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Biography
Sean A. Bryan came to Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP in 1990 following his graduation from the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to law school, Mr. Bryan attended Abilene Christian University, where he obtained his B.B.A. in Accounting, summa cum laude, in 1987.
Although he is currently a member of the Tax and Real Estate practice group, Mr. Bryan’s primary practice involves the formation, structuring and maintenance of entities used in business transactions (including partnerships and limited liability companies, as well as corporations), and the tax aspects of business transactions. Among the types of transactions for which Mr. Bryan has formed entities are those involving shopping center development, security investment partnerships, service companies, real estate holdings, family limited partnerships, and restructuring existing entities for purposes of securitized borrowing. In determining the correct type of entity for a particular client’s purposes, Mr. Bryan considers the type of transaction, the impact of state and federal tax and securities laws, and the economic and management arrangement of the participants. Mr. Bryan has been involved in numerous mergers, divisions, and conversions of entities among structures and among states. He has also been involved in loan and other financing transactions.
Mr. Bryan’s representative clients include the Bass Family interests, Realty Capital, and Trademark Property Company. He represents both sponsors of entities in forming entities and passive investors seeking limited liability. Furthermore, he has represented clients from sole proprietors to large companies in business transactions.
Outside his professional practice, Mr. Bryan maintains continuing involvement in community activities, including his membership in Leadership Fort Worth, in which he helped develop an electronic board bank to identify board membership on local charitable organizations. He also is on the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, in which he has been active since 2002.
Sean and his wife, Karen, have three daughters. When time permits, he is a reader of histories and science fiction. His favorite film is "In Harm’s Way."
Education & Honors
Abilene Christian University, B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1987
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1990
Executive editor, Virginia Tax Review, 1989-1990
Admission & Affiliations
Texas, 1990
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Member, Leadership Fort Worth, Leadership Colleyville
Board of Directors, Fort Worth Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Significant Matters
Negotiated a joint venture to develop a $70,000,000 phase of a regional shopping center in North Texas
Negotiated a joint venture to develop a $170,000,000 luxury hotel in a Nevada resort
Negotiated a joint venture to conduct a $45,000,000 renovation of a downtown Fort Worth hotel
Formed a series of investment entities to acquire and sell $100,000,000 properties in New York City
Restructured and reorganized a series of closely-held investment entities and subsidiaries to minimize liability for future transactions and the impact from certain natural disasters arising from changing market conditions
Negotiated the investment in sponsors of several hundred million dollar investment funds
Negotiated the acquisition of cable television system assets for a small resort
Negotiated the purchase and sale of an equity interest in numerous investment service entities
Formed a series of entities to acquire and develop residential lots
Negotiated an investment in a joint venture to construct an office building in the Museum District of Fort Worth
Formed a number of investment entities with series of interests to differentiate investments and provide limited liability to investors in each series
Publications & Speeches
Co-Author: "An Empirical Study of Intercircuit Conflicts on Federal Income Tax Issues," 9 VA. Tax. Rev. 125, 1989 |
