Nicole Martínez is an associate attorney in the New York Office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s International Trade and Transnational Litigation Practice Groups.
Nicole’s practice focuses on navigating economic sanctions, export controls, and other foreign investment and supply chain regimes, as well as matters of public international law. Prior to joining the Firm, Nicole clerked at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, where she focused on the implications of corporate immunities granted to arms manufacturers on transnational harms and adherence to international legal norms. At her clerkship, Nicole performed all her duties in Spanish.
Nicole received her law degree from Georgetown in 2023, where she co-published research on anti-corruption systems in Latin America for the Georgetown Americas Institute under the supervision of Sean Hagan, and externed for the Military Commissions Defense Organization (“Guantanamo Bay Defense Team”). Nicole maintains an active pro bono practice advising clients on issues of public international law, international human rights, and international criminal law. Prior to law school, Nicole worked in the cryptocurrency space for four years, first as a venture capital analyst and then in business intelligence and strategic operations for Chainalysis, a leading cryptocurrency compliance and investigations software company that bridges the gaps between industry, regulators, and law enforcement, globally.
Nicole speaks Spanish fluently and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.
Capabilities
- International Trade Advisory and Enforcement
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Finance
- Financial Institutions
- Fintech and Digital Assets
- National Security
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Sanctions and Export Enforcement
- Tech and Innovation
- Transnational Litigation
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- Georgetown University - 2023 Juris Doctor
- University of Pennsylvania - 2016 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- New York Bar
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