THOMAS P. O’CONNOR

Tom is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department, where his practice includes representation of clients in connection with complex commercial, professional, employment, real property and landlord-tenant disputes. He practices in and appears frequently before Connecticut’s state courts, in addition to his representation of clients in federal court and before private arbitral tribunals.

Prior to joining Whitman Breed, Tom was an associate in the New York offices of Winston & Strawn LLP, where he focused on representing accounting firms in professional liability matters, SEC investigations, bankruptcy-related litigation, and class actions alleging violations of the federal securities laws.

Tom, a lifelong Old Greenwich resident, currently serves as President of the Greenwich Bar Association, and has been a member of its Executive Committee since 2010. He also currently serves as General Counsel and Secretary to Greenwich Youth Lacrosse, one of the premier youth lacrosse programs in Fairfield County and among the largest programs in the United States.

• Fairfield County Bar Association (since 2010)


• Greenwich Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee since 2010; President)


• Greenwich Youth Lacrosse (since 2011; Board Member, Secretary, and General Counsel since 2013)


• Tulane University Men’s Lacrosse Team, Head Coach (2006-2007)

Auguste v. Ridge: Functional Inapplicability of the U.N. Convention Against Torture in the United States, 14 Tul. J. Intl & Comp. L. 237 (2005)

Senior Research Editor, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2006-2007

• Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society


• Tulane Law School, CALI Excellence Award (UCC Article 2 – Sales of Goods), 2005


• Tulane Law School, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, Best Junior Editor, 2005-2006