Blank Rome hired Fraser Collin within its Boston office as a partner in the corporate, M&A and securities group. Collin will focus his practice on advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital financings, as well as serving as outside general counsel. He joins Blank Rome from Dragonfly Group, where he served as general counsel and head of M&A.
“We are pleased to welcome Fraser to our expanding Boston office and our national corporate practice,” Grant S. Palmer, chair and managing partner of Blank Rome, said. “He is a seasoned corporate attorney with a wealth of experience handling complex transactions. His combined experience in private practice and as in-house counsel strengthens our corporate, M&A and securities group and provides great value to clients who are looking for strategic guidance on deals and other business ventures.”
Collin has 20 years of experience in M&A and general corporate advisory work. Over the past five years, he has served as primary counsel on several M&A and capital raising transactions as in-house counsel.
Prior to joining Dragonfly, a private equity backed e-commerce company, Collin was the assistant general counsel of WIN Waste Innovations, a private equity backed waste management and environmental services company, and deputy general counsel of Interactions, a venture backed provider of conversational artificial intelligence solutions. Before going in-house, Collin was a partner at Burns & Levinson, where he worked closely with the corporate and finance team that joined Blank Rome in May to open the firm’s Boston office, which now has 31 attorneys.
“We’re delighted to have Fraser rejoin our team,” Josef B. Volman, partner and co-chair of the Boston office, said. “Fraser was a key member of our group years ago before he decided to go in-house as a general counsel. Our clients will greatly benefit from his remarkable experience and perspective, and our team here in Boston and beyond is thrilled to have him back with us.”
“We are excited to welcome Fraser to our firm,” Peter Schnur, partner and co-chair of the corporate, M&A and securities group at Blank Rome, said. “His insights as a former general counsel are very valuable in anticipating client needs, especially those of startups with unique legal demands. Fraser’s background and Boston business community and venture capital connections are invaluable for advising startups and other clients on everyday corporate matters.”
“I am thrilled to join Blank Rome and reunite with many former colleagues,” Collin said. “I was impressed by Blank Rome’s national platform, and its depth of experience in many practice areas that are complementary to the needs of corporate clients such as employment, intellectual property, litigation, debt financing and real estate. I look forward to working with my new colleagues across the firm to provide high-quality service and value to our clients.”
Collin earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and his B.A. from Boston College.
