Sean T. Keely is a Partner in the Litigation Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and serves as the New York Section Head. He is also a member of the Firm’s Compensation Committee. Mr. Keely was previously a Partner with Freeborn & Peters, which combined with SGR in 2023.

Even while a first-year law student, Mr. Keely was involved in reinsurance litigation as an intern with a firm handling reinsurance and insurance insolvency matters. Over 20 years later, he brings that deep industry knowledge to bear, litigating and arbitrating commercial disputes with a particular focus on the (re)insurance industry. Clients seek out Mr. Keely because he knows the industry and the issues they face. Clients rely on Mr. Keely to craft commercial solutions when appropriate and to take cases to trial when necessary to win them. He has successfully tried cases to verdict in U.S. state and federal courts, and to final award in arbitration for clients based in the U.S., London, Continental Europe, and Asia.