Eric I Collins Email & Phone Number

United States

Boston | Maine | Amesbury

My practice focuses on business entity formation involving closely-held and family enterprises as well as business tax issues, commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions (buyer and seller), private equity transactions (including debt and equity financing), and IP protection/commercialization for small and mid cap companies. I represent small to medium size businesses as pragmatic, sophisticated, and efficient outside general counsel I work with a broad base of clients including venture capital firms, life science firms, technology firms, manufacturing companies, and cannabis companies (including CRBs and MRBs).

Boston | Maine | Amesbury

Boston | Biddeford | Manchester

Under the supervision of firm partners I: - Met with clients in order to garner information about their engagement with the firm and the legal issues presented. - Drafted/edited/reviewed: Bylaws, LLC Agreements (multi- member and sole member), manufacturing and licensing agreements and convertible notes. - Formed corporate entities with the State of Maine including the filing of required statutory documents, obtaining EINs, and drafting the corresponding corporate authorizations.

Boston | Biddeford | Manchester

Manage the Biddeford office and provide legal support to four attorneys. Specific experience includes: - Supporting a senior patent attorney through docketing, file management, instructing foreign associates, and billing. - Supporting Managing Partner through document formatting, interfacing with clients, and general paralegal tasks in a corporate transactional practice. - Provide IT support including facilitating the transition to a new ISP and phone service provider. - Creating and implementing policies for client intake and contact management.

Under the direction of the Office Administrator I, along with a partner, completed the destruction and refiling of thousands of files stored in an offisite facility. In addition, I processed files from creation to destruction and helped facilitate a move of files offsite. This was a temporary summer position.

Worked directly with the Hon. Paul J. Barbadoro and gained the privilege to sit inside the bar during proceedings. I actively participated in conversations with Judge Barbadoro and Clerks on case fact patterns, rulings, and sentencings and attended two full length trials. Additionally, I produced an academic paper on Federal Sentencing focusing on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and gained a working knowledge of the Federal Court system and proceedings.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Business Law Association, Vice President; Intellectual Property ClinicBusiness Law Association

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Student Government (President & Treasurer); Student Activities (Treasurer); Alpha Chi National Honor Society.