Sean Kulka is a partner in the firm's Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. He focuses on bankruptcy and commercial litigation and has extensive experience counseling debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, and fiduciaries through intricate legal matters.

Sean has handled some of the most significant Chapter 11 cases across the country, including the historic Enron examination. His experience spans a multitude of industries, including retail, restaurant, hospitality, real estate, telecommunications, manufacturing, gaming, farming, and insurance.

Sean also has served as interim general counsel for a large logistics company, allowing him to understand the unique challenges facing businesses. His experience in that role provided him with extensive knowledge of business operations, enhancing the practical, business-oriented legal assistance he provides to his clients.

Sean has been deeply involved in matters related to complex franchise agreement negotiations, including for a Fortune 100 telecommunications company negotiating cable television franchise agreements throughout New York. He advises clients across all aspects of the franchising process, including negotiating and lobbying franchise agreements with municipalities and appearances at contested public hearings. Leveraging his diverse legal background, Sean is a multifaceted attorney who can navigate a range of complex legal issues.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1998

• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
• United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia
• United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1998, cum laude; Mississippi Law Journal; American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence
• Michigan State University, B.A., 1995, cum laude