John F. Collins is licensed to practice law in Ontario, in California, and in England & Wales (Solicitor-Non Practicing). He practices corporate commercial, business, intellectual property, privacy, and government procurement law.
From 1980-1991, John practiced as a member of the Corporate Law Department of Litton Industries Inc., a Fortune 100 corporation. Reporting to Litton's corporate headquarters in Beverly Hills, John acted as Vice President and Division Counsel to Litton Systems Canada Limited, a $450 million per year - 4,000 employee aerospace, defence electronics, and system integration company located in Toronto. While with Litton, John structured, negotiated, and drafted some of the largest defence contracts ever awarded by the Canadian Government, including the $1.2 billion dollar prime contract for the Tribal Class (DDH-280) Update and Modernization Program (TRUMP).
In 1991, John moved to San Diego to practice with Science Applications International Corp, a diversified Fortune 500 research, development, and engineering company. While with SAIC, John provided advice related to the sale of services in the national security, energy, environmental, and healthcare fields.
John returned to Toronto in 1993 to join a mid sized, Bay Street, commercial law firm where he practiced for 13 years. During this time, John:
- represented Canadian and U.S. clients in diverse manufacturing and service industry segments, including clients in the material science, aerospace, defence, information technology, software, and apparel industries;
- structured, negotiated, and drafted a complex medical technology development, license, and commercialization agreement for a large Toronto hospital to implement a $100 million dollar medical technology development program involving eight of Canadas largest high technology companies;
- acted as co-leader of a team which obtained the largest judgment ever awarded against a Crown Corporation and the Canadian Government related to a government contract (Amertek v. Canadian Commercial Corporation).
John joined the firm in 2006 and continues to practice corporate commercial, business, intellectual property, privacy, and government procurement law. John's unique blend of private practice and in-house experience, as well as his being a lawyer in three countries, makes him a valued counsel to clients of all types.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Corporate Commercial And Business Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Privacy Law
- Government Procurement Law
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
- In depth industry experience in the material science, aerospace, defence electronics, systems integration, marine engineering, marine construction, information technology, software, and apparel industries.
EDUCATION
- York University, Bachelor of Administrative Studies (1985)
- University of Windsor, LL.B. 1975
MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society Of England and Wales (1990)
- State Bar Of California (1985)
- Law Society of Upper Canada (1977)
LECTURES
John has lectured and presented papers to the American Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the Ontario Government Commercial Lawyers Group, Ryerson University, and Seneca College on matters relating to government procurement, privacy, access to information, and commercial law.
MEDIA
John has appeared on the CBC's "The Fifth Estate" television show and on the CBC's "The National" regarding the Amertek v. Canadian Commercial Corporation litigation. He also was interviewed in the National Post and in Lexpert Magazine's March 2004 article on the Amertek litigation: "Fronti Nulla Fides: The Amertek Litigation".
PUBLICATIONS
| The U.S.A. Patriot Act Better Be Careful Which Books You Borrow From The Library | MSI Legal & Accounting Network Worldwide Newsletter August 2005 |
| Cybersecurity - Its Not Just For Companies Anymore: A Glance at Government Liability For Insecure Information Technology | Co Author July 2005 |
| The International Transfer of Personal Information Between European Union, Canadian, and U.S. Organizations | Co-Author MSI Legal & Accounting Network Worldwide Newsletter Fall 2004 |
| New Trends In Government Litigation | Speaker - Ontario Bar Association 2004 |
| How To Sell To The Governments Of Mexico, Canada, and The U.S: A Comparative Analysis | Speaker and Author - American Bar Association 1994 |
| North Of The 49Th Parallel A Primer On Canadian Government Procurement | Author ABA International Procurement Reporter, 1994 |
| Public Procurement Issues and Government Administration from the Perspective of a Canadian Defence Contractor | Author, American Bar Association 1988 |
