Mr. Connolly's primary area of practice is in the representation of debtors and creditors' committees in large Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Mr. Connolly has been involved in cases across the country in a number of different industries, including manufacturing, transportation, finance, defense contracting and space and technology. He has appeared in courts in Delaware, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, California, Ohio and New York.

Mr. Connolly has represented parties in interest in major Chapter 11 cases that include Delta Air Lines, Refco, Inc., Enron Corp., Zale Corporation, Einstein-Noah Bagel, Inc., AmeriServe and Winn-Dixie. Mr. Connolly is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and a director of the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute. He has been selected as a leading insolvency practitioner by Chambers & Partners, and he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers magazine. He has also been actively involved in the bank crisis, representing bank-holding companies and the officers and directors of bank-holding companies in litigation with bankruptcy trustees. He has represented purchases of assets in cases across the country.