Overview
Clients turn to Nic for his experienced counsel on a variety of corporate issues, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, securities, and other transactional matters involving start-up, emerging businesses, and investment funds. Nic enjoys working with start-up companies in all stages of the life cycle, from forming the company and navigating venture capital financings and growth, to finally exiting the company.
Nic brings a strong start-up background to his work with clients. He co-founded a start-up that created a digital media platform to help consumer-packaged goods brands engage with and target shoppers based on user-level buying data, also serving as a board member and chief operating officer. He also gained experience on the executive team with a start-up company that created a disruptive marketplace for consumer packaged goods manufactures to sell directly to consumers, serving as its vice president of operations.
Earlier in his career, Nic was an associate consultant for a global management consulting firm specializing in marketing, sales operations, and strategy.
While in law school, Nic worked as a student attorney at the University of Wisconsin – Madison‘s Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic and served as the note and comment editor for the Wisconsin Law Review. He started his legal career as a judicial intern to the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Honorable Annette Kingsland Ziegler.
Experience
Solutions in action
Credentials
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Order of the Coif; Wisconsin Law Review, 2015, summa cum laude
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Entrepreneurship Certificate, 2015
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), 2005, marketing & finance and investment & banking
- Wisconsin
- Best Lawyers®, Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law, 2026-present
Engagement
- Member, American Bar Association
- Middleton Youth Lacrosse Club Coach, 2020-Present
Insights

Michael Best Attorneys Earn Recognition in The Best Lawyers in America 2027 List
Michael Best is proud to announce that 150 attorneys have been selected to The Best Lawyers in America 2027 list, with representation across 52 different practice areas across the nation. In addition, the firm is also excited to share that six attorneys have been named to the 2027 edition of the “Lawyer of the Year” list, which is a prestigious designation of a single lawyer in each specific practice area and location. 33 attorneys have also been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2027 list.Read
Aug 20, 2026

Michael Best Attorneys Earn Recognition in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 List
Michael Best is proud to announce the selection of 104 firm attorneys to The Best Lawyers in America 2026 list, with representation across 48 different areas of legal practice nationwide.Read
Aug 21, 2025

The Venture Best Spotlight – Episode 5
Dive into the heart of Wisconsin’s up and coming startup scene with Richelle Martin, the managing director and founder of the Winnow Fund. In this…Listen
Apr 18, 2024
