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DENNIS J. CONNOLLY, is the leader of Alston & Bird's Bankruptcy, Workouts and Reorganization practice group. His practice has focused on the representation of debtors, creditors' committees and other parties in commercial bankruptcy cases. Mr. Connolly has been involved in the representation of debtors, creditors' committees and other parties in interest in various cases around the country including: Refco, Inc., Delta Airlines, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., Enron Corp., Galey & Lord, Inc., AmeriServe, LaRoche Industries Inc., Zale Corporation, Dan River, Inc., EinsteinINoah Bagel Corp. and O'Sullivan Industries, Inc. Mr. Connolly is a past Chair of the Board of the Bankruptcy Section of the Atlanta Bar Association and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Connolly is also a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He was selected in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 as a leading insolvency practitioner by Chambers & Partners USA, and he is listed in the Best Lawyers in America and the Georgia Super Lawyers. Mr. Connolly is also listed in the Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers and Who's Who Legal: USA. Mr. Connolly has been a frequent lecturer on creditors' rights and bankruptcy issues nationally. He has been a speaker at various conferences and seminars in New York, Chicago, Dallas and other venues on bankruptcy issues relating to prepackaged plans of reorganization, bankruptcy litigation and other matters. Mr. Connolly has also published widely, including articles in the National Law Journal, Legal Times, the Bankruptcy Strategist and the Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. , cum laude, from the University of South Carolina.
