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Sean M. Gillen

Partner

If the world is against truth, then I am against the world.ʉۥAthanasius of Alexandria

Sean works primarily in areas involving asset-backed finance, including loan and lease originations, syndications, securitizations, restructurings, workouts and bankruptcies.

Sean's efforts are spread across two main platforms, equipment finance and low-income housing finance. His equipment finance practice includes both loan and lease finance structures (including synthetic leases and capital leases). In addition, Sean handles transactions involving specialized assets such as aircraft, marine vessels and railcars.

In the low-income housing space, Sean represents lenders, originators and servicers in connection with conduit and tax-exempt financings, traditional direct financings and financings effectuated through investment funds.  His work includes negotiating documentation, reviewing title and survey diligence, tax diligence, corporate authority matters and opinion practice.

In addition to traditional bilateral transactions, Sean has worked on numerous structure finance transactions

 
Sean provides clients with exceptional legal services value. His commitment to client service is evidenced by dedication to meeting and exceeding client expectations as to result and timing. Furthermore, he is conscientious of the fiscal concerns of clients, and he is striving to provide the highest level of service in the most economical manner possible.

Regardless of the nature or size of the deal or the client, Sean puts forth the same service-oriented efficiency for every transaction.
Publication
  • "The Supreme Court Drops the Buffered Ball and Ceases and Desists from a Tradition of Stare Decisis in Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network," 31 Creighton L. Rev. 953, 1998 (author)

  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in $2,500,000,000 credit facility secured by personal property. Performed corporate due diligence for domestic and Mexican entities. Prepared disclosure schedules. Coordinated with Mexico counsel on cross-border matters.
  • Acted as agent’s counsel in $250,000,000 credit facility secured by marine vessels and other maritime assets.
  • Acted as lessor’s and lender's counsel in various aircraft lease and loan financings in aggregate amounts in excess of $500,000,000. Prepared financing documents and FAA documents. Coordinated with FAA counsel on FAA and International Registry matters.
  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in $250,000,000 credit facility secured by commodities and real property. Performed corporate and real property due diligence. Prepared disclosure schedules.
  • Acted as lessor’s and lender’s counsel in various marine vessel lease and loan financings in aggregate amounts in excess of $400,000,000. Prepared financing documents and USCG documents. Handled USCG searches and filings.
  • Acted as purchaser’s counsel and assignor’s counsel in connection with acquisition and partial syndication of $45,000,000 rail locomotive portfolio. Prepared and negotiated purchase documents, trust documents, syndication documents and related documents.
  • Acted as lender’s counsel in $35,000,000 syndicated credit facility secured by barge and crane vessels. Prepared and negotiated loan documents and related documents.
  • Acted as originator's counsel in various low income housing financings in aggregate amounts in excess of $1,000,000,000 secured by real property in various states. Prepared financing documents and collateral security documents. Coordinated, reviewed and analyzed-title insurance, survey construction and other real estate diligence.