Steve Nickelsburg
Partner
Clifford Chance, Washington D.C.
Practice area
Litigation & dispute resolution
Sector
Healthcare, life sciences & chemicals, Industrials
Tel
+12029125108
Steve Nickelsburg
Partner
Steve Nickelsburg focuses on government investigations, white-collar matters, complex civil litigation, and class action defense. He represents clients in litigation and enforcement matters involving the securities laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, economic sanctions regimes, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the False Claims Act, fraud and conspiracy, antitrust and unfair competition law, and environmental law.
Steve has appeared before a wide range of federal agencies and in federal and state courts.
Career & qualifications
- Duke University (BS, Engineering, magna cum laude), 1989
- Northeastern University (MS, Engineering) 1993
- University of Virginia School of Law (JD, Editor-in-Chief of Law Review, Order of the Coif), 1998
- Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States
- Judicial Clerk, The Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Virginia 2001
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the District of Columbia 2002
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2007
Clifford Chance publications and insights
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Supreme Court Continues Its Restrictive Approach to Personal Jurisdiction, Barring 'Mass Actions' by Plaintiffs from Multiple States against an Out-of-State Corporate Defendant
20 June 2017
Client Briefing -
US Supreme Court Holds that Hague Service Convention Permits Service by Mail
24 May 2017
Client Briefing -
U.S. Supreme Court Raises the Bar for FSIA Expropriation Claims
8 May 2017
Client Briefing -
Sovereign pari passu clauses: lost rights or last rites?
13 February 2017
Client Briefing -
US Releases National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
20 December 2016
Client Briefing -
DOJ Issues New Guidance on Reduced Penalties for Voluntary Disclosure of Export Control and Sanctions Violations
19 October 2016
Client Briefing -
U.S. Supreme Court Holds RICO Statute Has Extraterritorial Reach, but Does Not Apply to Injuries Outside the United States
21 June 2016
Client Briefing -
Beyond Switzerland: Managing Tax- Related Risks to Global Institutions Arising Out of US Person Accounts
11 May 2016
Client Briefing -
U.S. Supreme Court May Overrule Indefinite Extension Of False Claims Act’s Civil Statute Of Limitations
14 January 2015
Client Briefing -
US Government Holds First Consultation on National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
19 December 2014
Client Briefing -
FCPA Successor Liability: Due Diligence and Integration Are Key
21 November 2014
Client Briefing -
Bribery risks for companies investing in Africa - June 2014
24 June 2014
Client Briefing -
Sovereign pari passu clauses: NML Capital 2, Argentina 0
24 June 2014
Client Briefing -
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Sovereign States Are Not Immune from U.S. Court Discovery into their Worldwide Assets
18 June 2014
Client Briefing -
Second Circuit Holds That Morrison Precludes Securities Fraud Claims for Cross-listed Securities
9 May 2014
Client Briefing
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