Kevin T. Connor has oversight responsibility for Squire Sanders’ Central European practice. With 17 years of experience in the region, Mr. Connor is one of the most experienced practitioners in Central Europe. He advises a broad range of businesses and foreign investors on various aspects of international business law, particularly in acquisition-related matters, energy, infrastructure projects and finance.

Mr. Connor has served as Managing Partner of the firm’s Bratislava, Budapest and Warsaw offices, and is currently the head of the European Energy Practice. In addition, he practiced for three years in the firm’s Prague office, focusing on commercial law, bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, real estate and secured lending. Today Mr. Connor represents a number of multinational companies across the region including South Central Europe.

In addition to his broad corporate practice, Mr. Connor represents energy concerns and utilities on various power development projects. He is especially known for his work with the development, construction, financing and operation of nuclear power plants. He has been the lead lawyer on financings for Central European corporations in excess of US$1.5 billion including loan facilities, eurobonds, syndicated financings and domestic bond issues

Mr. Connor is a frequent lecturer and contributor to conferences, periodicals and legal treatises. He is a member of the International Bar Association’s Eastern European Forum and a past president of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic. In Chambers Global 2009, Mr. Connor was named a leading individual for corporate and merger and acquisition matters in Central and Eastern Europe and in Hungary specifically. IFLR1000 2009 also recognized his Slovak Republic mergers and acquisitions practice. He was also listed in European Legal Experts 2009 for his corporate and finance expertise and The Best Lawyers in the Slovak Republic for corporate matters.