Kevin Connelly

• Robinson v. Tellabs, Inc., 391 Ill. App. 3d 60 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). Obtained an affirming judgment for employer in a class action that reduced salaries by imposing mandatory unpaid days off for overtime-exempt employees.
• Ofori-Tenkorang v. American Int’l Group, Inc., 460 F.3d 296 (2d Cir. 2006). Obtained affirmance of a trial court’s holding that § 1981 did not extend extraterritorially to alleged discrimination overseas.
• Thomas v. AIG Marketing, 133 Fed. Appx. 738 (11th Cir. 2005). Obtained affirmance of judgment as a matter of law for employer in a sexual harassment claim  based on an altered work assignment and work criticism.
• Nelson v. J.C. Penney Company, 75 F.3d 343 (8th Cir. 1996). Represented the employer in reversing an age discrimination jury verdict and remanding for entry of judgment in its favor.
• Hodgdon v. Mt. Mansfield, 160 Vt. 150 (1992).  Failed to persuade the Vermont Supreme Court in a sex and disability discrimination case that a ski resort had the right to fire a toothless chambermaid for was unable to smile at customers.
• Shaver v. F.W. Woolworth, 840 F.2d 1361 (7th Cir. 1988). Obtained dismissal of plaintiff’s state law claims based on res judicata due to his failure to assert diversity in addition to supplemental jurisdiction in his prior suit.

Includes matters handled prior to joining Dechert.