Nico Martinez

Nico Martinez
Nico Martinez
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Education	Stanford University (BA); Stanford Law School (JD);

Nico Martinez is a litigator at Bartlit Beck LLP.^[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Martinez earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Political Science from Stanford University in 2007 and his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Stanford Law Review in 2013.

Career[edit]

Martinez was a Legislative Correspondent for United States Senator Harry Reid (2007–2008).^[2] Martinez served as a law clerk for John T. Noonan, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2013–2014), Lucy Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014–2015) and Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar of the Supreme Court of California (2015–2016). Martinez is an adjunct professor of Law and co-director of the Federal Appellate Clinic at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Martinez joined Bartlit Beck LLP in September 2016 and became partner in January 2020.^[3]

Notable cases[edit]

In 2017–2018, Martinez defended PwC against Colonial Bank and the FDIC in a suit filed after the collapse of PwC's audit client Colonial Bank. Colonial Bank sought several hundred million dollars in damages.^[4]

In 2022, Martinez was co-lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in Rose et al. v. Raffensperger.^[5] The case was a voting rights lawsuit that successfully challenged the at-large, statewide method of electing members of Georgia's Public Service Commission, the entity that regulates utility services in the State.^[6]

In 2022, Martinez was lead counsel for several major institutional investors who collectively lost billions of dollars when the Structured Alpha hedge funds managed by Allianz Global Investors United States collapsed in 2020.^[7]

Recognition[edit]

Benchmark Litigation's "40 & Under Hotlist" (2021-2022)

Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America 2022

Selected publications[edit]

Martinez, Nico (2012). "Pulling the Plug on the Virtual Jury: Why Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Should Not Be Tried at Guantanamo by Jurors Sitting in New York City". Stanford Law Review.
Martinez, Nico (2012). "Pinching the President's Prosecutorial Prerogative: Can Congress Use Its Purse Power to Block Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Transfer to the United States?". Stanford Law Review.

References[edit]

^ "Bartlit Beck Home Page". www.bartlit-beck.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "Nico Martinez". www.bartlit-beck.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ https://www.bartlit-beck.com/assets/htmldocuments/The%20American%20Lawyer%20Profiles%20Bartlit%20Beck%E2%80%99s%20Unique%20Model%20and%20Success%20at%20Trial.pdf
^ "Judge Finds PwC Liable To FDIC -- Only The FDIC -- Over Colonial Fraud". Forbes. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ Bluestein, Greg. "Federal judge rules PSC election 'unlawfully dilutes' Black voting power". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ Sneed, Tierney (19 August 2022). "Supreme Court issues rare emergency order favoring voters challenging elections rules". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
Jeff Amy (5 August 2022). "Judge rules Georgia must end statewide PSC elections". AP News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
Gans, Jared (5 August 2022). "Federal judge rules that Georgia commission elections discriminate against Black voters". The Hill. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "Multiple investors file to end Allianz lawsuits over funds collapse". Reuters. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[1] "Bartlit Beck Home Page". www.bartlit-beck.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[2] "Nico Martinez". www.bartlit-beck.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[3] ttps://www.bartlit-beck.com/assets/htmldocuments/The%20American%20Lawyer%20Profiles%20Bartlit%20Beck%E2%80%99s%20Unique%20Model%20and%20Success%20at%20Trial.pdf

[4] "Judge Finds PwC Liable To FDIC -- Only The FDIC -- Over Colonial Fraud". Forbes. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[5] Bluestein, Greg. "Federal judge rules PSC election 'unlawfully dilutes' Black voting power". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[6] Sneed, Tierney (19 August 2022). "Supreme Court issues rare emergency order favoring voters challenging elections rules". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
Jeff Amy (5 August 2022). "Judge rules Georgia must end statewide PSC elections". AP News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
Gans, Jared (5 August 2022). "Federal judge rules that Georgia commission elections discriminate against Black voters". The Hill. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[7] "Multiple investors file to end Allianz lawsuits over funds collapse". Reuters. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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