John P. Connolly

1974, Massachusetts; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, District of Columbia; 1984, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fourth, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits

Boston University, J.D.

District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Co-Chair: Securities and Commodities Arbitration and Litigation Committee, 1993-2001; Co-chair Securities Committee, 2002-2009); Virginia and American Bar Associations; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.

Attorney Advisor to the Comptroller General of the U.S., 1975-1977. Special Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1977-1980. Chief Counsel, Division of Economics, CFTC, 1980-1981. Representative to the United States Regulatory Council, 1979-1980. Panel Member, "Changes in Securities Market Oversight to Safeguard our Commercial Banking System and Public Investment in Wall Street," BADC, November, 2008; Panel Member, "Representing Clients in Securities Mediations," BADC, May, 2005; "Emerging Issues Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," BADC and CSPAN, November, 2002. Author: "Emerging Issues Under the Federal Securities Laws in a Volatile Market," D.C. Bar, BADC, May 15, 2001; "Overview of the Virginia Uniform Prudent Investor Act," Virginia CLE, June 2000; "Impact of the Uniform Prudent Investor Act: New Duties Imposed on Trustees and New Wave of Litigation?" BADC, January 28, 2000; "SEC and SRO Regulatory and Enforcement Initiatives on the Liability of Securities Salespeople and Compliance Personnel," D.C. Bar, February 17, 1995; "How to Try a Securities Fraud Case Before the American Arbitration Association," AAA, November 5, 1993; "How to Try a Securities Fraud Case Before the National Association of Securities Dealers," BADC, June 30, 1993. Member, Panel of Commercial Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Winthrop, Massachusetts, April 15, 1949