Austin Collier

Austin Collier

Associate
Austin Collier
New York
+1 212 813 8933

Austin Collier is an associate in the litigation department at Goodwin. He started at the firm in 2021. Austin concentrates his legal practice in representing a wide variety of tech and financial companies in complex litigation, privacy, and investigatory matters.

Experience

  • In re: HIV Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 19-02573-EMC (N.D. Cal.); Member of trial team defending Teva Pharmaceuticals against reverse-payment antitrust claims challenging prior settlement of Hatch Waxman patent litigation brought by Gilead regarding Teva’s generic versions of Viread® (tenofovir), Truvada® (tenofovir/emtricitabine), and Atripla® (tenofovir/emtricitabine/efavirenz). Secured a total defense verdict of no anticompetitive reverse payment and no market power, following six-week N.D. Cal. jury trial seeking damages of $3.8 billion (before mandatory trebling) from defendants Teva and Gilead Sciences
  • Represented a private equity firm focused on the healthcare services sector and a portfolio company in a post-closing lawsuit pending in Delaware state court concerning purported inaccuracies in the representations and warranties in the purchase agreement regarding the company’s financial statements
  • Guided clients in a wide range of cybersecurity and privacy incidents to protect clients from malware and cyber criminals as part of my work with Goodwin’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity group
  • Represented numerous class-action defendants against privacy based allegations under statutes including BIPA and TCPA  
  • Guided clients in a wide range of cybersecurity and privacy incidents to protect clients from malware and cyber criminals as part of my work with Goodwin’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity group
  • Advised on multiple post-transactional disputes for tech and life science clients

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin in New York, Austin was a web data analyst specializing in consumer behavior in Boston, Massachusetts.

Credentials

Education

JD2021

Columbia University

(Stone Scholar honors, The Parker School Recognition of Achievement in International and Comparative Law)

BAInternational Relations2015

Colgate University

Admissions

Bars

  • New York