Connor focuses his practice on business insolvencies, restructuring, bankruptcy, and related litigation. He previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kevin R. Huennekens of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Connor graduated magna cum laude from William & Mary Law School. At William & Mary, he earned the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence and worked on the William & Mary Law Review. Following his 1L year, Connor interned for the Honorable Lawrence R. Leonard, United States Magistrate Judge, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Experience
- Representation of an ad hoc group of creditors in connection with the Enviva, Inc. Chapter 11 and jointly administered cases (E.D. Va.).
- Representation of a liquidating trust in connection with jointly administered Chapter 11 cases in the District of Delaware.
- Representation of a member of an unsecured creditors committee in connection with jointly administered Chapter 11 cases in the District of Delaware.
- Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Recipient, American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence, William & Mary Law School, 2022
- Author, "A Tale of Two Systems: The Supreme Court’s Treatment of Administrative Fee Disparities in Bankruptcy Administrator and United States Trustee Program Districts," Bankruptcy Law News, Virginia State Bar Bankruptcy Law Section, January 3, 2025
- Author, "Insured Deposit Sweep Programs: Can We Pretend?," Feature, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 1, 2024
- Author, Catching up with the Texas Two-Step: A neutral summary of what it is, what people are saying about it, and what we can learn, Appalachian Journal of Law, April 10, 2023
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William & Mary Law SchoolJD
magna cum laude, Member, William & Mary Law Review
2022 - The College of William & MaryBSPsychology, minor in Linguistics2017
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2022-present
Young Lawyers Representative, Executive Committee (2024-2025); Member (2023-present), Bankruptcy Section, Richmond Bar Association
- Panelist, "Ethics: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Bankruptcy Practice," Richmond Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, CLE, November 12, 2024
- Panelist, "State of the Code and the Virginia Bankruptcy Courts," Richmond Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Annual Meeting, CLE, May 21, 2024
- Panelist, "Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law," Virginia Bar Association 25th Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference, CLE, May 3, 2024
- Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2022-2023