Jean A. Harrington

Jean A. Harrington


Duffy & Sweeney, LTD

Recognized since 2017

Providence, Rhode Island

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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A partner at Duffy & Sweeney, Jean Harrington is an integral member of the corporate team with special expertise in mergers and acquisitions, representing sophisticated private investment funds, multi-national corporations and other market participants in their most challenging transactional matters. She is known for engineering creative resolutions which unite divergent parties and bring complex deals to fruition.

Experience:

  • Represented a software development and services provider for commercial and industrial environments in the 2014 sale of substantially all of its assets in a transaction that included sophisticated tax planning and carryover investment in the new entity by management.
  • Represented a real estate project development and management company in its acquisition of a Newport-based yachting and entertainment venue in 2014. The eight-figure transaction involved a private placement of equity under Rule 506 of Regulation D of the securities laws as well as traditional bank financing.
  • Represented a Netherlands-based wind turbine manufacturer in establishing US operations and the development of wind turbine installations throughout the United States.
  • Represented a real estate developer in the acquisition and financing of a large scale commercial residential mill project and related equity, bank and tax credit financing.
  • Represented a private equity fund in the formation of two multi-million dollar REOC investment funds and negotiated the investment therein by several large pension funds.
  • Represented a Rhode Island manufacturing company in the sale of substantially all of its assets to an international publically traded strategic buyer for in excess of $60 million.
  • Represented several manufacturing companies in multi-million dollar transactions involving the sale of their businesses with a roll-over investment component to large private equity firms.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 321 South Main Street, Suite 400
    Providence, RI 02903
Bar Admissions
  • Rhode Island, Admitted to practice in Rhode Island
  • Massachusetts, Admitted to practice in Massachusetts
  • Connecticut, Admitted to practice in Connecticut
Affiliations
  • Employers Association of the NorthEast (EANE) - Board Member

Duffy & Sweeney, LTD
Headquarters: Providence, Rhode Island

7 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Providence (2024)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Providence (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Real Estate Law

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