Paul Collins is a litigation partner in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Collins has broad experience in securities and corporate governance litigation, class action defense, SEC and internal corporate investigations, and complex commercial litigation. He has represented corporations, boards of directors, board committees, investment banks and individuals on securities class actions and arbitrations; SEC, stock exchange and internal corporate investigations; litigation involving mergers and acquisitions and other aspects of corporate control and corporate governance; and fiduciary duty and insider trading issues.
Mr. Collins is a frequent writer and speaker on securities litigation and corporate governance topics, and has regularly worked on securities class action law reform matters. His many civic activities include membership on the Board of Trustees of the Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services.
Mr. Collins is a member of the California and New York bars.
Legal History
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, California, March 1996 to present.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York, 1992 to 1996.
Educational History
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1992.
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Washington, 1989.
