Education:
George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC, L.L.M., with highest honors, 1970
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, L.L.B., 1968
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, B.A., with honors, 1965
Admissions:
District of Columbia
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
United States Court of Appeals for the First, Second and Third Circuits
United States Supreme Court
Affiliations:
Boston Bar Association
- Counsel Member (1985-1987)
- Chairman, Federal Practice Subcommittee (1990-1992)
- Chairman, Criminal Section (1982-1985)
- Lecturer, Criminal and Civil business Seminars
- Board of Editors, Boston Bar Journal (2007-2010)
American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Regional White Collar Planning Committee (2000-2007)
- White Collar Planning Committee, White Collar ABA Meetings (2001-present)
Massachusetts Bar
District of Columbia Bar (inactive)
Presentations and Awards:
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Top 100 Laywers in New England (2009)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Criminal Defense--White Collar (2009)
- Moderator, Panel on International Criminal Tax Fraud, International Bar Association Business Crimes Seminar, NY (June 2009).
- Moderator on Mortgage Fraud, American Bar Association White Collar Criminal Law Conf., San Francisco, CA (March 2009).
- Moderator, Panel on Insider Trading, American Bar Association Securities Law Seminar (October 2008).
- Panel Member, ABA Securities Law Seminar, Washington, D.C. (Sept 2006) and author of article on securities: "Where We Are: Where We Are Going".
- Panel Member, American Bar Association, White Collar Criminal Law Conf. on Ethics, San Francisco, CA (March 2006).
- Moderator, American Bar Association White Collar Criminal Law Conf. and author of article "Effects of Terrorism on White Collar Practice," Las Vegas, NV (March 2005).
- Moderator, American Bar Association White Collar Criminal Law Conf., "On Evidence," Miami, FL (March 2004).
- Lecturer, American Bar Association White Collar Criminal Law Conf., "History and Recent Developments in Prosecution of Insider Trading Cases," San Francisco, CA (March 2003).
- Lecturer, Boston Bar Association, seminar "Licenses, Professionals and Corporations" (April 2003).
- Awarded Special Commendations from the Department of Justice for Outstanding Service (1975, 1980).
Articles:
A View of Insider Trading Trials
MA Lawyers Weekly, article on Statute of Limitations, 3/16/09
MA Lawyers Weekly, Opinion, 7/16/07
MA Lawyers Weekly, Opinion, 8/21/06
Sentencing In Political Corruption Cases
New England In-House, Feature Story, October 2003
Statute of Limitations and Eligibility Issues in Securities Arbitration
Focus On Securities
Suing Corporate Officers
A Derivative Claim By Any Other Name: Direct Claims to Remedy Wrongdoing in Close Corporations
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction In Cyberspace
US Jurisdiction Extends Overseas
Federalization of State Criminal Laws
Prime Bank Instrument Fraud is Alive and Well
The Regulatory Implications of Day Trading
Corporate Internal Investigations
Role of Expert In Legal Malpractice
Class-Action Reforms Spur Derivative Claims
Fraud in the Securities Area
Document Production
The SEC and Prime Bank Instrument Fraud
Scientific Evidence with Potential Application to White Collar Criminal Defense
Restitution: Calculation and Collection
The Restricted Application of Rule 10b-5
New Terrain, Strategies For Massachusetts Plaintiffs
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Michael A. Collora
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mcollora@dwyercollora.com
"Success depends on wisdom borne of experience."
Michael A. Collora, a founding member of Dwyer & Collora, LLP, primarily practices in federal court and handles complex civil and criminal cases as well as white-collar criminal defense.
Mr. Collora has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in securities cases, including investigations by the SEC and state security offices. He has extensive experience in matters involving allegations of stock fraud, irregular accounting practices and insider trading. In addition, he has tried over 60 federal cases and recently won an acquittal on a court-appointed state murder case.
Before founding Dwyer & Collora, LLP, Mr. Collora served as an Assistant US Attorney for 8 years, heading the US Attorney’s Special Investigation Unit from 1979-1981. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Areas of Representation:
Founding Partner specializing in complex civil and criminal litigation in federal and state courts, and regulatory work dealing with federal and state regulatory agencies on behalf of individuals, brokers and brokerage firms.
Recent Cases:
- Leporini v. Wachovia Securities, NASD Arb. 2004 #08079 (Jan 2006) (represented plaintiffs in one-week hearing, $1.7 million recovery).
- Hubert v. Meditech, et al., 2006 W.L. 721540 (D. MA 2006) (represented class in successful denial of motion to dismiss ERISA class action).
- Commonwealth v. Williams (MA Sup. Ct., by appt., 2006), (murder trial; acquittal).
- U.S. v. Callipari (D.R.I., 2003) opinion reported at 368 F.3d 22 (1st Cir., 2004) (cert. granted and judgment vacated, 125 S.Ct. 985 (2005)) (represented trader in trial re: CBOE investigation).
- U.S. v. Jay Chin (D. MA, Feb 2002) (acquittal by federal jury, client charged with mail fraud).
- Northern Wind, Inc. v. William M. Daley, 200 F.3d 13 (1st Cir., 2000) (appealed adverse decision by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
- U.S. v. Oliveira (D. MA, April 2000) (government dismissal of client during jury case involving false statement to government).
- Commonwealth v. Vickers (Mass. Sup. Ct., by appt., 1998) (acquittal by jury of defendant charged with murder).
- Grabowski v. Bank of Boston, 997 F.Supp. 111 (D. MA 1997) (represented lead plaintiffs in a successful motion for summary judgment).
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