Rusty Conner is a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, where he focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and related strategic matters, with a particular emphasis on financial services companies. He regularly advises boards of directors on corporate governance matters and legal and fiduciary duties in the context of strategic decisions. He is listed in Chambers USA, Legal 500 U.S., Washington D.C. Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Conner serves on the boards of the University of Virginia and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. He previously served as chairman of the board of the Virginia College Savings Plan and served on the boards of Ford’s Theatre, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and the D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.