Nicholaus Mills is a senior litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Nick’s practice centers on complex criminal and civil disputes, with a particular focus on high-stakes commercial litigation involving technology, media, and financial services companies , in federal and state courts.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Nick served as a law clerk to Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Don R. Willett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, and Judge Rachel P. Kovner of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Nick also practiced with the firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he advised public and private companies on complex M&A transactions and corporate governance matters, for two years.
Nick earned his J.D./M.B.A, summa cum laude, from Cornell Law School and the Cornell SC Johnson School of Management. Nick graduated first in his class from Cornell Law School, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and was awarded the Boardman Prize—award for best academic work through second year—and the Henn Memorial Prize—award for the highest annual grade in business organizations. While in law school, Nick served as an editor on the Cornell Law Review, a member of the Federalist Society and the Black Law Students Association, a teaching assistant to three acclaimed professors, and an intern to the General Counsel of Tompkins Financial Corporation and to the General Counsel of Cornell University.
Prior to law school, Nick worked for a non-profit located in Jerusalem, Israel. Nick received his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from Oral Roberts University, where he competed on the Division One soccer team.
Nick is a member of the New York bar. He is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Artificial Intelligence
- Financial Institutions
- Fintech and Digital Assets
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Securities Litigation
- Technology Litigation
- Trials
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- Cornell University - 2019 MBA
- Cornell University - 2019 Juris Doctor
- Oral Roberts University - 2015 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- US Supreme Court, Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, 2023 - 2024
- USDC, Eastern District of New York, Hon. Rachel P. Kovner, 2022 - 2023
- US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Hon. Don R. Willett,, 2019 - 2020