Meet Conor
Conor is a member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Corporate and Startups & Venture Capital practices, and sits in the firm’s Milwaukee office. Conor’s primary practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures. In addition to his M&A practice, Conor represents companies and investors in venture financing transactions, counsels clients on business entity structure selection and organization, and drafts and negotiates commercial contracts. Conor has experience representing clients in a range of industries including technology, manufacturing and construction.
Conor earned an MBA concurrent with his law degree, and while in law school Conor served as Law Review Executive Editor and co-founded his school’s Business Law Society, a school-sponsored student group.
Outside of work, Conor sits on the board of directors for the Mequon Nature Preserve and chairs the governance committee of the board of directors for the Milwaukee Athletic Club.
Education
Juris Doctor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, summa cum laude, 2015
Master of Business Administration, San Diego State University, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, 2010
Activities
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Wisconsin Chapter – Member, NextGen
Forward 48 Leadership Development Program – Fall 2022
Mequon Nature Preserve – Board Member
Milwaukee Athletic Club – Governance Committee, Chairman
SecureFutures – Volunteer
Wisconsin State Bar Hotline – Volunteer
Honors
Listed in Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law, 2021 - present)
Recognized by Super Lawyers as a Wisconsin Rising Star (2025)
Admitted To Practice
WisconsinProfessional Associations
Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association
Represented a Wisconsin-based technology managed services provider in its sale to a private equity purchaser (2026)
Represented a Wisconsin-based pharmaceutical contract manufacturing company in connection with a growth investment by a healthcare-focused private equity firm (2025)
Represented a Wisconsin-based independent private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a Wisconsin-based steel and fabrication company (2025)
Represented a Wisconsin-based financial technology provider in its acquisition of a Pennsylvania-based technology business (2025)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of an Ontario, Canada-based manufacturer (2025)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of an Oklahoma-based manufacturer (2025)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of a Missouri-based manufacturer (2025)
Represented a Missouri-based private equity fund in its acquisition of an Indiana-based aerial lift manufacturer (2025)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer (2024)
Represented a Wisconsin-based financial technology provider in its acquisition of a Georgia-based financial technology and services company (2024)
Represented a Wisconsin-based financial technology provider in its sale to a private equity purchaser (2023)
Represented a privately held manufacturer of plastic products in the divestiture of certain Mexican operations to a private equity purchaser (2023)
Represented a Wisconsin-based independent private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a Wisconsin-based countertop fabricator (2022)
Represented a Wisconsin-based manufacturer in its divestiture of its garden and watering business division to a private equity purchaser (2022)
Represented a Wisconsin-based manufacturer in its sale of assets to a publicly traded Chinese company (2021)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of a Florida-based manufacturer (2021)
Represented a Wisconsin-based manufacturer in its acquisition of a California-based battery manufacturer (2021)
Represented numerous early-stage companies on their equity financings
