Connor Clerkin is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.
Connor represents clients in complex commercial litigation and securities litigation at the trial level and on appeal. Before joining Latham, Connor served as a law clerk to Judge Michael H. Park of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge John P. Cronan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Connor is admitted to practice in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
A Latham Securities and M&A litigation team secured a significant victory on behalf of American Airlines, winning a dismissal with prejudice in the Northern District of Texas of a securities class action against the airline.
Three Latham teams secured major wins in Antitrust, Securities, and Appellate litigation, blocking an FTC merger challenge, defeating securities claims against Adobe, and upholding a US$5.2 billion compensation package for Trade Desk CEO.
Two Latham Securities and M&A Litigation teams notched wins in Delaware Chancery Court: one successfully voided board changes on behalf of minority shareholders in a Section 225 action, and another secured dismissal of all claims for a client group affiliated with private equity firms in a de-SPAC case.