Steven M. "Steve" Collins

Steven M. "Steve" Collins

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Securities
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Securities
Steven M. "Steve" Collins
Steven M. "Steve" Collins
Atlanta, GA
Works at
Alston & Bird LLP

253 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

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.
Works at
Alston & Bird LLP

253 Best Lawyers awards

Alston & Bird LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Harvard University, A.B., graduated 1974

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

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® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Securities
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law
Special Focus:
  • Banking

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