Sean Williams

Sean P. Williams is a partner in the Financial Services and Restructuring Group of Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC in Chicago, where he assists debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees and purchasers of assets in bankruptcy courts throughout the nation. He represents purchasers and sellers in out-of-court restructurings and distressed-asset sales. He also has experience in general commercial litigation matters, with substantial experience prosecuting and defending large preference and fraudulent transfer actions in bankruptcy cases. Mr. Williams has represented debtors in courts nationwide and confirmed plans in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, and the Central District of California. He also has represented creditors’ committees in more than 15 cases throughout the country. His committee experience includes a regional seed company located near Des Moines, Iowa, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa; a manufacturer located near Peoria, Ill., in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois; a well‑known fashion retailer in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware; and a Chicago-based printing company in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. His creditor practice also includes the regular representation of landlords, condominium associations, individuals and other unsecured creditors in large chapter 11 bankruptcies. Since joining LP, Mr. Williams has participated in numerous ESOP transactions, representing both trustees and sellers. He previously externed for Hon. Bruce W. Black (at the time, the Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois). He is a member of ABI and the Turnaround Management Association, and he chairs the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section Bankruptcy Committee, and he has been listed as a “Rising Star” in Illinois Super Lawyers since 2019 and as one of The Best Lawyers in America’s “Ones to Watch” for 2024. Mr. Williams received his B.A. cum laude from Augustana College and his J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where he finished in the top 10 percent of his class and was the candidacy editor of its law review.