John Collins is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he practices in the firm’s litigation department.
Before joining the firm, John served as a clerk to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
John earned his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif. While in law school, John served as editor-in-chief of the UC Davis Law Review and was a member of the UC Davis Moot Court Honors Board. John also has a PhD from the University of Virginia in history and an MPHIL in history from the University of Cambridge, where he graduated with distinction. John also has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors. Prior to law school, John worked as a history professor at Eastern Washington University.
John is admitted to practice law in the State of California.
Capabilities
- Class Actions
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Labor and Employment
- Law Firm Defense
- Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Transnational Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Davis - 2024 Juris Doctor
- University of Virginia - 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
- University of Cambridge - 2008 Master of Philosophy
- Northwestern University - 2006 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar