Collin B. Williams focuses his practice on as labor and employment matters, and commercial and products liability litigation in both state and federal court.
Areas of Concentration
· Labor and employment
· Commercial litigation
Significant Representations
· Second chair of breach of contract action in Cook County Circuit Court.
· First chair counsel in arbitration hearing regarding claim of discharge of employee for lack of "just cause" and discriminatory reasons.
· Representation of one of the largest retail department stores in the world in class action litigation involving allegations of wage and hour violations.
· First chair arbitration counsel in arbitration hearing regarding breach of contract action between a supplier and distributor of medical devices.
· First chair counsel in arbitration hearing regarding employer's responsibility for deduction of union dues.
· Second chair arbitration counsel in a dispute over payment of vacation pay and underlying policy under the collective bargaining agreement.
· Representation of the Post Consummation Estate of Finance Company Debtors in the Conseco Finance Company Chapter 11 Reorganization.
· First chair trial attorney in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois in a case involving non-dischargeability of debts under the Bankruptcy Code.
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, Illinois Bar Association
· Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division
· Member, Mississippi Bar Association
· Member, Defense Research Institute
Awards & Recognition
· Team Member, Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
Internship
· Extern, National Labor Relations Board - Region 15 (New Orleans)
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
· Co-Author, "Section 506," Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2008 edition
· Contributing Author, "Joint and Several Contracts," Contract Law, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2006 edition
· Co-Author, "Skilled Nursing Home Facilities: The Challenges of the 21st Century," ABI Bankruptcy Journal, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, March 2005
· Co-Author, "Ancillary Proceedings - Should the Tail Wag the Dog?" Canadian-American Symposium on Cross-Border Insolvency Law, Toronto, Ontario, February 11, 2005
· Co-Author, "Section 506: A Five-Year Look Back," Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2005 edition