B.A., cum laude, University of California at Santa Barbara (1970)

J.D., Stanford Law School (1973)

Admitted to the State Bar of California, State Bar of New York and the Bar of the District of Columbia; the United States Supreme Court; the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; United States District Court, Southern District of New York, District of Columbia, and the Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California.

Mr. Wilson served as Articles Editor of the Stanford Law Review. He is also author of “Settlement of Civil Litigation with the Government,” and “Special Ethical Considerations in Federal Government Civil Litigation,” published in the Practicing Law Institute text, Federal Civil Litigation; “New Limitations on the Manner of Conducting Depositions,“ published in Matthew Bender's Federal Evidence Practice Guide Reporter; and “Potential Pitfalls in Purchasing A Business,” published in C&C's Legal Update, Summer 1993. Mr. Wilson is listed in Who's Who In American Law.

Mr. Wilson has been actively practicing law as a trial lawyer for more than 20 years. After graduation from Stanford Law School he became an associate with the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City. While with the Cravath firm he defended large securities fraud and racial discrimination cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. He also represented one of the world's largest oil companies in antitrust suits arising out of the Arab oil embargo of 1973-74 and the acquiring company in a Federal Trade Commission administrative proceeding attacking a $100 million merger in the frozen food industry.

In 1975, Mr. Wilson became associated with the firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C. There, he continued his litigation practice, representing one of the major television networks, and one of the largest manufacturers of aluminum. His practice continued to emphasize antitrust and securities fraud defense, and included a substantial role as trial counsel in the largest commercial arbitration in the history of the American Arbitration Association. That case, which consumed 230 hearing days, involved $300 million in government shipbuilding contracts.

In 1980, Mr. Wilson returned to Los Angeles, and co-founded the firm of Baker, Wilson & Quinn, to perform litigation services on behalf of corporate clients. He continued to focus on antitrust, securities fraud defense and business disputes of various kinds. He represented an international aircraft manufacturer, and succeeded in obtaining a court order compelling foreign arbitration in The Hague. He also represented the target company in a fraud action under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and obtained what was at the time the largest sanctions order against an opposing party and counsel in the Ninth Circuit. In addition Mr. Wilson acted as one of the lead counsel in a series of some 100 trademark infringement actions on behalf of an international manufacturer of high fashion luggage and leather products, which sought to stem the tide of counterfeit goods from the Far East.

In 1982, Mr. Wilson merged his firm with another small firm to form Alef Baker Grunfeld & Wilson. While there, he represented both existing and start-up ventures in litigation matters, as well as business transactions. He was involved in three initial public offerings in which some $8 million was raised on behalf of newly-formed public corporations. During that time, Mr. Wilson's practice broadened to include representing employers in disputes with terminated employees, including obtaining injunctive relief to prevent the disclosure of trade secrets.

In November 1985, Mr. Wilson formed Wilson & Reitman. Mr. Wilson's practice further broadened during that time to include bankruptcy, real estate and construction litigation. In May 1993, Mr. Wilson joined Cotkin & Collins. At present, Mr. Wilson is serving as the firm's managing shareholder.

Mr. Wilson has extensive jury trial experience, and has tried numerous bench trials and arbitrations.

He has successfully represented clients at all trial and appellate levels in both the state and federal courts, and has provided counseling to many businesses outside of the context of pending litigation.

 Recently, Mr. Wilson obtained a summary adjudication that the NCAA had violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by adopting a rule restricting the salaries of certain Division I assistant coaches. Law v. NCAA, 902 F. Supp. 1394(D.Kan. 1995).

Mr. Wilson also was the prevailing lead counsel in the only en banc Ninth Circuit opinion to date construing Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Townsend v. Holman Consulting Co., 929 F.2d 1358 (9th Cir. 1990).

Mr. Wilson also has acted as general or special counsel to the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee in such bankruptcy cases as In re Basinger, In re Transcon Lines and In re International Onion, Inc. He has prosecuted adversary proceedings on behalf of estates and creditors to avoid fraudulent transfers and preferences and has brought millions of dollars into these estates for the benefit of creditors. He has also participated in other types of bankruptcy litigation and proceedings, including sales of assets, denial of discharge matters and relief from stay cases.

Mr. Wilson is a member of the American Bar Association, Sections on Antitrust and Litigation, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is a member of the Panel of Arbitrators for the Pacific Stock Exchange and National Association of Securities Dealers.