Charles Connolly
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Band 2
About
Provided by Charles Connolly
Practice Areas
Co-head of Akin’s white collar defense & global investigations practice group. Represents companies and individuals in government investigations, white collar criminal defense matters, internal investigations and complex commercial litigation. Substantive areas include Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-money laundering (AML) statutes, financial fraud, federal procurement, public corruption, sanctions regimes, and False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. He has conducted investigations in multiple domestic jurisdictions, as well as in Latin America, China, Europe and the Middle East.
Career
Chief, Financial Crimes & Public Corruption Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia; Deputy Chief, Financial Crimes & Public Corruption Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia; Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia; Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General; Counselor, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General.
Personal
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, with honors, 1991; J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, 1995.
Chambers Review
USA
Charles Connolly is co-head of the white-collar defense and global investigations practice group at Akin. He is an experienced white-collar practitioner who is frequently called upon by corporate and individual clients embroiled in complex criminal proceedings, often involving allegations of FCPA violations and fraud.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chuck is thorough, responsive and smart."
"He is an outstanding lawyer."
"Chuck is an excellent strategist and he is able to analyze matters quickly and insightfully."
"Chuck is thorough, responsive and smart."
"He is an outstanding lawyer."
"Chuck is an excellent strategist and he is able to analyze matters quickly and insightfully."