
Nick focuses his practice on white collar defense, investigations, and complex commercial litigation matters. He has experience overseeing internal and government investigations, advising on compliance matters, and representing clients before state and federal courts. Nick works with clients across a variety of industries, including financial services, technology, health care, manufacturing, education, automotive, and others.
Nick frequently interacts with regulators and international authorities on behalf of his clients, including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, FTC, OFAC, EPA, state attorney generals, UN, UK FCA, and others around the world.
He is particularly well-versed in handling complicated, international investigations involving fraud and corruption schemes, such as those covered by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Nick also regularly guides his clients through compliance transformations and has experience assessing the efficacy of compliance programs, performing risk assessments, and conducting global employee trainings.
Nick has written extensively about cutting edge DOJ policy initiatives, including those incentivizing voluntary self-disclosure of corporate misconduct, and he has helped clients weigh the benefits and risks associated with voluntary self-disclosure.
Nick also maintains an active pro bono practice which includes providing legal representation to survivors of human trafficking in post-conviction relief proceedings as well as assisting asylum seekers and victims of domestic abuse. Nick has successfully argued on behalf of human trafficking survivors to have their prior convictions vacated from the period that they were victims.
Prior to joining Mintz, Nick served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Christina Reiss of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, which included two sittings by designation on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Earlier, he was an associate and a summer associate at an international law firm in New York City, where he handled investigations, reviewed and implemented compliance programs, managed productions to government agencies, and formally presented to regulators on behalf of his clients.
Nick graduated summa cum laude from Boston University School of Law and was the salutatorian of his class. He was awarded the Dr. John Ordronaux Prize by the law school faculty at graduation for exemplary academic performance and leadership. While earning his JD, Nick served as an editor of the Boston University Law Review. He also represented a diverse array of clients as a student attorney with the Civil Litigation Clinic and served as a judicial intern for the Honorable F. Dennis Saylor IV of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
viewpoints
DOJ Issues Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for All United States Attorney’s Offices
February 24, 2023 | Blog | By Eoin Beirne, Cory S. Flashner, Edmund P. Daley, Nick A. LaPalme
Garland Memo May Provide White Collar Defendants Increased Opportunity for Negotiation While Updated Corporate Enforcement Policy Highlights the Importance the Department of Justice Places on Self-Disclosure, Cooperation, and Remediation
February 2, 2023 | Blog | By Eoin Beirne, Edmund P. Daley, Nick A. LaPalme
On December 16, 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland issued two related memoranda (collectively, the “Garland Memo”) which provide guidance to federal prosecutors regarding department policies for charging, pleas, and sentencing. Following publication of the Garland Memo, on January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s Criminal Division Kenneth Allen Polite Jr. announced important revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “CEP”), which alter how it will evaluate corporate criminal matters.
News & Press
JD Supra has recognized ten Mintz attorneys in its 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards recognize attorneys and firms whose articles on the JD Supra platform were most read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals during 2024.
Events & Speaking
Navigating Trends in White Collar Crime
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
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Nick focuses his practice on white collar defense, investigations, and complex commercial litigation matters. He has experience overseeing internal and government investigations, advising on compliance matters, and representing clients before state and federal courts. Nick works with clients across a variety of industries, including financial services, technology, health care, manufacturing, education, automotive, and others.
Recognition & Awards
JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards: Top Author in White-Collar Defense (2025)