Steven M. "Steve" Collins

Steven M. "Steve" Collins


Alston & Bird LLP

Recognized since 2006

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Securities

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Steve Collins is a partner practicing in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice and Securities Litigation Groups. His practice focuses on (1) securities litigation, investigations and enforcement proceedings; (2) financial services litigation; and (3) transaction-based litigation, as the principal components of a commercial litigation practice.

Securities Litigation and Investigations: Mr. Collins represents clients in SEC, stock exchange and state securities investigations and enforcement proceedings, as well as internal investigations arising primarily from allegations of accounting fraud and insider trading. He also represents clients in defense of shareholder class actions under the federal securities laws.

Financial Services Litigation: Mr. Collins represents financial institutions in a wide range of disputes, including letters of credit/international transactions, embezzlement, check kiting, mergers and acquisitions, governmental investigations, shareholder class actions, lender liability, checks/bank deposits and collections, consumer class actions and fraud.

Mr. Collins also serves as general counsel to Alston & Bird. He lectures on a variety of subjects, including SEC investigations, insider trading, lender liability, strategies for resolving transaction-based disputes and the responsibilities of officers, directors, lawyers and bankers in the post-Enron environment.

Location
  • One Atlantic Center
    1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 4900
    Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Education
  • Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Harvard University, A.B., graduated 1974
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia

Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, Georgia

224 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

123 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Securities, Atlanta (2021)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Atlanta (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Securities
Special Focus:
  • Banking
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law

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