Attorney Kevin J. O'Connor Joins Mirick
01/15/2025Mirick announces that Attorney Kevin J. O’Connor has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Firm’s Business Litigation Group in the Firm’s Boston office.
“We are thrilled to welcome Kevin to our team,” said the Firm’s Co-Managing Partner, Bob Kilroy. “A highly regarded and well-respected leader in the Massachusetts legal community for more than three decades, Kevin brings a wealth of complex business litigation experience with him. Throughout his career, Kevin has demonstrated a commitment to excellence, achieving favorable outcomes for clients, while developing a reputation as a valued mentor to younger attorneys.”
“I’m excited to be joining Mirick. I have long admired the firm’s reputation for excellence and commitment to the community,” said O’Connor. “And I look forward to helping the Firm grow its footprint in Boston.”
O’Connor is a Chambers USA recognized litigator who represents businesses, officers, directors, and shareholders in disputes involving securities, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, contracts, business torts, and intellectual property. He also conducts internal investigations, represents clients in government investigations, and advises companies and governing boards on risk-management. As the former general counsel of a biotechnology company, O’Connor understands the vital importance of aligning litigation strategy and tactics with each client’s unique business objectives. He focuses at every stage of an engagement on those objectives, and works tirelessly and passionately to fulfill them.
O’Connor began his legal career as a litigation associate at Ropes & Gray in Boston, and was a business litigation partner at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault and Hinckley Allen. Most recently, he served as the Vice President and General Counsel of ChemGenes Corporation – a leading manufacturer of ultra-pure synthetic RNA and DNA – after having represented the company for 20 years as its outside counsel. In addition to biotechnology, he has worked extensively with clients in the fields of financial services, information technology, health care, hospitality, cannabis, and renewable energy.
A leader in the Massachusetts legal community for more than 30 years, O’Connor has served on the Executive Committee of the Boston Bar Association and Co-Chaired the BBA’s Business Litigation Committee. He has also served as a Director of the New England Legal Foundation and Co-Chaired to Boston Bar Foundation’s John and Abigail Adams Ball, the largest annual fundraiser in Massachusetts in support of legal aid.