Nicholas is a business litigator with success in representing clients in complex commercial litigation and also white collar defense and investigations. He has represented public and private companies, financial institutions, and individuals in government and internal investigations, as well as civil litigation and arbitration involving securities laws, False Claims Act/qui tam, fraud, false advertising, breach of contract, and fiduciary duty claims.
Nicholas is experienced in all phases of civil litigation—from drafting substantive motions and briefs and managing discovery to trial and arbitration advocacy—and in leading corporate and regulatory investigations, including witness interviews, agency presentations, compliance remediation, and reporting to audit committees and outside auditors. His matters have included class actions, multidistrict litigation, regulatory investigations in the financial, technology, and automotive sectors, and high-stakes disputes involving cryptocurrency, product liability, and systemic civil rights issues.
Representative Matters
Nicholas has represented the following clients in these matters.
Civil Litigation and Arbitration
Private trading firm in an international arbitration relating to a cryptocurrency loan.
Foreign and domestic entities of global automotive manufacturer in consumer class action litigation involving false advertising and fraud claims.
Foreign and domestic entities within a global automotive parts supplier conglomerate in multidistrict consumer class action litigation relating to product liability issues.
Putative class of incarcerated persons in a class action litigation against various state agencies relating to deprivation of educational rights.
White Collar and Defense Investigations
Public health care information technology company in connection with a corporate audit committee investigation involving accounting and financial disclosure issues, and in related regulatory investigation involving securities laws.
Public financial technology corporation in connection with a regulatory investigation involving federal securities laws, and related corporate audit committee investigation.
Various cryptocurrency platforms in connection with regulatory investigations involving federal securities laws, commodities laws, and anti-fraud laws.
Various individuals in internal corporate investigations and cross-border government investigations involving securities laws, antitrust laws, and data privacy issues.