During his 12 years as a federal prosecutor in Chicago, Patrick Collins tried, and won, 20 criminal cases. Collins joined the corporate investigations practice at Perkins Coie’s Chicago office in March 2007, just about when the subprime mortgage market began unraveling. He describes some courtroom trends developing from the credit meltdown, including claims brought by sophisticated corporations of malfeasance by financial institutions.
Corporations as Victims, and Other Trends From the Credit Meltdown
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