Andrew C. Sweeney

Andrew C. Sweeney is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on business and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, debt finance, securities compliance, and venture capital. He advises public and private companies, lenders, borrowers, startups, investors, and private equity sponsors on transactions and financing matters. His practice areas include Banking & Financial Services, Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, and Tribal Nations Law.

Sweeney earned a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2015 and a B.A. from Colgate University in 2008. His legal education supports a practice involving detailed corporate documentation, financing structures, and regulatory requirements. This background supports Sweeney’s legal analysis and problem solving in business and corporate law, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Sweeney’s experience includes corporate and commercial transactions involving acquisitions, financing, securities matters, startup growth, investment, and governance. Sweeney works with clients at different stages of development, from emerging companies seeking capital to established businesses and financial institutions completing sophisticated transactions. Through these matters, Sweeney helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Andrew C. Sweeney has received current recognition in business-law categories, including Best Lawyers Ones to Watch and Rising Stars listings. His work also includes business matters involving Tribal Nations and related commercial initiatives. In serving companies, lenders, startups, and investors, Sweeney brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Sweeney helps businesses and investors structure transactions, manage financing, and address corporate and securities obligations with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Director, Osher Map Library Foundation

Licensed State

• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New York

Education

• Harvard Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Colgate University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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