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'''Kevin J. O'Connor''' serves as general counsel at [[Point72 Asset Management]]. Previously, he served as an [[Lawyer|attorney]] appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] and was unanimously confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] as [[Connecticut]]’s 48th [[United States Attorney]] in 2002. From January to April 2006, O'Connor served as Associate Deputy [[Attorney General]] of the United States. In 2007, O'Connor served as Chief of Staff to [[United States Attorney General]] [[Alberto R. Gonzales]]. In 2008, O'Connor was unanimously confirmed as [[United States Associate Attorney General|Associate Attorney General]] of the United States, the number three position at the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] (DOJ), a post he held until 2009, when he |
'''Kevin J. O'Connor''' serves as general counsel at [[Point72 Asset Management]]. Previously, he served as an [[Lawyer|attorney]] appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] and was unanimously confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] as [[Connecticut]]’s 48th [[United States Attorney]] in 2002. From January to April 2006, O'Connor served as Associate Deputy [[Attorney General]] of the United States. In 2007, O'Connor served as Chief of Staff to [[United States Attorney General]] [[Alberto R. Gonzales]]. In 2008, O'Connor was unanimously confirmed as [[United States Associate Attorney General|Associate Attorney General]] of the United States, the number three position at the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] (DOJ), a post he held until 2009, when he left the DOJ to join the law firm of [[Bracewell and Giuliani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/lawyer.profile/attorney/ee5aa03b-395b-446b-a803-199c1d6d2738/Kevin_J_OConnor.cfm |title=Kevin J. O'Connor, White Collar Criminal Defense, Connecticut and New York Attorney Bracewell |publisher=Bracewellgiuliani.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-oconnor0121.artjan21,0,166931.story |title=O'connor Joins Firm - Hartford Courant |publisher=Courant.com |date=2009-01-21 |accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref> |
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In 2009, O'Connor left the DOJ to join the law firm of [[Bracewell and Giuliani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/lawyer.profile/attorney/ee5aa03b-395b-446b-a803-199c1d6d2738/Kevin_J_OConnor.cfm |title=Kevin J. O'Connor, White Collar Criminal Defense, Connecticut and New York Attorney Bracewell |publisher=Bracewellgiuliani.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-oconnor0121.artjan21,0,166931.story |title=O'connor Joins Firm - Hartford Courant |publisher=Courant.com |date=2009-01-21 |accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref> |
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==Legal Education == |
==Legal Education == |
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Revision as of 13:17, 7 May 2015
Kevin J. O'Connor serves as general counsel at
Legal Education
O’Connor graduated in 1992 with high honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law and with honors from the University of Notre Dame in 1989.
Legal career
From 1992 to 1993, O'Connor served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Timbers of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
From 1993 to 1995, O'Connor was a litigation associate at the law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York City.
From 1995 to 1997, O'Connor served as a Staff Attorney and Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement of the
Prior to his appointment as United States Attorney, O'Connor was a partner in the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard. While with Day, Berry & Howard, O'Connor also served from 1999 to 2001 as Corporation Counsel for the Town of West Hartford, Connecticut.
In 1998, O'Connor was the Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Connecticut's heavily Democratic 1st district. He was defeated by
O'Connor served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law through 2015. From 1996 to 1997, O’Connor served as Adjunct Professor at the National Law Center at George Washington University.
In 2015, O'Connor was appointed general counsel at
References
- ^ "Kevin J. O'Connor, White Collar Criminal Defense, Connecticut and New York Attorney Bracewell". Bracewellgiuliani.com. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "O'connor Joins Firm - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Connecticut <link href="/css/navbar.css" rel=stylesheet type="text/css"> District 1: Total Raised