John T. Collins

Partner

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John T. Collins is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Government Affairs & Public Policy and Corporate, Securities & Finance practice groups.

Mr. Collins counsels depository institutions, securities firms, mutual funds and insurance companies, as well as other types of US and foreign financial organizations, on regulatory, acquisition, enforcement, rulemaking, interpretive and legislative matters. Specific representations have involved bank charters and licenses, compliance with securities laws, investigations under anti-money laundering requirements, acquisitions of financial institutions by US and non-US financial organizations and compliance under consumer protection and financial privacy standards.  Mr. Collins has also represented individuals and banking organizations in enforcement matters initiated by federal bank regulatory agencies.  These representations are before a number of agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, FDIC, Comptroller of the Currency, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Collins routinely represents trade associations and institutional clients before Congress in connection with legislative and oversight matters, such as possible revisions to the Dodd-Frank Act, housing finance reform, consumer protection and financial privacy requirements, anti-money laundering standards, the treatment of international banks in the US, securities law reform and Congressional investigations. These representations include counseling clients regarding legislative procedures, advocacy before Senators, Members of Congress and staff, as well as drafting amendments and other legislative language. With years of experience as a senior Senate Committee staff member and several in private legislative practice, Mr. Collins has extensive Congressional contacts.

Prior to joining Steptoe & Johnson LLP in 1985, Mr. Collins was General Counsel to the US Senate Banking Committee. He had previously been a Senior Attorney at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington and, prior to that, a Staff Attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission, also in Washington.

Noteworthy

• Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law School
• Co-Author of Overview of the Key Legal and Policy Issues Raised by "Electronic Cash" Technologies under Existing Banking Law (1995)
• Former Chair, Vice Chair, and Board Member of TCU Mutal Funds in New York (1988-2005)

Select News & Events

• Steptoe Involved in Three of The Hill’s ‘Top 10 Lobbying Victories of 2011’

Selected Publications

• Alert: Regulators Establish New Guidelines Regarding the Restructuring of Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Loans
  November 4, 2009
• Alert: Treasury Issues Notice for Financial Agents to Manage Securities Acquired Under Capital Purchase Program
  November 10, 2008
• Alert: Treasury Designates Its First Financial Agent
  October 14, 2008
• Alert: US Dept. of Treasury’s Process for Selecting Financial Agents
  October 6, 2008
• Alert: Summary & Update of Economic Stabilization Plan
  October 3, 2008

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Vice Chair, Legislation and Regulatory Subcommittee, Banking Law Committee
• Federal Bar Association, Member and former Chair, Executive Council of Banking Law Committee