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Colin T. Barrett
Partner
One Financial Center
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111
colin.barrett@nelsonmullins.com
Colin has experience providing counsel and representing clients in state and federal courts on a variety of complex issues. His clients include real estate investors, general contractors, entrepreneurs, national insurers, national banks, and insurance brokerages. He has focused experience with data privacy and breach response matters, state and federal regulatory inquiries, and commercial real estate...
Colin has experience providing counsel and representing clients in state and federal courts on a variety of complex issues. His clients include real estate investors, general contractors, entrepreneurs, national insurers, national banks, and insurance brokerages. He has focused experience with data privacy and breach response matters, state and federal regulatory inquiries, and commercial real estate development and construction dispute resolution.
development and construction dispute resolution.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Represented clients in connection with commercial construction disputes, real estate litigation, contract and tort actions, and complex commercial litigation.
- Provided counsel and represented clients in state and federal courts on issues related to commercial litigation, consumer finance litigation, employment litigation, and internal and government investigations.
- Data privacy and breach response matters, state and federal regulatory inquiries, and commercial real estate development and construction dispute resolution.
Previous Professional Experience
- Of Counsel, regional firm in New England (2022-2024)
- Senior associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (2021-2022)
- Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (2017-2021)
- Associate, regional firm in New England (2015-2017)
- Research analyst, State Street Corporation (2014-2015)
Education
-
Suffolk University Law School,
JD,
cum laude, Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with Distinction
(2014)
- Moot Court Honor Board
- Note Editor, Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy
- Best Oral Advocate Award, Legal Practical Skills Course
- Suffolk Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure
- Suffolk Jurisprudence Award for Commercial Paper
- Phi Delta Phi
- Stonehill College, BA, Criminology (2007)
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Practice Areas
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Represented clients in connection with commercial construction disputes, real estate litigation, contract and tort actions, and complex commercial litigation.
- Provided counsel and represented clients in state and federal courts on issues related to commercial litigation, consumer finance litigation, employment litigation, and internal and government investigations.
- Data privacy and breach response matters, state and federal regulatory inquiries, and commercial real estate development and construction dispute resolution.
Previous Professional Experience
- Of Counsel, regional firm in New England (2022-2024)
- Senior associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (2021-2022)
- Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (2017-2021)
- Associate, regional firm in New England (2015-2017)
- Research analyst, State Street Corporation (2014-2015)
Recognitions
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2022-2023)
- KINDness Matters Award from KIND
Community
- Lawyers Have Heart Captains Committee, American Heart Association
- Distribution Committee volunteer, Foundation for MetroWest
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
Colin has experience providing counsel and representing clients in state and federal courts on a variety of complex issues. His clients include real estate investors, general contractors, entrepreneurs, national insurers, national banks, and insurance brokerages. He has focused experience with data privacy and breach response matters, state and federal regulatory inquiries, and commercial real estate... development and construction dispute resolution.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Represented clients in connection with commercial construction disputes, real estate litigation, contract and tort actions, and complex commercial litigation.
- Provided counsel and represented clients in state and federal courts on issues related to commercial litigation, consumer finance litigation, employment litigation, and internal and government investigations.
- Data privacy and breach response matters, state and federal regulatory inquiries, and commercial real estate development and construction dispute resolution.
Previous Professional Experience
- Of Counsel, regional firm in New England (2022-2024)
- Senior associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (2021-2022)
- Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (2017-2021)
- Associate, regional firm in New England (2015-2017)
- Research analyst, State Street Corporation (2014-2015)
Education
-
Suffolk University Law School,
JD,
cum laude, Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with Distinction
(2014)
- Moot Court Honor Board
- Note Editor, Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy
- Best Oral Advocate Award, Legal Practical Skills Course
- Suffolk Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure
- Suffolk Jurisprudence Award for Commercial Paper
- Phi Delta Phi
- Stonehill College, BA, Criminology (2007)
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- Financial Institutions Corporate & Regulatory
- Construction and Construction Transactions
- White Collar Defense & Government Investigations
Industries
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2022-2023)
- KINDness Matters Award from KIND
- Lawyers Have Heart Captains Committee, American Heart Association
- Distribution Committee volunteer, Foundation for MetroWest
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
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