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Sean F.X. Boland
1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
+1 202.383.7122
+1 202.383.6610 (Fax)
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Co-Chair, Antitrust
Mr. Boland is Co-Chair of the firm’s Antitrust practice, the largest private antitrust practice in the world, and specializes in representing companies before the US and international antitrust enforcement agencies. His areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, intellectual property and transnational antitrust. He has also represented large and small companies in criminal antitrust proceedings and in complex civil antitrust litigation.
Mr. Boland has been recognized as a leading international competition lawyer in numerous publications including Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Global Competition Review, Expert Guides and Washingtonian magazine. He was also selected as a "2007 BTI Transaction All-Star" by the BTI Consulting Group for superior client service.
Mr. Boland has guided numerous mergers and acquisitions, in a broad range of industries, through the federal and foreign antitrust review process. He is an expert in drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements and handling contested transactions through premerger second requests and consent order proceedings at both the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. He has represented clients in various high-tech industries including healthcare, oil and gas production and drilling, basic metals and chemicals, heavy manufacturing, regulated industries, transportation and financial services. Among others, Mr. Boland has represented Baker Hughes Incorporated; Cooper Industries, Inc.; Caterpillar, Inc.; National Oilwell Varco; Harley-Davidson Motor Company; Reynolds Metals Company; Procter & Gamble; York International; A.O. Smith Corp.; Borden Chemicals, Inc.; General Electric; Joy Global; Smith International; United Stationers Supply Co.; Vickers Engineering, Ltd.; Sonat, Inc.; Toys R Us, Inc.; Precision Castparts, Inc.; YRC Worldwide; Dresser, Inc.; Stolt Offshore; SPX Corporation; First Reserve Corporation; Wingate Partners; Orica Ltd.; and Trinity Industries.
Additionally, Mr. Boland has served as lead defense counsel in complex criminal and civil litigation involving the trucking, petroleum drill bit, hand tool, office products, outdoor advertising and fluid milk industries. He has also engineered creative settlements in various litigation proceedings as well as in the mergers and acquisitions area.
"Howrey's focus is what makes us different. We've made a strategic decision to concentrate on antitrust, global litigation and intellectual property, which allows us tremendous depth and breadth of experience in each practice."
Representative Highlights
- Acquisition by A.O. Smith Corporation of GSW Inc. and Subsidiary American Water Heater Company. Residential and commercial water heaters. Represented A.O. Smith Corporation.
- Merger of National-Oilwell, Inc. and Varco International, Inc. Manufacturers of critical capital drilling equipment for onshore and offshore rigs. Represented both merging parties.
- Acquisition of York International by Johnson Controls, Inc. HVAC equipment and controls. Represented York International.
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Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1978
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (JD, 1978)
- Georgetown University (AB, 1975) magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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