Nicholas’s practice focuses on representing individuals and corporate clients in all kinds of federal investigations and at every stage of the proceedings, including appeals. He has extensive experience, at the trial and appeals phases, representing clients charged with wire fraud, securities fraud, money services business crimes, bribery, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and other offenses.

Nicholas has obtained reversals of various felony convictions and sentences in over a dozen federal criminal appeals, in courts of appeals around the country. He has also secured acquittals in both bench and jury trials in multiple federal courts.

Nicholas is a graduate of New York University and Fordham University School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude. Previously, Nicholas practiced at two large law firms in New York City and clerked for two federal judges.

Notable representations:

• Representing the spouse of a former ambassador to the U.S. in connection with civil liability stemming from alleged bribery and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;
• Representing the former head of an Eastern European country in a long-running civil forfeiture case stemming from alleged bribery and money laundering;
• Represented the Republic of Poland in a repatriation case concerning a rare World War 2-era artifact; was awarded honorary medal by Poland for successfully resolving dispute;
• Represented sovereign wealth fund against private equity fund in an international arbitration involving fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty claims;
• Represented founder and CEO of medical device company against criminal bribery and kickback charges;
• Represented foreign national charged with overseeing international computer hacking conspiracy, in one of the first U.S. federal prosecutions of its kind;
• Represented several hedge funds in pursuing claims for the repurchase of mortgages worth billions of dollars due to breaches of representations and warranties;
• Represented law firm against class action asserting civil RICO and other claims.