N Thomas Connally III

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Tom Connally, Practice Leader for Americas Litigation, is a leading trial lawyer representing businesses and individuals in important and high-profile commercial litigation, with extensive experience in handling cases in regulated industries.

Tom has tried and won substantial cases involving breach of contract, fraud, and other business torts. He handles disputes for companies in technology, government contracts, satellite, aerospace, communications, media, energy, automotive, aviation, pharmaceutical, health care, professional sports, and real estate, as well as matters for associations, colleges, and universities.

Clients have commented to Chambers USA that Tom is "extremely smart," "superb at litigation strategy," and "excellent at oral argument," praising Tom's "creativity and ability to think outside the box," reporting Tom "was extremely effective in managing his team, developing a strategy, building the case within that strategy, thinking on his feet, handling our witnesses and our opponent's witnesses, and getting the point across to the jury."

His work includes high-profile disputes for technology companies and government contractors involving subcontracts, joint ventures, and teaming agreements. Tom handles disputes in the satellite industry involving international joint ventures, launch contracts, and capacity and equipment agreements.

Tom defends public companies and their officers and directors in shareholder, antitrust, and securities litigation, and represents public and private entities and individuals in corporate, LLC, and partnership control disputes.

Tom leads the firm's Commercial Litigation practice across the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. He has served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Northern Virginia office, and as a member and past co-chair of the firm's Legal Ethics Committee. Tom has served as President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and on the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association.