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Colleen Lyons

Sheehan Phinney • NH
Business Formation & Succession PlanningEquity Investment GroupCorporateMergers & AcquisitionsSecurities & Venture Capital

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Contact

Email
ktrudel@sheehan.com
Phone
603-945-9922
Address
NH, 03101, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
New Hampshire1986Connecticut1984New York1985

About

Colleen has represented a wide assortment of public and private companies. However, the primary focus of her practice involves the representation of small- and medium-sized entities concerning matters ranging from entity selection, formation and structuring to counseling regarding ongoing operational and governance matters. She has a broad-based transactional practice with particular emphasis in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, commercial contracts and commercial lending. In addition, she frequently has acted as local counsel in multi-jurisdictional transactions and provides legal advice to foreign companies with respect to their business affiliates in the United States.

Credentials

Education
Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1984 | J.D. | Honors: cum laude | Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1978 | B.A. | Honors: cum laude | New York University Graduate School of Business | M.S. | Major: Accounting

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law | Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Business Organizations | Chambers USA, Corporate/Commercial | Martindale- Hubbell Peer Rated | New England Super Lawyer®, Business/Corporate
Associations
American Association of C.P.A.'s, 1980 - Present | New Hampshire Bar Association (Member, Corporate, Banking and Business Law Sections) | New York Bar Association | American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section) | Connecticut Bar Association
Speaking
Co-Author of Chapter in MCLE Practical Guide to Organizing a Business in New Hampshire entitled “Organizing a Corporation Under the New Hampshire Business Corporation Act” (February 2014)
Updated: May 25, 2026