Mr. Tierney is a partner in Dilworth’s Business Department and chairman of the firm's Lateral Hiring Committee. He concentrates his practice in a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity financings, fund formation, corporate governance issues and general corporate representation.
He represents companies and individuals in forming new businesses, structuring corporate governance arrangements, performing due diligence review and analysis in connection with proposed acquisitions and investments, and drafting and negotiating business agreements. Among other engagements, Mr. Tierney was lead counsel representing the group of local investors who purchased The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and philly.com from The McClatchy Company for $562 million.
Mr. Tierney serves on the boards of Neumann University, Mission Kids and The Philadelphia Charity Ball and is a member of the Easttown Township Zoning Hearing Board. He is also Vice Chairman of the Archbishop's Cabinet for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, a member of the Advisory Council of the Archdiocese's Office for Stewardship and Development and a member of the Advancement Committee at Rosemont School of the Holy Child.
Mr. Tierney has been actively involved in local, state and national political campaigns. Most recently, he was chairman of the finance committee for Risa Vetri Ferman's successful reelection campaign for Montgomery County (PA) District Attorney.
Mr. Tierney received his law degree from Widener University School of Law, where he was an editor of the law review, and his B.A. in chemistry from Denison University. After law school, Mr. Tierney clerked for Magistrate Judge Peter B. Scuderi of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Tierney is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.