About Sean
Sean Clancy is the team leader of Nixon Peabody’s Tax practice, and a member of the firm’s Public Company Transactions team. He assists clients with a broad range of tax and business planning matters and related tax policy matters.My focusTax PlanningI advise clients on federal tax planning, including assistance in structuring mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. In addition, I counsel private equity funds on domestic and cross-border taxation and corporate finance matters, including mezzanine debt, minority stock and control positions. I also draft and analyze domestic partnership, joint venture, LLC, disregarded entity and other pass-through arrangements.Executive Compensation/EmploymentI assist compensation committees of boards of directors and internal human resources departments with respect to drafting, implementing and administering executive compensation, employment/change of control arrangements and incentive/bonus plans, including state and federal employment tax withholding/reporting obligations and deductibility of compensation, perquisites/fringe benefits and nonqualified deferred compensation.Corporate Governance/DisclosureI work with both for-profit and nonprofit clients on corporate formation and governance. In addition, I help analyze and counsel on compliance with the recommended and model pay practices of institutional investors, public interest groups and other stakeholders. I counsel clients regarding compliance with various regulatory (SEC ’33/’34, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, TARP, Federal Reserve, etc.) and stock exchange (NYSE/NASDAQ) requirements.Looking aheadA continued increase in transactions/deal flow, notwithstanding expected legislative change in the federal tax code. Monitoring of federal tax reform proposals is key to advising clients seeking to structure strategic and capital transactions.
Sean Clancy is the team leader of Nixon Peabody’s Tax practice, and a member of the firm’s Public Company Transactions team. He assists clients with a broad range of tax and business planning matters and related tax policy matters.My focusTax PlanningI advise clients on federal tax planning, including assistance in structuring mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. In addition, I counsel private equity funds on domestic and cross-border taxation and corporate finance matters, including mezzanine debt, minority stock and control positions. I also draft and analyze domestic partnership, joint venture, LLC, disregarded entity and other pass-through arrangements.Executive Compensation/EmploymentI assist compensation committees of boards of directors and internal human resources departments with respect to drafting, implementing and administering executive compensation, employment/change of control arrangements and incentive/bonus plans, including state and federal employment tax withholding/reporting obligations and deductibility of compensation, perquisites/fringe benefits and nonqualified deferred compensation.Corporate Governance/DisclosureI work with both for-profit and nonprofit clients on corporate formation and governance. In addition, I help analyze and counsel on compliance with the recommended and model pay practices of institutional investors, public interest groups and other stakeholders. I counsel clients regarding compliance with various regulatory (SEC ’33/’34, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, TARP, Federal Reserve, etc.) and stock exchange (NYSE/NASDAQ) requirements.Looking aheadA continued increase in transactions/deal flow, notwithstanding expected legislative change in the federal tax code. Monitoring of federal tax reform proposals is key to advising clients seeking to structure strategic and capital transactions.
Sean Clancy is the team leader of Nixon Peabody’s Tax practice, and a member of the firm’s Public Company Transactions team. He assists clients with a broad range of tax and business planning matters and related tax policy matters.
I advise clients on federal tax planning, including assistance in structuring mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. In addition, I counsel private equity funds on domestic and cross-border taxation and corporate finance matters, including mezzanine debt, minority stock and control positions. I also draft and analyze domestic partnership, joint venture, LLC, disregarded entity and other pass-through arrangements.
I assist compensation committees of boards of directors and internal human resources departments with respect to drafting, implementing and administering executive compensation, employment/change of control arrangements and incentive/bonus plans, including state and federal employment tax withholding/reporting obligations and deductibility of compensation, perquisites/fringe benefits and nonqualified deferred compensation.
I work with both for-profit and nonprofit clients on corporate formation and governance. In addition, I help analyze and counsel on compliance with the recommended and model pay practices of institutional investors, public interest groups and other stakeholders. I counsel clients regarding compliance with various regulatory (SEC ’33/’34, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, TARP, Federal Reserve, etc.) and stock exchange (NYSE/NASDAQ) requirements.
A continued increase in transactions/deal flow, notwithstanding expected legislative change in the federal tax code. Monitoring of federal tax reform proposals is key to advising clients seeking to structure strategic and capital transactions.
