Background
Collins, Paul J. was born on April 27, 1957 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Collins, Paul J. was born on April 27, 1957 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1979). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1984). Spoken languages: French and Spanish.
Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1985, New York. 1987, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1996, Connecticut.
Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1983-1984. Instructor in Legal Research and Writing, Georgetown University, 1982-1983. Author: "Many Estate Planning Opportunities Exist For Non-Resident Aliens with United States.
Investments," Estate Planning Magazine, January-February, 1990. Co-Author: with David R. Hodgman, "The Double-Skip Trust: A Valuable GST Tax Planning Tool," Estate Planning, September-October 1995. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
New York State Bar Association (Member, Trusts and Estates Section, Committee on Estate Litigation). (New York, N.Y. Office). Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation's oldest and largest law firms.
With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. New York State Bar Association (Member, Trusts and Estates Section, Committee on Estate Litigation). (New York, N.Y. Office).