A partner at Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, John Connorton specializes in public finance and has represented various States, municipalities and public authorities, as well as investment banking firms. He has served as a special counsel to universities and corporations, including those doing business in Northern Ireland. For his services to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, the University of Ulster awarded Connorton an honorary Doctor of Laws and Queen Elizabeth II made him an Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). Connorton's grandparents emigrated from Counties Roscommon, Mayo, Kerry and Cork.
