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Victoria Collado is a Partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. Victoria is Co-Chair of Burke Warren’s Class Action practice group and is a member of the Firm's Litigation practice group. Victoria focuses on achieving efficient resolution of commercial and consumer disputes on behalf of clients in state and federal courts and in arbitration.

Victoria has successfully represented clients with disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, fraud, UCC, privacy (BIPA), consumer protection statutes (Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, California UCL), franchise statutes, payment systems, bankruptcy, and federal consumer laws (TILA, RESPA, FCRA, FDCPA and EFTA). She has extensive experience defending against class actions, including dismissal of class action complaints, defeating class certification, settlement, and trial of class actions.

Victoria also has significant experience prosecuting and defending arbitrations in both national and international arbitrational forums. Her practice includes representing clients through appeals and she has briefed and argued appeals before the Seventh Circuit and the Illinois Appellate Court.

Prior to joining Burke Warren in 2009, Victoria practiced at Mayer Brown LLP in Chicago.

Experience

Professional/Community

  • Children’s Memorial Hospital, Family Advisory Board, Member 1998-2012
  • Misericordia - Heart of Mercy, Women’s Auxiliary Board, Member 2009- present

Insights

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Speaking Engagements

  • "Statistical Sampling and Class Actions: Evaluating the Impact of Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo"
    Event, American Conference Institute 26th National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation, Chicago, July 28-29, 2016
  • "CFPB's New TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID)"
    Event, American Conference Institute 23rd National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation, Chicago, July 27-28, 2015
  • "TILA Rescission Developments"
    Event, American Conference Institute 21st National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation, New York City, January 29-30, 2015
  • "A Focus on Class Action Settlements; Guidance in Dealing with the Approval Process and Strategies to Achieve a Successful Outcome"
    Event, American Conference Institute 21st National Conference on Consumer Financial Class Actions & Litigation, New York City, January 29-30, 2015
  • "Developments and Trends in Actions Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)"
    Event, American Conference Institute 17th National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation, New York City, January 29-30, 2014

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

Duke University (A.B., 1986)

University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 1990); Order of the Coif

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