Kevin J. O'Connor (attorney)

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]

Kevin J. O'Connor
United States Associate Attorney General
In office
2008–2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byGregory G. Katsas (acting)
Succeeded byThomas J. Perrelli
Chief of Staff to the United States Attorney General[1]
In office
April 2007 – November 2007
Attorney GeneralAlberto Gonzales
Paul Clement
Peter Keisler
Michael Mukasey
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
In office
2002–2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn A. Danaher III[2]
Succeeded byNora Dannehy
Personal details
Born
Kevin James O'Connor[3][1]

(1967-05-03) May 3, 1967[4][1][5]
Hartford, Connecticut[1]
Political partyRepublican[6]
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
University of Connecticut School of Law
For the actor, see Kevin J. O'Connor (actor).

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.

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
  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. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/office
  3. https://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. https://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. "Total Raised and Spent – 1998 RACE: CONNECTICUT DISTRICT 1". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
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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