Kevin J. O'Connor (attorney)

Kevin J. O'Connor
Kevin J. O'Connor
United States Associate Attorney General
	In office; 2008–2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Gregory G. Katsas (acting)
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Perrelli
Chief of Staff to the United States Attorney General[1]
	In office; April 2007 – November 2007
Attorney General	Alberto Gonzales; Paul Clement; Peter Keisler; Michael Mukasey
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
	In office; 2002–2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John A. Danaher III[2]
Succeeded by	Nora Dannehy
Personal details
Born	Kevin James O'Connor[3][1]; May 3, 1967[4][1][5]; Hartford, Connecticut[1]
Political party	Republican[6]
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame (BA); University of Connecticut School of Law

Kevin James O'Connor (born May 3, 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as Vice President, General Counsel & Government Relations for the Carrier Corporation.[7] Previously, he served as an 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 an Associate Deputy Attorney General. 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 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.[8][9]

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

O'Connor as Associate Attorney General

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 United States Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

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 John Larson 58% to 41%.[10]

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 Steven A. Cohen's Point72 Asset Management.

In late November 2019, O'Connor joined Carrier Corporation (formely a division of United Technologies Corporation) as General Counsel.

References

Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, Volume 4, Part 3, page 7
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/office
https://www.martindale.com/new-york/new-york/kevin-james-oconnor-323009-a/
Hubbell, Martindale (April 1995). Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, 1995. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561601127.
Michaela Buhler, Dorothy Lee Jackson (1998). Washington Monitor's Congressional Yellow Book. Washington Monitor, Inc.
https://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-pol-kevin-oconnor-uconn-20180621-story.html
Kevin O’Connor Joins Carrier as VP, General Counsel & Government Relations
"Kevin J. O'Connor, White Collar Criminal Defense, Connecticut and New York Attorney Bracewell". Bracewellgiuliani.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. 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' data-x-rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /> District 1: Total Raised". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-07-18.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices
Preceded by John A. Danaher III	United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut 2002–2008	Succeeded by Nora Dannehy
Preceded by Gregory G. Katsas Acting	United States Associate Attorney General 2008–2009	Succeeded by Thomas J. Perrelli

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[Congressional_hearings-1] Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, Volume 4, Part 3, page 7

[2] ttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/office

[3] ttps://www.martindale.com/new-york/new-york/kevin-james-oconnor-323009-a/

[4] Hubbell, Martindale (April 1995). Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, 1995. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561601127.

[5] Michaela Buhler, Dorothy Lee Jackson (1998). Washington Monitor's Congressional Yellow Book. Washington Monitor, Inc.

[6] ttps://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-pol-kevin-oconnor-uconn-20180621-story.html

[7] Kevin O’Connor Joins Carrier as VP, General Counsel & Government Relations

[8] "Kevin J. O'Connor, White Collar Criminal Defense, Connecticut and New York Attorney Bracewell". Bracewellgiuliani.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

[9] "O'connor Joins Firm - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

[10] "Connecticut <link href='/css/navbar.css' data-x-rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /> District 1: Total Raised". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-07-18.