Morgan Lewis

U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware to Join Morgan Lewis

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    01/12/2009

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PHILADELPHIA, PA, January 12, 2009: Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Colm F. Connolly as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in the firm's Philadelphia office. Mr. Connolly, who has served as the U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware since 2001, will focus his practice on corporate investigations and white collar matters. His first day at the firm will be Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

"As corporate investigations increase and prosecutors look closely at white collar activity in a variety of substantive areas—including healthcare, environmental crimes, financial institution crimes, federal procurement, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act—Colm's unique experience and insight as a U.S. attorney will be invaluable," said James D. Pagliaro, leader of the firm's Litigation Practice. "We are thrilled to welcome him to the firm."

Morgan Lewis was recently ranked as one of the top global litigation firms and its clients include a number of the world's leading companies. Mr. Connolly will be instrumental in assisting clients with litigation in the Delaware federal courts—a jurisdiction of choice for intellectual property and bankruptcy litigation—and the Delaware Chancery Court, a critically important forum for corporate governance litigation. He joins a litigation team that spans 18 offices worldwide and comprises more than 700 litigators covering a full spectrum of industries.

An honors graduate of Duke Law School and Notre Dame, who also holds a Master's Degree from the London School of Economics, Mr. Connolly began his career as a clerk for Judge Walter K. Stapleton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Following his clerkship, he joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in Wilmington, where he initially gained national attention for the successful investigation and prosecution of a prominent lawyer for the murder of the secretary to the governor of Delaware.





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