court on claims involving civil rights, intentional interference with contractual relations, and trespass.
- Represented two teenage clients, including one facing deportation proceedings, to help them earn Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).
- Successfully defended a father’s parental rights at trial in the Massachusetts Juvenile Court.
- Briefed, argued, and won two children’s welfare appeals in the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
- In pro bono matter, filed amicus brief in Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp.,110 F.4th 1049 (2024) on behalf of law professor experts on international comity in support of allowing Peruvian citizens’ claims concerning environmental contamination to be heard in a U.S. court; Peruvian citizens were successful on appeal.
In addition to his significant litigation experience, Sean advises airport clients on compliance and regulatory issues, including access issues, land use issues, real estate disputes, transfers of ownership and management, and the First Amendment.