Nicole represents companies and investors throughout the entire corporate life cycle, from advising clients on early-stage issues of equity and control, to structuring and negotiating transactions and financings, to becoming a public company, all while navigating leadership changes and economic challenges.
Nicole focuses on representing privately held and publicly traded life sciences companies in startup and formation matters, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, venture capital financings, capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and disclosures and corporate reorganizations.
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Pro bono
Nicole’s pro bono experience includes assisting individuals in citizenship and immigration matters, volunteering with the Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative to provide representation for immigrants detained at LaSalle Detention Facility, representing a petitioner seeking clemency through the Federal Clemency Project, and assisting veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in applying for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC).
Nicole is a member of the Board of Directors for the March of Dimes at the Boston market and previously served as Chair of the Executive Leadership Team for the March for Babies Boston. She has also served on the National Women’s Law Center’s Leadership Advisory Committee.
Nicole is a member of the Boston Bar Association and the Navajo Nation Bar Association.
Awards
- Excellence in Pro Bono, Massachusetts Lawyers’ Weekly Award, 2023
Qualifications
Admissions
Massachusetts, 2005
Arizona, 2008
Navajo Nation, 2012
Academic
JD, Boston College Law School, 2005
BA, Psychological & Brain Sciences and Native American Studies, summa cum laude, 2002
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.