Nicolas is an experienced litigator with first-chair federal court trial experience who has handled a wide range of matters throughout the United States as national counsel, and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, insurance fraud, and product liability matters.
A significant portion of his practice is devoted to representing insurers seeking to void human-life wagering contracts, also referred to as stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) policies. Nicolas has played a key role in obtaining several important victories for insurers across the country in their quest to eliminate unlawful STOLI policies. Additionally, when insurance companies pay illegal STOLI death benefits to investors, Nicholas represents the insureds’ families to recover those proceeds for the family.
Prior to joining the firm, Nicolas was an associate with a Philadelphia-based multinational law firm. There, he represented major pharmaceutical, electronic cigarette, cosmetic, and multinational conglomerate companies in products liability, mass torts, and complex class action suits. He served as national counsel on large multi-district litigations, including Purdue Pharma in the National Opioid Litigation. Nicolas has represented product manufacturers against consumer protection actions brought by Attorney Generals, and major institutions in commercial real estate finance and investment matters.
Nicolas earned his B.A., cum laude, from the Catholic University of America and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Villanova Charles Widger School of Law. He served as a law clerk for the Honorable Rolando Olvera in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Nicolas has been published by the Villanova Law Review, the Sports Lawyers Journal, the Kansas Law Review, and Thomson Reuters.