Sean P. McConnell, chair of Duane Morris’ Antitrust division of the Trial Practice Group, has represented numerous clients in their most high-stakes and sophisticated antitrust disputes. Mr. McConnell represents U.S. and international clients on the full range of antitrust matters, from counseling and compliance, to defense of bet-the-company class actions and private litigation, to government investigations, and to the competitive aspects associated with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other collaborations. While his representations and experience span numerous industry sectors, Mr. McConnell has deep experience in the healthcare and life sciences industries providing pragmatic and thoughtful counsel to hospitals, health systems, physician practice groups, and drug and medical device suppliers. Mr. McConnell also regularly provides antitrust counsel to businesses in technology spaces, including artificial intelligence.

Chambers USA has identified Mr. McConnell as an “up-and-coming antitrust practitioner who is commended for his representation of clients in sophisticated class actions.” Chambers also described Mr. McConnell as “good on his feet” with a “really good presence in court” and an ability to “quickly understand the key issues of the case and how to present it.” Mr. McConnell has litigation experience against the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and private litigants in over a dozen federal district courts, U.S. courts of appeal, and before the Federal Trade Commission. He has also successfully resolved disputes in arbitration and mediation. He also writes and lectures extensively on cutting-edge antitrust issues, and his antitrust analysis is regularly cited by leading legal publications, including Law360, Global Competition Review, mLex, and Law.com.

Mr. McConnell is a 2009 graduate of Villanova University School of Law, where he was a member of the Villanova Law Review, and he is a 2005 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Finance.

Areas of Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions

Antitrust and Competition

Healthcare and Life Sciences Litigation

Complex Commercial Litigation