Profile
Candra M. Connelly is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. office. Candra focuses her practice on complex commercial and media/First Amendment litigation, with an emphasis on defending news organizations from publication-relating claims, including defamation. Candra also has experience in government investigations and managing complex electronic discovery. She practices in federal and state court.
Capabilities
Experience
- Motions Specialist, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Law Clerk, Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
- Intern, Madison County District Attorney’s Office
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, New York City Bar Association
Credentials
Education
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J.D., magna cum laude, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2019
- Articles Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review
- Articles Editor, Human Rights Quarterly
- B.A., magna cum laude, State University of New York at Albany, 2015
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York