Press Release 12.13.24
Pillsbury Acting as Special Counsel to New Jersey Attorney General in Pathbreaking Glock Lawsuit
Source: New York Times, Law360
Nicole Steinberg is a jack-of-all trades, focusing her practice on complex commercial litigation, while seamlessly tapping into her regulatory background as her clients’ needs evolve.
Nicole primarily litigates complex commercial disputes in industries such as real estate and hospitality. Whether clients find themselves playing the role of plaintiff or defendant, she provides support throughout the full life cycle of a case, leveraging motions practice, discovery, trial and appellate experience. She also represents clients in government investigations pursued by agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Leaning on her time at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), she also helps clients avoid costly litigation, advising on compliance with federal and state employment laws and strategizing defenses to discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims.
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Prior to focusing on litigation, Nicole started her legal career in the government law and strategies section and continues to hone her skills in navigating agency rulemaking, government relations strategies, legislative analysis, reporting and registration requirements for political contributions and lobbying activity, and compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
Representative Experience
- Represents ground lessor, as plaintiff, asserting fraudulent conveyance involving assignment of property interests to SPE with intention to evade long-term ground rent payment obligations.
- Represents live event ticket marketplace in connection with public comments to agency rulemaking, resulting in agency adopting rule supported by company and citing the company as exemplar of best practices throughout all stages of rulemaking.
- Represented hotel owner in a dispute with its manager regarding termination for mismanagement of the hotel and failure to provide access to hotel books and records.
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- Represented clients in pro bono matters, including a foster parent in an insurance dispute, an elderly tenant in landlord-tenant dispute, and nonprofit organizations with regulatory compliance and union negotiations.
Education
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J.D., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2019
cum laude; Articles Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and CriminologyB.A., Sociology, University of San Francisco, 2012
Valedictorian, summa cum laude
Admissions
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Illinois
District of Columbia