John P. Connolly, Attorney

John P. Connolly is a graduate of Boston University (B.A. magna cum laude)and holds a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law. He is a member ofthe Bar of Virginia, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts, and has beenadmitted to practice before various courts, including the United States SupremeCourt, the First, Fourth, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits, and theFederal District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District ofColumbia.

Mr. Connolly's practice is primarily focused on commercial litigation instate and federal Courts, securities litigation and arbitration, commodityfutures, derivatives, commercial arbitration and mediation, federal financialinstitutions regulatory law, and business law. He has provided legal counsel,litigation and arbitration services to individual and corporate clients in theabove practice areas and before U.S. regulatory agencies, from his law firm inAlexandria, Virginia, since 1984.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Connolly served as Chief Counsel,Division of Economics, and Special Counsel, Office of General Counsel, of theU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and as a representative to the UnitedStates Regulatory Council. Mr. Connolly is a frequent CLE lecturer and author inthe area of securities and future litigation and arbitration. His articlesconcerning financial institutions law have appeared in the Business Lawyer, theCorporation Law Review, the National Law Journal, and the American Banker. Mr.Connolly served as co-chair of the Securities Arbitration and LitigationCommittee, and currently serves as co-chair of the Securities Committee of theBar Association of the District of Columbia and is a member of the panel ofcommercial arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. He hasparticipated as a legal commentator for C-SPAN, the Financial News Network andNational Public Radio. He is a former member of the Alexandria Commission onEmployment and the Private Industry Council of Alexander/Arlington.