Nicole’s practice focuses on representing public companies and corporate executives in complex litigation and regulatory matters. Nicole is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, and has litigated high-stakes disputes, including in the areas of contract law, antitrust and competition law, cybersecurity law, securities fraud, shareholder claims brought in connection with M&A transactions, and employment law. She also represents clients in investigations, including by the Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and state regulators. Nicole’s clients span a variety of sectors, including in the banking, insurance, technology, healthcare and life sciences, and mining industries.
Nicole has worked in Linklaters’ New York office since 2012.
In 2016, she spent six months on secondment with Linklaters’ London Financial Regulatory Group.
Recently Nicole has represented:
Nicole has been deeply engaged in pro bono work. She represented ten restaurant workers in a Fair Labor Standards Act case that concluded in trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, prevailing on nine out of ten claims.
Nicole holds a Juris Doctor (cum laude) from Cornell Law School. While at Cornell, she edited the Journal of Law and Public Policy. Nicole obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology (magna cum laude) from The College of William and Mary.
Nicole is a member of the New York Bar, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
State Admissions:
New York